A Damped Ly-alpha Absorption-Line System in an Apparent Void at Redshift 2.38

Godfrey, Leith; Francis, Paul

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A Damped Ly-alpha Absorption-Line System in an Apparent Void at Redshift 2.38

Date

2005

Authors

Godfrey, Leith

Francis, Paul

Publisher

CSLI Publications

Abstract

We study the contents of an apparent void in the distribution of Lyα emitting galaxies at redshift 2.38. We show that this void is not empty, but contains a damped Lyα absorption-line system, seen in absorption against background QSO 2138-4427. Imaging