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Suppression of star formation in the galaxy NGC 253 by a starburst-driven molecular wind

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  • Alberto D. Bolatto

    (Laboratory for Millimeter-wave Astronomy, and Joint Space Institute, University of Maryland, College Park)

  • Steven R. Warren

    (Laboratory for Millimeter-wave Astronomy, and Joint Space Institute, University of Maryland, College Park)

  • Adam K. Leroy

    (National Radio Astronomy Observatory)

  • Fabian Walter

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

  • Sylvain Veilleux

    (Laboratory for Millimeter-wave Astronomy, and Joint Space Institute, University of Maryland, College Park)

  • Eve C. Ostriker

    (Princeton University)

  • Jürgen Ott

    (National Radio Astronomy Observatory, PO Box O, 1003 Lopezville Road, Socorro, New Mexico 87801, USA)

  • Martin Zwaan

    (European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2, 85748 Garching, Germany)

  • David B. Fisher

    (Laboratory for Millimeter-wave Astronomy, and Joint Space Institute, University of Maryland, College Park)

  • Axel Weiss

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany)

  • Erik Rosolowsky

    (University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Kelowna, British Columbia V1V 1V7, Canada
    Present address: Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada.)

  • Jacqueline Hodge

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany)

Abstract

Observations of the galaxy NGC 253 show that the cool molecular wind from the central starburst region limits star-formation activity and the final stellar content.

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  • Alberto D. Bolatto & Steven R. Warren & Adam K. Leroy & Fabian Walter & Sylvain Veilleux & Eve C. Ostriker & Jürgen Ott & Martin Zwaan & David B. Fisher & Axel Weiss & Erik Rosolowsky & Jacqueline Hod, 2013. "Suppression of star formation in the galaxy NGC 253 by a starburst-driven molecular wind," Nature, Nature, vol. 499(7459), pages 450-453, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:499:y:2013:i:7459:d:10.1038_nature12351
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12351
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