Rapidly star-forming galaxies adjacent to quasars at redshifts exceeding 6

R. Decarli (), F. Walter, B. P. Venemans, E. Bañados, F. Bertoldi, C. Carilli, X. Fan, E. P. Farina, C. Mazzucchelli, D. Riechers, H.-W. Rix, M. A. Strauss, R. Wang and Y. Yang
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R. Decarli: Max Planck Institut für Astronomie
F. Walter: Max Planck Institut für Astronomie
B. P. Venemans: Max Planck Institut für Astronomie
E. Bañados: The Observatories of the Carnegie Institute of Washington
F. Bertoldi: Argelander Institute for Astronomy, University of Bonn
C. Carilli: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Pete V. Domenici Array Science Center
X. Fan: Steward Observatory, The University of Arizona
E. P. Farina: Max Planck Institut für Astronomie
C. Mazzucchelli: Max Planck Institut für Astronomie
D. Riechers: Cornell University
H.-W. Rix: Max Planck Institut für Astronomie
M. A. Strauss: Princeton University
R. Wang: Kavli Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University
Y. Yang: Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute

Nature, 2017, vol. 545, issue 7655, 457-461

Abstract: Four galaxies discovered near quasars at redshifts exceeding 6 have star-formation rates that are high enough to explain the massive elliptical galaxies known to exist at redshifts of about 4.

Date: 2017
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