Abstract
A simple consistency argument for hypothesis of the galactic halo origin of the Lyα forest absorption lines is advanced, based on the recent determination of column-density vs. impact parameter relation for the low-redshift gaseous galactic haloes. It is shown that observations of neutral hydrogen absorption around luminous galaxies are consistent with the index of the power-law column density distribution derived from statistical analyses of large samples of high-redshift Lyα forest lines.PACS: 98.62.Ra, 98.62.Gq, 98.80.Es
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Ćirković, M.M., Samurović, S. Column Density Distribution of Galactic Lyα AbsorptionSystems. Astrophysics and Space Science 271, 91–95 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002150321117
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