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The topology of the intergalactic medium from multiple lines of sight to quasars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2005

S. Caucci ,
P. Petitjean ,
C. Pichon ,
F. Stoehr ,
E. Rollinde ,
S. Colombi  and
F. Coppolani
S. Caucci
Affiliation:
Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris - 98bis bd Arago, 75014 Paris, France
P. Petitjean
Affiliation:
Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris - 98bis bd Arago, 75014 Paris, France
C. Pichon
Affiliation:
Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris - 98bis bd Arago, 75014 Paris, France
F. Stoehr
Affiliation:
Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris - 98bis bd Arago, 75014 Paris, France
E. Rollinde
Affiliation:
Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris - 98bis bd Arago, 75014 Paris, France
S. Colombi
Affiliation:
Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris - 98bis bd Arago, 75014 Paris, France
F. Coppolani
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory - Alonso de Córdova 3107, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile
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Abstract

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The spatial distribution of the gas in the intergalactic medium and its physical properties can be recovered thanks to the characteristics of the Ly$\alpha$ absorption lines that are observed in the spectra of high redshift quasars, the so-called Ly$\alpha$ forest. We use inversion methods applied to a network of lines of sight to infer the topology of the intergalactic medium, based on reconstruction of the density field. The method has already been tested on simulated data.

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Contributed Papers
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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 1 , Colloquium C199: Probing Galaxies through Quasar Absorption Lines , March 2005 , pp. 406 - 408
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© 2005 International Astronomical Union