A Metallicity-Spin Temperature Relation in Damped Lyα Systems

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Kanekar, N
Smette, Alain
Briggs, Franklin
Chengalur, Jayaram

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We report evidence for an anti-correlation between spin temperature Ts and metallicity [Z/H], detected at 3.6σ significance in a sample of 26 damped Lyα absorbers (DLAs) at redshifts 0.09 < z < 3.45. The anti-correlation is detected at 3σ significance

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Astrophysical Journal, The

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2037-12-31