Constraining the metallicity of the low-density Lyα forest using O VI absorption

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 509, Issue 2 PART I, 1998, Pages 661-677

  Davé, Romeel ^a   Hellsten, Uffe ^a   Hernquist, Lars ^a   Katz, Neal ^b   Weinberg, David H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: formation; Intergalactic medium; Line: identification; Methods: numerical; Quasars: absorption lines

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844579992     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/306524     Document Type: Article

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