H I Absorbers as Beacons of Hidden Structure at z about 3: Multi-Component, Metal-Rich Absorption System near a Protocluster

arXiv:2609.04349 · astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.CO · Submitted 2026-09-03 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.CO

Submitted: 2026-09-03

Updated: 2026-09-03

Comments: Accepted for publication in MNRAS. 17 pages, 19 figures

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

Terminology

• Metallicity — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Trace — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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