The origin of C IV absorption systems at redshifts z < 1: discovery of extended C IV envelopes around galaxies

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 556, Issue 1 PART 1, 2001, Pages 158-163

  Chen, Hsiao Wen ^a,c   Lanzetta, Kenneth M ^a   Webb, John K ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CARNEGIE OBSERVATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: evolution; Galaxies: halos; Quasars: absorption lines

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035920058     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321537     Document Type: Article

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