HST/STIS Spectroscopy of 3C 273

dc.creatorHeap, S. R.
dc.creatorWilliger, G. M.
dc.creatorDave, R.
dc.creatorWeymann, R. J.
dc.creatorJenkins, E. B.
dc.creatorTripp, T. M.
dc.date2001-09-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T01:59:52Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T01:59:52Z
dc.descriptionWe present preliminary results on the low-redshift Lyman alpha forest as based on STIS spectra of 3C 273. A total of 121 intergalactic Lyman alpha-absorbing systems were detected, of which 60 are above the 3.5 sigma completness limit, log N(HI)~12.3. The median Doppler parameter, b=27 km/s, is similar to that seen at high redshift. However the distribution of HI column densities (dN/dN(HI) propto N(HI)^-beta) has a steeper slope, beta = 2.02 +- 0.21, than is seen at high redshift. Overall, the observed N(HI)-b distribution is consistent with that derived from a Lambda CDM hydrodynamic simulation.
dc.descriptionin "Extragalactic Gas at Low Redshfit", ASP Conf. Series, J. Mulchaey & J. Stocke, eds.; includes newpasp.sty
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0109100
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0109100
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/3287
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleHST/STIS Spectroscopy of 3C 273
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