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Galaxies At Z = 3 Around Damped Ly-Α Clouds, N. Bouché, James D. Lowenthal
Galaxies At Z = 3 Around Damped Ly-Α Clouds, N. Bouché, James D. Lowenthal
Astronomy: Faculty Publications
We are exploring the connection between Damped Ly-α Absorption systems and Lyman Break Galaxies using deep m (5σ)=26 m - broad band imaging (UBVI) of four wide fields (0.25deg each) obtained at the Kitt Peak 4-m telescope with MOSAIC. Each field contains a DLA at z ∼ 3. We want to address the nature of DLA at high-redshifts: (1) Are the DLAs embedded in much larger systems of galaxies? (2) How does the spatial distribution of emitters in 3D (space and redshift) correlate with the absorber? Contrary to most previous DLA studies, we are not looking for the absorber, and …