Molecular gas in the halo fuels the growth of a massive cluster galaxy at high redshift

Molecular gas in the halo fuels the growth of a massive cluster galaxy at high redshift

The largest galaxies in the universe reside in galaxy clusters. Using sensitive observations of carbon monoxide, we show that the Spiderweb galaxy—a massive galaxy in a distant protocluster—is forming from a large reservoir of molecular gas. Most of this molecular gas lies between the protocluster g...

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Main Authors: Emonts, BHC, Lehnert, MD, Villar-Martin, M, Norris, RP, Ekers, RD, Van Moorsel, GA, Dannerbauer, H, Pentericci, L, Miley, GK, Allison, JR, Sadler, EM, Guillard, P, Carilli, CL, Mao, MY, Rottgering, HJA, De Breuck, C, Seymour, N, Gullberg, B, Ceverino, D, Jagannathan, P, Vernet, J, Indermuehle, BT
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2016

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