A Damped Lya Absorption-Line System in an Apparent Void at Redshift 2.38

Leith E.H. Godfrey; Paul J. Francis

doi:10.1071/AS05009

A Damped Lya Absorption-Line System in an Apparent Void at Redshift 2.38

Leith E.H. Godfrey, Paul J. Francis

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We study the contents of an apparent void in the distribution of Lya emitting galaxies at redshift 2.38. We show that this void is not empty, but contains a damped Lya absorption-line system, seen in absorption against background QSO 2138–4427. Imaging does not reveal any galaxy associated with this absorption-line system, but it contains metals (Fe/H ~ — 1.3), and its large velocity range (~ 180 km s^-1) implies a significant mass.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	245-248
Number of pages	4
Journal	Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
Volume	22
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/AS05009
Publication status	Published - 2005

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