Quasar spectroscopy in UV and X-ray- probing the intergalactic medium using helium and oxygen

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2004. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-97). === We employ ultraviolet (UV) and X-ray quasar spectroscopy to study the physical state of the Intergalactic Medium (IGM). First, we quantify the possibility of measurin...

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Main Author: Gong, Donglai, 1977-
Other Authors: Scott M. Burles and Claude R. Canizares.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/30116