The formation of cluster elliptical galaxies as revealed by extensive star formation

Nature

Volumn 425, Issue 6955, 2003, Pages 264-267

  Stevens, J A ^a   Ivison, R J ^a   Dunlop, J S ^b   Smail, Ian R ^c   Percival, W J ^b   Hughes, D H ^d   Rottgering H J A ^e   Van Breugel, W J M ^f   Reuland, M ^f  

^a UK ASTRONOMY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; RADIO ASTRONOMY; SUBMILLIMETER WAVES;

STAR-FORMATION ACTIVITY;

GALAXIES;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; COSMOS; DENSITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHENOMENOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0141605056     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01976     Document Type: Article

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