The reanalysis of spectra of GRB 080913 to estimate the neutral fraction of the IGM at a redshift of 6.7

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 512, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Patel, M ^a   Warren, S J ^a   Mortlock, D J ^a   Fynbo, J P U ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dark ages, reionization, first stars; Gamma ray burst: individual: GRB 080913; Techniques: spectroscopic

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DATA REDUCTION; GAMMA RAYS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

ABSORPTION LINES; DARK AGES, REIONIZATION, FIRST STARS; GAMMA RAY BURSTS; LINE OF SIGHT; NEUTRAL FRACTIONS; NEUTRAL HYDROGEN; OPTICAL SPECTRA; REANALYSIS; RED SHIFT; REIONIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE; SMALL SIZE; TOTAL COLUMN DENSITY; UPPER LIMITS;

STARS;

EID: 77950525020     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/200913876     Document Type: Article

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