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Absorption measurements of galaxy halos

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 September 2012

P. Richter
P. Richter*
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Institut für Physik und Astronomie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25, Haus 28, 14476 Potsdam (Golm), Germany
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Abstract

The analysis of hydrogen and metal absorption lines in the spectra of distant quasars (QSOs) has become a powerful method to study the distribution and physical properties of low-density gas situated in the extended halos and circumgalactic environment of galaxies at low and high redshift. We here review the overall properties of halo absorption-line systems seen in QSO spectra and discuss their connection to the Milky Way’s population of intermediate- and high-velocity clouds.

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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 56: The Role of the Disk-Halo Interaction in Galaxy Evolution: Outflow vs. Infall? , 2012 , pp. 225 - 230
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2012

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