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Evolution and gravitational lensing in quasar absorption line systems

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We present tests of both evolution and the bias due to gravitational lensing in the redshift distribution of quasar metal-absorption-line systems.

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    Peter A. Thomas & Rachel L. Webster

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Yannick Mellier Bernard Fort Geneviève Soucail

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Thomas, P.A., Webster, R.L. (1990). Evolution and gravitational lensing in quasar absorption line systems. In: Mellier, Y., Fort, B., Soucail, G. (eds) Gravitational Lensing. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 360. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0009244

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