The dusty, albeit ultraviolet bright infancy of galaxies

The largest galaxies acquire their mass early on, when the Universe is still youthful. Cold streams violently feed these young galaxies a vast amount of fresh gas, resulting in very efficient star formation. Using a well resolved hydrodynamical simulation of galaxy formation, we demonstrate that the...

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Main Authors: Devriendt, J, Rimes, C, Pichon, C, Teyssier, R, Borgne, D, Aubert, D, Audit, E, Colombi, S, Courty, S, Dubois, Y, Prunet, S, Rasera, Y, Slyz, A, Tweed, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009