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Ly-alpha clouds - Isolated structures in cold dark matter cosmogony

Journal Article · · Astrophysical Journal; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/168326· OSTI ID:6851990
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  1. Princeton Univ. Observatory, NJ (USA)
A filter designed to study isolated density fluctuations is introduced and used to identify Ly-alpha cloud candidates in a biased CDM model. It is found that the number density of cloud candidates at z = 2.5 is too small to account for the observed number of lines. If Ly-alpha clouds have their origins in primordial density fluctuations, the CDM power spectrum does not have sufficient power on subgalactic scales to account for the observed structures. 17 refs.
OSTI ID:
6851990
Journal Information:
Astrophysical Journal; (USA), Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal; (USA) Vol. 349; ISSN ASJOA; ISSN 0004-637X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English