HST/STIS Spectroscopy of 3C 273

Details HST/STIS Spectroscopy of 3C 273 HST/STIS Spectroscopy of 3C 273

2001-09-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0109100v1

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in "Extragalactic Gas at Low Redshfit", ASP Conf. Series, J. Mulchaey & J. Stocke, eds.; includes newpasp.sty

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We 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.

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