Properties of a Chemically Enriched Lya Absorption System at z=0.167 and Implications for the Total Baryons in Extended Gaseous Envelopes Around Galaxies
Abstract
We present a detailed analysis of the chemical abundances, ionization state, and origin of a partial Lyman limit system (N(HI) ~ 1016 cm-2) at low redshift (z=0.167 towards PKS0405-1219). We also present the first estimate of the total baryons in extended gaseous envelopes around galaxies based on a simple photoionization model for the Lya absorbers. We find that extended gaseous envelopes can explain between 5--20% of the total baryons predicted by the big bang nucleosynthesis model.
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