Sub-damped Lyman alpha systems in the XQ-100 survey - II. Chemical evolution at 2.4

Trystyn A. M. Berg*, Michele Fumagalli, Valentina D'Odorico, Sara L. Ellison, Sebastian Lopez, George D. Becker, Lise Christensen, Guido Cupani, Kelly D. Denney, Ruben Sanchez-Ramirez, Gabor Worseck

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Abstract

We present the measured gas-phase metal column densities in 155 sub-damped Ly alpha systems (subDLAs) with the aim to investigate the contribution of subDLAs to the chemical evolution of the Universe. The sample was identified within the absorber-blind XQ-100 quasar spectroscopic survey over the redshift range 2.4

Original languageEnglish
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume502
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)4009-4025
Number of pages17
ISSN0035-8711
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2021

Keywords

  • galaxies: high-redshift
  • galaxies: ISM
  • quasars: absorption lines
  • COLUMN DENSITY DISTRIBUTION
  • COSMOLOGICAL SIMULATIONS
  • CIRCUMGALACTIC MEDIUM
  • COSMIC EVOLUTION
  • SYNTHESIS MODELS
  • STAR-FORMATION
  • METALLICITY
  • ABUNDANCES
  • GALAXIES
  • GAS

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