QSO absorption-line constraints on intragroup high-velocity clouds

被引:30
作者
Charlton, JC [1 ]
Churchill, CW [1 ]
Rigby, JR [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Astron & Astrophys, Ctr Gravitat Phys & Geometry, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
关键词
intergalactic medium; Local Group; quasars : absorption lines;
D O I
10.1086/317265
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We show that the number statistics of moderate-redshift Mg II and Lyman limit absorbers may rule out the hypothesis that high-velocity clouds are infalling intragroup material.
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页码:702 / 706
页数:5
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