Fluorescent Lyman α emission from gas near a QSO at redshift 4.28
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2006
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Francis, Paul
McDonnell, Sunsanee
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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We use integral field spectroscopy with the Gemini North Telescope to detect probable fluorescent Lyman α (Lyα) emission from gas lying close to the luminous QSO PSS 2155+1358 at redshift 4.28. The emission is most likely coming not from primordial gas,
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Keywords: Galaxies: high-redshift; Intergalactic medium; Quasars: absorption lines; Quasars: individual: PSS 2155+1358
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
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