Intergalactic He II absorption in the spectra of quasars at redshifts 3.5 and 3.8, observed with the HST ACS prism

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 686, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 195-200

  Zheng, Wei ^a   Meiksin, Avery ^b   Pifko, Keith ^a   Anderson, Scott F ^c   Hogan, Craig J ^c   Tittley, Eric ^b   Kriss, Gerard A ^d   Chiu, Kuenley ^e   Schneider, Donald P ^f   York, Donald G ^g   Weinberg, David H ^h  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d STScI   (United States)

^e ANGLO AUSTRALIAN OBSERVATORY   (Australia)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^h OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark matter; Intergalactic medium; Surveys; Ultraviolet: General

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849141864     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590384     Document Type: Article

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