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The Nature and Evolution of Absorption-Selected Galaxies

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We present results of surveys for high redshift galaxies selected by their having produced detectable Mg~II and Lyman limit absorption in the spectra of background QSOs. We discuss the properties of the absorbing galaxies, the connection between galaxy properties and absorption line signatures, and how a combination of QSO absorption line and conventional faint galaxy techniques can be used to study field galaxy evolution to very large redshifts.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9509098,
  title  = {The Nature and Evolution of Absorption-Selected Galaxies},
  author = {C. Steidel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9509098},
  year   = {2007}
}

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14 pages, uuencoded, compressed postscript (includes figures). Review talk given at the ESO Workshop on QSO Absorption Lines, November 1994