Influence of the continuum determination method on the mean transmission in the Lyα forest

Determination of the initial flux, or continuum, in the quasar spectra prior to its absorption by the intergalactic Hi is nontrivial problem and it affects the precision of the mean transmission in the Lyα forest, F(z). The results of comparison of the F(z) values obtained using different methods of...

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Published in:Advances in Astronomy and Space Physics
Date:2016
Main Author: Torbaniuk, O.
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Language:English
Published: Головна астрономічна обсерваторія НАН України 2016
Online Access:https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/119948
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Cite this:Influence of the continuum determination method on the mean transmission in the Lyα forest / O. Torbaniuk // Advances in Astronomy and Space Physics. — 2016. — Т. 6., вип. 1. — С. 34-40. — Бібліогр.: 51 назв. — англ.

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Influence of the continuum determination method on the mean transmission in the Lyα forest / O. Torbaniuk // Advances in Astronomy and Space Physics. — 2016. — Т. 6., вип. 1. — С. 34-40. — Бібліогр.: 51 назв. — англ.
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https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/119948
Determination of the initial flux, or continuum, in the quasar spectra prior to its absorption by the intergalactic Hi is nontrivial problem and it affects the precision of the mean transmission in the Lyα forest, F(z). The results of comparison of the F(z) values obtained using different methods of the continuum determination are presented in this paper. This analysis was conducted using the most complete compilation of the F(z) data from the literature. It was found that the values of the F(z) obtained with the manually determined continuum are systematically higher than those obtained from extrapolated continuum. The difference varies from 5% at z = 2 up to 33% at z = 4.5, respectively.
The author is thankful to Dr. Ganna Ivashchenko and Dr. Irina Vavilova for their invaluable help and fruitful discussions. This work has been supported by the Target Programme of Space Research of the NAS of Ukraine for 2013-2016 and by the Swiss National Science Foundation grant SCOPE IZ7370-152581.
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Головна астрономічна обсерваторія НАН України
Advances in Astronomy and Space Physics
Influence of the continuum determination method on the mean transmission in the Lyα forest
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description Determination of the initial flux, or continuum, in the quasar spectra prior to its absorption by the intergalactic Hi is nontrivial problem and it affects the precision of the mean transmission in the Lyα forest, F(z). The results of comparison of the F(z) values obtained using different methods of the continuum determination are presented in this paper. This analysis was conducted using the most complete compilation of the F(z) data from the literature. It was found that the values of the F(z) obtained with the manually determined continuum are systematically higher than those obtained from extrapolated continuum. The difference varies from 5% at z = 2 up to 33% at z = 4.5, respectively.
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citation_txt Influence of the continuum determination method on the mean transmission in the Lyα forest / O. Torbaniuk // Advances in Astronomy and Space Physics. — 2016. — Т. 6., вип. 1. — С. 34-40. — Бібліогр.: 51 назв. — англ.
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