Extremely metal-poor lyman limit system at zabs = 2.917 toward the quasar HE 0940-1050

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 397, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 851-857

  Levshakov, S A ^a   Agafonova, I I ^a   Centurion M ^b   Molaro, P ^b  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cosmology: observations; Galaxies: abundances; Line: formation; Line: profiles; Quasars: absorption lines; Quasars: individual: HE 0940 1050

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CARBON; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SILICON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COSMOLOGY; LYMAN LIMIT SYSTEM; QUASARS; STARS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 0037247403     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021561     Document Type: Article

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