Constraining the evolution of the ionizing background and the epoch of reionization with z ∼ 6 quasars. II. A sample of 19 quasars

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-136

  Fan, Xiaohui ^a   Strauss, Michael A ^b   Becker, Robert H ^c,d   White, Richard L ^e   Gunn, James E ^b   Knapp, Gillian R ^b   Richards, Gordon T ^b,f   Schneider, Donald P ^g   Brinkmann, J ^h   Fukugita, Masataka ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e AURA for the European Space Agency   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cosmology: observations; Intergalactic medium; Quasars: absorption lines; Quasars: general

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749254456     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504836     Document Type: Article

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