EVIDENCE FOR STRUCTURE IN THE H I COLUMN DENSITY DISTRIBUTION OF QSO ABSORBERS

PETITJEAN, P; WEBB, JK; RAUCH, M; CARSWELL, RF; LANZETTA, K
1993
MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
The H I column density distribution function of QSO absorption line systems is investigated using recent data with high spectral resolution, and extensive surveys of the Lyman limit systems and damped Ly alpha systems.