Elemental abundances in the broad emission line region of quasars at redshifts larger than 4

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 398, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 891-899

  Dietrich, M ^a,b,c   Appenzeller, I ^c   Hamann, F ^a   Heidt, J ^c   Jager K ^d   Vestergaard, M ^e   Wagner, S J ^c  

^a 211 Bryant Space Science Center ^*  (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÄT HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: abundances; Galaxies: active; Quasars: emission lines

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMPOSITION; GAS EMISSIONS; PHOTOIONIZATION;

QUASARS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 0037322670     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021697     Document Type: Article

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