ERC Starting Grant · 2022
Unveiling the Formation of Massive Galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope
The formation of massive galaxies, and in particular the quenching of their star formation activity, are among the least understood phases in the history of galaxy evolution. It is widely thought that energetic feedback from Active Galactic Nuclei plays a role in galaxy quenching, but it is not clear how this mechanism actually turns off star formation nor whether additional physical processes, such as gas-rich mergers, are involved. Moreover, it is possible that not all galaxies experience the same type of quenching, since recent studies favor the existence of physically distinct fast and slow quenching channels. Leveraging the groundbreaking observations that will soon be obtained by the…
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