The redshift evolution of the metagalactic ionizing flux inferred from metal line ratios in the lyman forest

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2184-2205

  Songaila, Antoinette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Early universe; Galaxies: formation; Intergalactic medium; Quasars: absorption lines

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000500891     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/300387     Document Type: Article

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