Damped Lyα system toward QSO1854+116: A new type of absorber?

A puzzle of the low-redshift damped Lyα absorption system toward QSO 1854+116 is presented. Problems which conventional intepretation of damped Lyα systems encounters in this case are sketched and a possible explanation, based on transience of the phenomenon, is suggested. It is shown that...

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Main Author: Ćirković M.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Astronomical Observatory, Department of Astronomy, Belgrade 1999-01-01
Series:Serbian Astronomical Journal
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-698X/1999/1450-698X9960011C.pdf