Predicting QSO continua in the Lyα forest

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 618, Issue 2 I, 2005, Pages 592-600

  Suzuki, Nao ^a   Tytler, David ^a   Kirkman, David ^a   O'Meara, John M ^a   Lubin, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intergalactic medium; Methods: data analysis; Methods: statistical; Quasars: absorption lines; Quasars: emission lines; Techniques: spectroscopic

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544294319     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426062     Document Type: Article

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