The Hubble Deep Field South (HDF-S) HST observations are expected to begin in
October 1998. We present a composite spectrum of the QSO in the HDF-S field
covering UV/optical/near IR wavelengths, obtained by combining data from the
ANU 2.3m Telescope with STIS on the HST. This intermediate resolution spectrum
covers the range 1600-10000A and allows us to derive some basic information on
the intervening absorption systems which will be important in planning future
higher resolution studies of this QSO.Comment: 9 pages and 2 figures, submitted to ApJ

Boyle B. J.

Francis P. J.

J. K. Webb

K. M. Sealey

M. J. Drinkwater

English

arXiv

The Hubble Deep Field South (HDF-S) Hubble Space Telescope (HST) observations are expected to begin in 1998 October. We present a composite spectrum of the QSO in the HDF-S held covering UV/optical/near-IR wavelengths, obtained by combining data from the Australian National University 2.3 m telescope with STIS on the HST.(1) This intermediate-resolution spectrum covers the range 1600-10000 Angstrom and allows us to derive some basic information on the intervening absorption systems which will be important in planning future higher resolution studies of this QSO. The QSO J2233 - 606 coordinates are alpha = 22(h)33(m)37(s).6, delta = -60 degrees 33'29 (J2000), the magnitude is B = 17.5, and its redshift is z(em) = 2.238, derived by simultaneously fitting several emission lines. The spectral index is alpha = -0.7 +/- 0.1, measured between the Ly alpha and Mg II emission lines. Many absorption systems are present, including systems with metal lines redward of the Ly alpha emission line at z(abs) 2.204, 1.942, 1.870, 1.787 and a few very strong Ly alpha features at z(abs) = 2.077, 1.928, without similarly strong metal lines. There is a conspicuous Lyman limit (LL) absorption system that is most likely associated with the z(abs) = 1.942 system with a neutral hydrogen column density of N-HI = (3.1 +/- 1.0) x 10(17) cm(-2). There is some evidence for the presence of a second LL absorber just to the blue of the conspicuous system at z = 1.870. We have employed a new technique, based on an analysis of the shape of the observed spectrum in the region of the LL absorption, to explore the properties of the gas. We tentatively conclude that this system might have suitable characteristics for measuring the deuterium-to-hydrogen (D/H) ratio

Sealey, K. M.

Drinkwater, M. J.

Webb, J. K.

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