Abstract We present a new imaging and spectroscopic survey aimed at identifying intervening galaxies responsible for low redshift (z ∼ 0.5) MgII absorption line systems in quasar spectra. Our observations and those already reported in the literature are used to build a sample of 17 absorption systems, which comprises 13 absorber identifications. Our results reveal no unsuspected class of absorbers and are fully compatible with the intervening galaxy hypothesis. In the quasar fields, we also have obtained spectroscopic observations of 13 other galaxies which are used as test sample.


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    Title :

    Properties of the galaxies giving rise to MgII quasar absorption systems


    Contributors:
    Bergeron, J. (author) / Boissé, P. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 11 , 2 ; 241-244


    Publication date :

    1991-01-01


    Size :

    4 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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