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Suppressing star formation in quiescent galaxies with supermassive black hole winds

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  • Edmond Cheung

    (Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (World Premier International Research Center Initiative), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, The University of Tokyo)

  • Kevin Bundy

    (Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (World Premier International Research Center Initiative), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, The University of Tokyo)

  • Michele Cappellari

    (University of Oxford, Denys Wilkinson Building)

  • Sébastien Peirani

    (Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (World Premier International Research Center Initiative), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, The University of Tokyo
    Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris (UMR 7095, CNRS and UPMC), 98 bis Boulevard Arago)

  • Wiphu Rujopakarn

    (Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (World Premier International Research Center Initiative), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, The University of Tokyo
    Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University)

  • Kyle Westfall

    (Institute for Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth, Dennis Sciama Building)

  • Renbin Yan

    (University of Kentucky)

  • Matthew Bershady

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Jenny E. Greene

    (Princeton University)

  • Timothy M. Heckman

    (Center for Astrophysical Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University)

  • Niv Drory

    (McDonald Observatory, University of Texas at Austin)

  • David R. Law

    (Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive)

  • Karen L. Masters

    (Institute for Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth, Dennis Sciama Building)

  • Daniel Thomas

    (Institute for Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth, Dennis Sciama Building)

  • David A. Wake

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison
    The Open University)

  • Anne-Marie Weijmans

    (School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews)

  • Kate Rubin

    (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)

  • Francesco Belfiore

    (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
    Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge)

  • Benedetta Vulcani

    (Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (World Premier International Research Center Initiative), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, The University of Tokyo)

  • Yan-mei Chen

    (Nanjing University)

  • Kai Zhang

    (University of Kentucky)

  • Joseph D. Gelfand

    (New York University Abu Dhabi
    Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, New York University, Meyer Hall of Physics)

  • Dmitry Bizyaev

    (Apache Point Observatory and New Mexico State University
    Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University)

  • A. Roman-Lopes

    (Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Serena)

  • Donald P. Schneider

    (The Pennsylvania State University
    Institute for Gravitation and the Cosmos, The Pennsylvania State University)

Abstract

In order for quiescent galaxies to maintain their low-to-non-existent star formation, there must be a mechanism to remove or heat gas that would otherwise cool to form stars; now supermassive black hole winds that are sufficient to suppress star formation in such galaxies are reported.

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  • Edmond Cheung & Kevin Bundy & Michele Cappellari & Sébastien Peirani & Wiphu Rujopakarn & Kyle Westfall & Renbin Yan & Matthew Bershady & Jenny E. Greene & Timothy M. Heckman & Niv Drory & David R. La, 2016. "Suppressing star formation in quiescent galaxies with supermassive black hole winds," Nature, Nature, vol. 533(7604), pages 504-508, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:533:y:2016:i:7604:d:10.1038_nature18006
    DOI: 10.1038/nature18006
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