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2007MNRAS.374..292W - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 374, 292-304 (2007/January-1)
The star formation rate of CaII and damped Lyman α absorbers at 0.4 < z < 1.3.
WILD V., HEWETT P.C. and PETTINI M.
Abstract (from CDS):
The contribution of both DLA and CaII absorbers to the total observed star formation rate density,, in the redshift range 0.4 < z < 1.3, is small, ≲10 and ≲ 3per cent, respectively. The result contrasts with the conclusions of Hopkins et al. that DLA absorbers can account for the majority of the total observed in the same redshift range. The disagreement is a direct consequence of the much lower SFR per unit area we observe than predicted by the Schmidt law. Our results effectively rule out a picture in which DLA absorbers are the sites in which a large fraction of the total at redshifts z ≲ 1 occurs.
Abstract Copyright: 2006 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2006 RAS
Journal keyword(s): galaxies: ISM - quasars: absorption lines
Simbad objects: 2
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