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A population of faint extended line emitters and the host galaxies of optically thick QSO absorption systems (2008)
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Rauch, M., Haehnelt, M., Bunker, A., Becker, G., Marleau, F., Graham, J., …Theuns, T. (2008). A population of faint extended line emitters and the host galaxies of optically thick QSO absorption systems. Astrophysical Journal, 681(2), 856-880. https://doi.org/10.1086/525846

We have conducted a long-slit search for low surface brightness Lyα emitters at redshift 2.67 < z < 3.75. A 92 hr long exposure with the ESO VLT FORS2 instrument down to a 1 σ surface brightness detection limit of 8 × 10−20 erg cm−2 s−1 arcsec−2 per... Read More about A population of faint extended line emitters and the host galaxies of optically thick QSO absorption systems.