SPECTROSCOPY OF THE DOUBLE QUASARS Q1343+266A, Q1343+266B - THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GALAXIES AND QUASI-STELLAR OBJECT C-IV ABSORPTION-LINES

被引:17
作者
CROTTS, APS [1 ]
BECHTOLD, J [1 ]
FANG, YH [1 ]
DUNCAN, RC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ARIZONA,STEWARD OBSERV,TUCSON,AZ 85721
关键词
QUASARS; ABSORPTION LINES; INDIVIDUAL; (Q1343+266);
D O I
10.1086/187687
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present spectra of QSOs Q1343 + 266A, B, covering Ly beta to C IV emission at 2 Angstrom resolution, and find further evidence that this system is not gravitationally lensed. We see, however, a large number of Ly alpha and some C IV absorption features common to both spectra. The frequency of C IV lines in common indicates that these absorbers have a radius close to the sight line separation, 39 h(-1) kpc (q(0) = 0.5), implying a spatial number density of these absorbers the same as current-day L > 0.3 L(not equal) galaxies. Furthermore, the velocity mismatch for C IV systems indicates absorber masses in the range 10(11) M(.) < M < 10(12) M These results confirm that typical galaxies cause QSO C IV-line absorption.
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页码:L79 / L82
页数:4
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