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poststarburst

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Etymology

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From post- +‎ starburst.

Adjective

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poststarburst (not comparable)

  1. Following a starburst
    • 2015, K. Alatalo, P.N. Appleton, U. Lisenfeld, T. Bitsakis, L. Lanz, M. Lacy, V. Charmandaris, M. Cluver, M.A. Dopita, P. Guillard, T. Jarrett, L.J. Kewley, K. Nyland, P.M. Ogle, J. Rasmussen, J.A. Rich, L. Verdes-Montenegro, C.K. Xu, M. Yun, “Star Formation Suppression in Compact Group Galaxies: A New Path to Quenching?”, in arXiv[1]:
      These observations, combined with recent work on poststarburst galaxies with molecular reservoirs, indicates that galaxies do not need to expel their molecular reservoirs prior to quenching star formation and transitioning from blue spirals to red early-type galaxies.