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A massive galaxy in its core formation phase three billion years after the Big Bang

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  • Erica Nelson

    (Yale University)

  • Pieter van Dokkum

    (Yale University)

  • Marijn Franx

    (Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, NL-2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands)

  • Gabriel Brammer

    (Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive)

  • Ivelina Momcheva

    (Yale University)

  • Natascha Förster Schreiber

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbackstrasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Elisabete da Cunha

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • Linda Tacconi

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbackstrasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Rachel Bezanson

    (Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, 933 North Cherry Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA)

  • Allison Kirkpatrick

    (University of Massachusetts)

  • Joel Leja

    (Yale University)

  • Hans-Walter Rix

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • Rosalind Skelton

    (South African Astronomical Observatory, PO Box 9, Observatory, Cape Town 7935, South Africa)

  • Arjen van der Wel

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • Katherine Whitaker

    (Goddard Space Center)

  • Stijn Wuyts

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbackstrasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany)

Abstract

Hubble Space Telescope, Keck telescope and Spitzer satellite data reveal the formation of the dense stellar core of a massive galaxy occurring three billion years after the Big Bang.

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  • Erica Nelson & Pieter van Dokkum & Marijn Franx & Gabriel Brammer & Ivelina Momcheva & Natascha Förster Schreiber & Elisabete da Cunha & Linda Tacconi & Rachel Bezanson & Allison Kirkpatrick & Joel Le, 2014. "A massive galaxy in its core formation phase three billion years after the Big Bang," Nature, Nature, vol. 513(7518), pages 394-397, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:513:y:2014:i:7518:d:10.1038_nature13616
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13616
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