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Prediction of absorption line statistics for a network of quasars behind the Virgo cluster

Davies, Jonathan Ivor, Phillipps, S. and Disney, Michael John 1988. Prediction of absorption line statistics for a network of quasars behind the Virgo cluster. Astronomy and Astrophysics 192 (1-2) , pp. 90-94.

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Abstract

The origin of the absorption features seen in the spectra of distant QSOs is still unresolved. The authors present predictions of the numbers and strengths of absorption lines expected for a network of QSOs behind the Virgo cluster based on the two distinct extrinsic hypotheses, viz. absorption by very extensive galactic halos or by very numerous low surface brightness dwarfs. The results are compared in order to see how the two hypotheses can be distinguished by currently feasible observations.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Physics and Astronomy
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Uncontrolled Keywords: absorption spectra ; dwarf galaxies ; line spectra ; quasars ; virgo galactic cluster ; computerized simulation ; statistical analysis
Additional Information: Pdf uploaded in accordance with publisher's policy at http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0004-6361/ (accessed 17/04/2014)
Publisher: EDP Sciences
ISSN: 0004-6361
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 30 March 2016
Last Modified: 07 May 2023 08:36
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/39218

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