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The mysterious absence of neutral hydrogen within 1 Mpc of a luminous quasar at redshift 2.168

Francis, Paul; Bland-Hawthorn, Joss

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The intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation from a highly luminous quasi-stellar object (QSO) should excite fluorescent Lyman α (Lyα) emission from any nearby neutral hydrogen clouds. We present a very deep narrow-band search for such emission near the z = 2

dc.contributor.authorFrancis, Paul
dc.contributor.authorBland-Hawthorn, Joss
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:49:10Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T22:49:10Z
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/80407
dc.description.abstractThe intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation from a highly luminous quasi-stellar object (QSO) should excite fluorescent Lyman α (Lyα) emission from any nearby neutral hydrogen clouds. We present a very deep narrow-band search for such emission near the z = 2
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.sourceMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
dc.subjectKeywords: Diffuse radiation; Galaxies: high-redshift; Intergalactic medium; Quasars: absorption lines; Quasars: individual: PKS 0424-131
dc.titleThe mysterious absence of neutral hydrogen within 1 Mpc of a luminous quasar at redshift 2.168
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.citationvolume353
dc.date.issued2004
local.identifier.absfor020103 - Cosmology and Extragalactic Astronomy
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub8669
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationFrancis, Paul, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationBland-Hawthorn, Joss, Anglo-Australian Observatory
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage301
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage309
local.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2966.2004.08068.x
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T10:32:49Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-4544299607
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