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The VLT-UVES survey for molecular hydrogen in high-redshift damped Lyman-$\alpha$ systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2005

Cédric Ledoux
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory (ESO), Alonso de Córdova 3107, Casilla 19001, Vitacura, Santiago, Chile email: cledoux@eso.org
Patrick Petitjean
Affiliation:
Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris – CNRS, 98bis Boulevard Arago, 75014, Paris, France email: petitjean@iap.fr LERMA, Observatoire de Paris, 61 Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75014, Paris, France
R. Srianand
Affiliation:
IUCAA, Post Bag 4, Ganesh Khind, Pune 411 007, India email: anand@iucaa.ernet.in
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Abstract

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We report the current results of our on-going search for molecular hydrogen (H$_2$) in damped Lyman-$\alpha$ (DLA) and sub-DLA systems at $1.8<z_{\rm abs}<3.4$ using the Ultraviolet and Visible Echelle Spectrograph (UVES) installed at the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), Unit Kueyen.

Type
Contributed Papers
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© 2005 International Astronomical Union