A cold metal-poor cloud traced by a weak Mg II absorption at z ≃ 0.45* First detection of Si I, Ca I, and Fe i in a QSO absorber

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 470, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 523-529

  D'Odorico, V ^a  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intergalactic medium; Quasars: absorption lines

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; HYDROGEN; PHOTOIONIZATION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROGRAPHS;

COLD METAL; INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM; QSO ABSORBER; QSO HE0001-2340; QUASARS: ABSORPTION LINES;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34547288888     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20077159     Document Type: Article

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