A lower limit to the universal density of metals at z ∼ 3

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 490, Issue 1 PART II, 1997, Pages

  Songaila, Antoinette ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b W M KECK OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007272087     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/311006     Document Type: Article

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