X-RAYING THE INTERGALACTIC O VI ABSORBERS

X-RAYING THE INTERGALACTIC O VI ABSORBERS

The observed intergalactic O vi absorbers at z > 0 have been regarded as a significant reservoir of the "missing baryons." However, to fully understand how these absorbers contribute to the baryon inventory, it is crucial to determine whether the systems are collisionally ionized or pho...

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Main Authors: Yao, Y. (Author), Tripp, T. M. (Author), Wang, Q. D. (Author), Danforth, Charles W. (Author), Canizares, Claude R. (Contributor), Shull, J. M. (Author), Song, L. (Author), Marshall, Herman (Author)
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor), Marshall, Herman Lee (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Astronomical Society, 2010-02-11T16:29:13Z.
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