Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 2001
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Astronomy Letters, Vol. 27, p. 549-556
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Scientific paper
Based on the catalog of Junkkarinen et al. (1991), we analyze the space-time distribution of absorption systems in quasar spectra at cosmological redshifts z = 0-3.7. The z distribution of absorbing matter is shown to have a pattern of alternating maxima (peaks) and minima (dips). Within statistical uncertainty, the positions of such peaks and dips do not depend on the direction of observation. We have found a periodicity in the distribution of absorption systems in the functions ln(1 + z) and (1 + z)-1/2. We show that the derived sequence of maxima and minima in the space-time distribution of absorbing matter is not a manifestation of the spatial large-scale structure alone, but it is more likely temporal in nature. The most probable source of the putative structure could be an alternation (in the course of cosmological evolution) of pronounced and depressed epochs with a characteristic time interval of 520 × 160 Myr, depending on the cosmological model chosen.
Kaminker A. D.
Ryabinkov A. I.
Varshalovich Dmitry A.
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