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The environments of starburst and post-starburst galaxies at z=0.4-0.8

Bianca M. Poggianti, Alfonso Aragon-Salamanca, Dennis Zaritsky +16

Post-starburst (E+A or k+a) spectra, characterized by their exceptionally strong Balmer lines in absorption and the lack of emission lines, belong to galaxies in which the star for…