Resolving the physics of Quasar Ly alpha Nebulae (RePhyNe): II. The dense and clumpy CGM of Quasars at z about 3.5

arXiv:2610.01400 · astro-ph.GA · Submitted 2026-10-01 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-10-01

Updated: 2026-10-01

Comments: 13 pages + 4 appendix pages, 7 + 6 figures, submitted to A&A

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• AGN — 7× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Metallicity — 7× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• AGN Feedback — 4× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Abundance — 4× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Core — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Dust Attenuation — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• alpha — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Calibration — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Center for Astrophysics and Space Science — 1× in this paper
• Degeneracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Initial Mass Function (IMF) — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Robustness — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Stellar Feedback — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• The MUSE Extremely Deep Field: the Cosmic Web in Emission at High Redshift
• The (Limited) Effect of Viscosity in Multiphase Turbulent Mixing
• AGN radiation imprints on the circumgalactic medium of massive galaxies

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