Cold Gas in a Post-starburst Pair in the z ∼ 1.4 HeavyMetal Survey: Major Mergers as a Pathway to Retain Gas in Quenched Galaxies

Recent observations at low redshift have revealed that some post-starburst galaxies retain significant molecular gas reservoirs despite low ongoing star formation rates, challenging most theoretical predictions that rely on heating or expelling gas reservoirs to shut down star formation. To test whe...

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Published in:	The Astrophysical Journal
Main Authors:	Katherine A. Suess, Aliza G. Beverage, Mariska Kriek, Justin S. Spilker, Rachel Bezanson, Vincenzo R. D’Onofrio, Jenny E. Greene, Jamie Lin, Yuanze Luo, Desika Narayanan, Imad Pasha, Sedona H. Price, David J. Setton, Margaret E. Verrico, Yunchong Zhang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Galaxy evolution Galaxy quenching Galaxy formation Post-starburst galaxies Quenched galaxies
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ae0933

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