Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 1992
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Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 391, no. 1, May 20, 1992, p. 48-72.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
102
Absorption Spectra, Bl Lacertae Objects, Galactic Structure, Gas Dynamics, Halos, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Galactic Clusters, Line Spectra, Red Shift
Scientific paper
High-resolution spectroscopy of the absorption lines associated with four intermediate-redshift galaxies are presented. These observations are combined with existing spectroscopy of the redshifted 21-cm absorption lines toward 0235 + 164 and 1229 - 021. Evidence is presented to the effect that the lines of sight through the absorbers toward 0235 + 164 and 1229 - 021 penetrate material for which the velocity fields are dominated by systematic rather than by random motions, and the line profiles are found to be consistent with what is expected for rotating ensembles of clouds. It is suggested that for these two absorbers the absorption arises in individual clouds within single galaxy halos rather than, for example, in collections of coalescing subgalactic fragments, for which the expected velocity fields are more turbulent, or as a result of galaxy-galaxy clustering. It is concluded that lines of sight that impact absorbing regions at small impact parameters intercept many clouds, sample large velocity intervals, and are likely to show redshifted 21-cm absorption, whereas lines of sight that impact absorbing regions at large impact parameters intercept few clouds, sample small velocity intervals, and are unlikely to show redshifted 21-cm absorption.
Bowen David V.
Lanzetta Kenneth M.
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