Spectral energy distribution of the metagalactic ionizing radiation field from QSO absorption spectra

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 441, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-21

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

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cosmology: observations; Galaxies: quasars: absorption lines; Galaxy: abundances; Line: formation; Line: profiles

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; IONIZATION; RADIATION EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES;

COSMOLOGY: OBSERVATIONS; GALAXY: ABUNDANCES; GALAXY: QUASARS: ABSORPTION LINES; LINE: FORMATION; LINE: PROFILES;

GALAXIES;

EID: 25444490670     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20052960     Document Type: Article

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