A dust-obscured massive maximum-starburst galaxy at a redshift of 6.34

Riechers, Dominik A.; Bradford, C. M.; Clements, D. L.; Dowell, C. D.; Pérez-Fournon, I.; Ivison, R. J.; Bridge, C.; Conley, A.; Fu, Hai; Vieira, J. D.; Wardlow, J.; Calanog, J.; Cooray, A.; Hurley, P.; Neri, R.; Kamenetzky, J.; Aguirre, J. E.; Altieri, B.; Arumugam, V.; Benford, D. J.; Béthermin, M.; Bock, J.; Burgarella, D.; Cabrera-Lavers, A.; Chapman, S. C.; Cox, P.; Dunlop, J. S.; Earle, L.; Farrah, D.; Ferrero, P.; Franceschini, A.; Gavazzi, R.; Glenn, J.; Solares, E. A. Gonzalez; Gurwell, M. A.; Halpern, M.; Hatziminaoglou, E.; Hyde, A.; Ibar, E.; Kovács, A.; Krips, M.; Lupu, R. E.; Maloney, P. R.; Martinez-Navajas, P.; Matsuhara, H.; Murphy, E. J.; Naylor, B. J.; Nguyen, H. T.; Oliver, S. J.; Omont, A.; Page, M. J.; Petitpas, G.; Rangwala, N.; Roseboom, I. G.; Scott, D.; Smith, A. J.; Staguhn, J. G.; Streblyanska, A.; Thomson, A. P.; Valtchanov, I.; Viero, M.; Wang, L.; Zemcov, M.; Zmuidzinas, J.

A dust-obscured massive maximum-starburst galaxy at a redshift of 6.34

Dominik A. Riechers (), C. M. Bradford, D. L. Clements, C. D. Dowell, I. Pérez-Fournon, R. J. Ivison, C. Bridge, A. Conley, Hai Fu, J. D. Vieira, J. Wardlow, J. Calanog, A. Cooray, P. Hurley, R. Neri, J. Kamenetzky, J. E. Aguirre, B. Altieri, V. Arumugam, D. J. Benford, M. Béthermin, J. Bock, D. Burgarella, A. Cabrera-Lavers, S. C. Chapman, P. Cox, J. S. Dunlop, L. Earle, D. Farrah, P. Ferrero, A. Franceschini, R. Gavazzi, J. Glenn, E. A. Gonzalez Solares, M. A. Gurwell, M. Halpern, E. Hatziminaoglou, A. Hyde, E. Ibar, A. Kovács, M. Krips, R. E. Lupu, P. R. Maloney, P. Martinez-Navajas, H. Matsuhara, E. J. Murphy, B. J. Naylor, H. T. Nguyen, S. J. Oliver, A. Omont, M. J. Page, G. Petitpas, N. Rangwala, I. G. Roseboom, D. Scott, A. J. Smith, J. G. Staguhn, A. Streblyanska, A. P. Thomson, I. Valtchanov, M. Viero, L. Wang, M. Zemcov and J. Zmuidzinas
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Dominik A. Riechers: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
C. M. Bradford: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
D. L. Clements: Astrophysics Group, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
C. D. Dowell: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
I. Pérez-Fournon: Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
R. J. Ivison: UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
C. Bridge: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
A. Conley: Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy 389-UCB, University of Colorado
Hai Fu: University of California
J. D. Vieira: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
J. Wardlow: University of California
J. Calanog: University of California
A. Cooray: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
P. Hurley: Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex
R. Neri: Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimetrique, 300 Rue de la Piscine, Domaine Universitaire, F-38406 Saint Martin d’Heres, France
J. Kamenetzky: CASA 389-UCB, University of Colorado
J. E. Aguirre: University of Pennsylvania
B. Altieri: Herschel Science Centre, European Space Astronomy Centre, Villanueva de la Cañada, 28691 Madrid, Spain
V. Arumugam: Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
D. J. Benford: Observational Cosmology Laboratory, Code 665, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
M. Béthermin: Laboratoire AIM-Paris-Saclay, CEA/DSM/Irfu – CNRS – Université Paris Diderot, CEA Saclay, Point courrier 131, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
J. Bock: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
D. Burgarella: Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille, UMR7326, F-13388 Marseille, France
A. Cabrera-Lavers: Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
S. C. Chapman: Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
P. Cox: Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimetrique, 300 Rue de la Piscine, Domaine Universitaire, F-38406 Saint Martin d’Heres, France
J. S. Dunlop: Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
L. Earle: Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy 389-UCB, University of Colorado
D. Farrah: Virginia Tech
P. Ferrero: Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
A. Franceschini: Università di Padova, vicolo Osservatorio 3, I-35122 Padova, Italy
R. Gavazzi: Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, CNRS, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, 98bis Boulevard Arago, F-75014 Paris, France
J. Glenn: Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy 389-UCB, University of Colorado
E. A. Gonzalez Solares: Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HA, UK
M. A. Gurwell: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street
M. Halpern: University of British Columbia, 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
E. Hatziminaoglou: ESO, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, D-85748 Garching bei München, Germany
A. Hyde: Astrophysics Group, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
E. Ibar: UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
A. Kovács: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
M. Krips: Institut de RadioAstronomie Millimetrique, 300 Rue de la Piscine, Domaine Universitaire, F-38406 Saint Martin d’Heres, France
R. E. Lupu: University of Pennsylvania
P. R. Maloney: Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy 389-UCB, University of Colorado
P. Martinez-Navajas: Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
H. Matsuhara: Institute for Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency
E. J. Murphy: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
B. J. Naylor: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive
H. T. Nguyen: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
S. J. Oliver: Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex
A. Omont: Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, CNRS, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, 98bis Boulevard Arago, F-75014 Paris, France
M. J. Page: Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London
G. Petitpas: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street
N. Rangwala: CASA 389-UCB, University of Colorado
I. G. Roseboom: Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
D. Scott: University of British Columbia, 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
A. J. Smith: Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex
J. G. Staguhn: Observational Cosmology Laboratory, Code 665, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
A. Streblyanska: Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, E-38200 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
A. P. Thomson: Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK
I. Valtchanov: Herschel Science Centre, European Space Astronomy Centre, Villanueva de la Cañada, 28691 Madrid, Spain
M. Viero: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
L. Wang: Astronomy Centre, University of Sussex
M. Zemcov: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
J. Zmuidzinas: California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 249-17, Pasadena, California 91125, USA

Nature, 2013, vol. 496, issue 7445, 329-333

Abstract: A massive starburst galaxy with 100 billion solar masses of gas is identified at a redshift of 6.34; a ‘maximum starburst’ converts the gas into stars at a rate more than 2,000 times that of the Milky Way.

Date: 2013
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