2006/11/24 by Montse Villar-Martin, Montse Villar-Martín · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.newar.2006.11.017
published as NewAstron.Rev.51:194-201,2007 · Presented at the workshop on The Fate of the Gas in Galaxies, Dwingeloo, The Netherlands, July 2006. To appear in New Astronomy Reviews; 7 pages, 7 figures
arxiv created 2006/11/24 · openalex publication_date 2007/01/17 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
High redshift radio galaxies (z>2) are believed to be progenitors of the giant ellipticals of today. They are often associated with giant Ly-alpha nebulae (sometimes >100 kpc), which have been for more than two decades valuable sources of information about the evolutionary status of the host galaxy and its chemical enrichment and star formation histories. I present in this paper a summary of the most relevant results about the giant nebulae obtained in the last ~10 years and the implications on our understanding of the early phases of evolution of massive elliptical galaxies.