Strangulation as the primary mechanism for shutting down star formation in galaxies

Y. Peng (), R. Maiolino and R. Cochrane
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Y. Peng: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
R. Maiolino: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
R. Cochrane: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Nature, 2015, vol. 521, issue 7551, 192-195

Abstract: An analysis of the stellar metallicity of local galaxies reveals that strangulation (halting of cold gas supply) rather than sudden removal of gas (through outflows or stripping) is the primary mechanism responsible for the quenching of star formation.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1038/nature14439

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