The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei
- Page, M. J.
- Symeonidis, M.
- D. Vieira, J.
- Altieri, B.
- Amblard, A.
- Arumugam, V.
- Aussel, H.
- Babbedge, T.
- Blain, A.
- Bock, J.
- Boselli, A.
- Buat, V.
- Castro-Rodríguez, N.
- Cava, A.
- Chanial, P.
- L. Clements, D.
- Conley, A.
- Conversi, L.
- Cooray, A.
- D. Dowell, C.
- N. Dubois, E.
- S. Dunlop, J.
- Dwek, E.
- Dye, S.
- Eales, S.
- Elbaz, D.
- Farrah, D.
- Fox, M.
- Franceschini, A.
- Gear, W.
- Glenn, J.
- Griffin, M.
- Halpern, M.
- Hatziminaoglou, E.
- Ibar, E.
- Isaak, K.
- J. Ivison, R.
- Lagache, Guilaine
- Levenson, L.
- Lu, N.
- Madden, S.
- Maffei, B.
- Mainetti, G.
- Marchetti, L.
- T. Nguyen, H.
- O'Halloran, B.
- J. Oliver, S.
- Omont, A.
- Panuzzo, P.
- Papageorgiou, A.
- P. Pearson, C.
- Pérez-Fournon, I.
- Pohlen, M.
- I. Rawlings, J.
- Rigopoulou, D.
- Riguccini, L.
- Rizzo, D.
- Rodighiero, G.
- G. Roseboom, I.
- Rowan-Robinson, M.
- Sánchez Portal, M.
- Schulz, B.
- Scott, D.
- Seymour, N.
- L. Shupe, D.
- J. Smith, A.
- A. Stevens, J.
- Trichas, M.
- E. Tugwell, K.
- Vaccari, M.
- Valtchanov, I.
- Viero, M.
- Vigroux, L.
- Wang, L.
- Ward, R.
- Wright, Gavin
- K. Xu, C.
- Zemcov, M.
DOIAbstract
LetterInternational audienceThe old, red stars that constitute the bulges of galaxies, and the massive black holes at their centres, are the relics of a period in cosmic history when galaxies formed stars at remarkable rates and active galactic nuclei (AGN) shone brightly as a result of accretion onto black holes. It is widely suspected, but unproved, that the tight correlation between the mass of the black hole and the mass of the stellar bulge1 results from the AGN quenching the surrounding star formation as it approaches its peak luminosity2, 3, 4. X-rays trace emission from AGN unambiguously5, whereas powerful star-forming galaxies are usually dust-obscured and are brightest at infrared and submillimetre wavelengths6. Here we report sub...
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