Abstract
Despite excellent new data on the Lyα forest toward 3C 273 gained from high-resolution STIS spectra, the connection between the Lyα forest and galaxies remains elusive. Specifically, we find: (1) no correlation of Lyα absorbers with galaxies except for the Virgo cluster of galaxies; (2) no significant clustering of Lyα absorbers; (3) no Lyα void larger than 5500 km s-1 across, i.e., no larger than what would be expected from a random distribution of absorbers.
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Heap, S., Williger, G., Davé, R., Weymann, R. (2003). The IGM-Galaxy Connection: The Line of Sight to 3C 273. In: Rosenberg, J.L., Putman, M.E. (eds) The IGM/Galaxy Connection. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 281. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0115-1_13
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