Intergalactic H2 photodissociation and the soft ultraviolet background produced by population III objects

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 533, Issue 2 PART 1, 2000, Pages 594-600

  Ciardi, Benedetta ^a   Ferrara, Andrea ^b,e   Abel, Tom ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI ARCETRI   (Italy)

^c University of Colorado   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR ASTROPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic processes; Cosmology: theory; Galaxies: formation; Intergalactic medium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034689740     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/308673     Document Type: Article

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