A massive starburst galaxy at redshift 1.4 is ejecting 46 ± 13% of its molecular gas mass at a rate of ≥ 10,000 M⊙ yr−1, owing to a merger rather than feedback processes. The implied statistics suggest that similar events are potentially a major quenching channel.
- Annagrazia Puglisi
- Emanuele Daddi
- Giulia Rodighiero
