The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei

The 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...

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Main Authors:	Page, M., Symeonidis, M., 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., Clements, D., Conley, A., Conversi, L., Cooray, A., Dowell, C., Dubois, E., 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., Ivison, R., Lagache, G., Levenson, L., Lu, N., Madden, S., Maffei, B., Mainetti, G., Marchetti, L., Nguyen, H., O'Halloran, B., Oliver, S., Omont, A., Panuzzo, P., Papageorgiou, A., Pearson, C., Pérez-Fournon, I., Pohlen, M., Rawlings, J., Rigopoulou, D., Riguccini, L., Rizzo, D., Rodighiero, G., Roseboom, I., Rowan-Robinson, M., Sánchez Portal, M., Schulz, B., Scott, D., Seymour, Nick, Shupe, D., Smith, A., Stevens, J., Trichas, M., Tugwell, K., Vaccari, M., Valtchanov, I., Viero, M., Vigroux, L., Wang, L., Ward, R., Wright, G., Xu, C., Zemcov, M.
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author	Page, M. Symeonidis, M. 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. Clements, D. Conley, A. Conversi, L. Cooray, A. Dowell, C. Dubois, E. 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. Ivison, R. Lagache, G. Levenson, L. Lu, N. Madden, S. Maffei, B. Mainetti, G. Marchetti, L. Nguyen, H. O'Halloran, B. Oliver, S. Omont, A. Panuzzo, P. Papageorgiou, A. Pearson, C. Pérez-Fournon, I. Pohlen, M. Rawlings, J. Rigopoulou, D. Riguccini, L. Rizzo, D. Rodighiero, G. Roseboom, I. Rowan-Robinson, M. Sánchez Portal, M. Schulz, B. Scott, D. Seymour, Nick Shupe, D. Smith, A. Stevens, J. Trichas, M. Tugwell, K. Vaccari, M. Valtchanov, I. Viero, M. Vigroux, L. Wang, L. Ward, R. Wright, G. Xu, C. Zemcov, M.
author_facet	Page, M. Symeonidis, M. 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. Clements, D. Conley, A. Conversi, L. Cooray, A. Dowell, C. Dubois, E. 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. Ivison, R. Lagache, G. Levenson, L. Lu, N. Madden, S. Maffei, B. Mainetti, G. Marchetti, L. Nguyen, H. O'Halloran, B. Oliver, S. Omont, A. Panuzzo, P. Papageorgiou, A. Pearson, C. Pérez-Fournon, I. Pohlen, M. Rawlings, J. Rigopoulou, D. Riguccini, L. Rizzo, D. Rodighiero, G. Roseboom, I. Rowan-Robinson, M. Sánchez Portal, M. Schulz, B. Scott, D. Seymour, Nick Shupe, D. Smith, A. Stevens, J. Trichas, M. Tugwell, K. Vaccari, M. Valtchanov, I. Viero, M. Vigroux, L. Wang, L. Ward, R. Wright, G. Xu, C. Zemcov, M.
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description	The 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 bulge results from the AGN quenching the surrounding star formation as it approaches its peak luminosity. X-rays trace emission from AGN unambiguously, whereas powerful star-forming galaxies are usually dust-obscured and are brightest at infrared and submillimetre wavelengths. Here we report submillimetre and X-ray observations that show that rapid star formation was common in the host galaxies of AGN when the Universe was 2-6 billion years old, but that the most vigorous star formation is not observed around black holes above an X-ray luminosity of 10 44 ergs per second. This suppression of star formation in the host galaxy of a powerful AGN is a key prediction of models in which the AGN drives an outflow, expelling the interstellar medium of its host and transforming the galaxy's properties in a brief period of cosmic time. © 2012 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
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spelling	curtin-20.500.11937-115402018-03-29T09:05:57Z The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei Page, M. Symeonidis, M. 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. Clements, D. Conley, A. Conversi, L. Cooray, A. Dowell, C. Dubois, E. 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. Ivison, R. Lagache, G. Levenson, L. Lu, N. Madden, S. Maffei, B. Mainetti, G. Marchetti, L. Nguyen, H. O'Halloran, B. Oliver, S. Omont, A. Panuzzo, P. Papageorgiou, A. Pearson, C. Pérez-Fournon, I. Pohlen, M. Rawlings, J. Rigopoulou, D. Riguccini, L. Rizzo, D. Rodighiero, G. Roseboom, I. Rowan-Robinson, M. Sánchez Portal, M. Schulz, B. Scott, D. Seymour, Nick Shupe, D. Smith, A. Stevens, J. Trichas, M. Tugwell, K. Vaccari, M. Valtchanov, I. Viero, M. Vigroux, L. Wang, L. Ward, R. Wright, G. Xu, C. Zemcov, M. The 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 bulge results from the AGN quenching the surrounding star formation as it approaches its peak luminosity. X-rays trace emission from AGN unambiguously, whereas powerful star-forming galaxies are usually dust-obscured and are brightest at infrared and submillimetre wavelengths. Here we report submillimetre and X-ray observations that show that rapid star formation was common in the host galaxies of AGN when the Universe was 2-6 billion years old, but that the most vigorous star formation is not observed around black holes above an X-ray luminosity of 10 44 ergs per second. This suppression of star formation in the host galaxy of a powerful AGN is a key prediction of models in which the AGN drives an outflow, expelling the interstellar medium of its host and transforming the galaxy's properties in a brief period of cosmic time. © 2012 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11540 10.1038/nature11096 restricted
spellingShingle	Page, M. Symeonidis, M. 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. Clements, D. Conley, A. Conversi, L. Cooray, A. Dowell, C. Dubois, E. 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. Ivison, R. Lagache, G. Levenson, L. Lu, N. Madden, S. Maffei, B. Mainetti, G. Marchetti, L. Nguyen, H. O'Halloran, B. Oliver, S. Omont, A. Panuzzo, P. Papageorgiou, A. Pearson, C. Pérez-Fournon, I. Pohlen, M. Rawlings, J. Rigopoulou, D. Riguccini, L. Rizzo, D. Rodighiero, G. Roseboom, I. Rowan-Robinson, M. Sánchez Portal, M. Schulz, B. Scott, D. Seymour, Nick Shupe, D. Smith, A. Stevens, J. Trichas, M. Tugwell, K. Vaccari, M. Valtchanov, I. Viero, M. Vigroux, L. Wang, L. Ward, R. Wright, G. Xu, C. Zemcov, M. The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei
title	The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei
title_full	The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei
title_fullStr	The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei
title_full_unstemmed	The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei
title_short	The suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei
title_sort	suppression of star formation by powerful active galactic nuclei
url	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11540

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