On the Possibility of Gas-rich Dwarf Galaxies in the Lyman-Alpha Forest
Abstract
We show that the N(z) for high column density absorbers in the Lyman-α forest is consistent with the increasing luminosity function for dwarf galaxies inferred from the simulations published by Tyson and Scalo in 1988.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- June 1988
- DOI:
- 10.1086/185176
- Bibcode:
- 1988ApJ...329L..57T
- Keywords:
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- Dwarf Galaxies;
- Intergalactic Media;
- Lyman Alpha Radiation;
- Red Shift;
- Spiral Galaxies;
- Star Formation;
- Absorption Spectra;
- Line Spectra;
- Space Density;
- Stellar Luminosity;
- Astrophysics;
- GALAXIES: GENERAL;
- GALAXIES: INTERGALACTIC MEDIUM