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Elemental Abundances in Quasar Absorption Line Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

Limin Lu ,
Wallace W.L. Sargent  and
Thomas A. Barlow
Limin Lu
Affiliation:
Caltech, 105-24, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
Wallace W.L. Sargent
Affiliation:
Caltech, 105-24, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
Thomas A. Barlow
Affiliation:
Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, University of California, San Diego, C- 0424, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA

Abstract

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We discuss elemental abundances in quasar absorption line systems and their implications for galaxy formation and chemical evolution.

Type
II. Joint Discussions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 11 , Issue 1: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XXIIIrd General Assembly of the IAU (Part A), 1997 , 1998 , pp. 90 - 93
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Copyright © Kluwer 1998

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