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	<title>A catalog of absorption in the spectra of quasi-stellar objects.</title>
	<altname type="ADC">J/ApJS/77/203</altname>
		<altname type="CDS">J/ApJS/77/203</altname>
		<altname type="brief">A catalog of absorption in the spectra of quas</altname>
	<reference>
		<source>
<journal>
	<title>A catalog of absorption in the spectra of quasi-stellar objects.</title>
	<author>
			<initial>V</initial>
			<lastName>Junkkarinen</lastName></author>
	<author>
			<initial>A</initial>
			<lastName>Hewitt</lastName></author>
	<author>
			<initial>G</initial>
			<lastName>Burbidge</lastName></author>
	<name>Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser.</name>
	<volume>77</volume>
	<pageno>203</pageno>
		<date>
			<year>1991</year></date>
	<bibcode>1991ApJS...77..203J</bibcode></journal>
<journal>
	<title>A catalog of absorption in the spectra of quasi-stellar objects.</title>
	<author>
			<initial>V</initial>
			<lastName>Junkkarinen</lastName></author>
	<author>
			<initial>A</initial>
			<lastName>Hewitt</lastName></author>
	<author>
			<initial>G</initial>
			<lastName>Burbidge</lastName></author>
	<name>Astrophys. J. Suppl, Ser.</name>
	<volume>81</volume>
	<pageno>409</pageno>
		<date>
			<year>1992</year></date>
	<bibcode>1992ApJS...81,,409J</bibcode></journal></source></reference>
	<keywords parentListURL="http://messier.gsfc.nasa.gov/xml/keywordlists/apj_keywords.html">
			<keyword xlink:href="galaxies_distances_and_redshifts.html">galaxies: distances and redshifts</keyword>
			<keyword xlink:href="line_identification.html">line: identification</keyword>
			<keyword xlink:href="quasars_general.html">quasars: general</keyword></keywords>
	<descriptions>
				<description>
				<para> (Abstract of the paper)
    This paper contains a compilation of basic information on QSO
    absorption systems. A total of 724 QSOs are listed in three
    tables. Table 1 contains 353 QSOs that have absorption-line
    systems with measured redshifts. The numerous Ly{alpha} forest
    systems based only on narrow hydrogen lines are excluded from
    Table 1. Absorption systems with multiple components are listed
    only once in all of the components fall within a span of 500 km/s.
    A total of 862 systems with narrow metal lines which we consider
    to be reliably identified are listed in Table 1. Table 1 contains
    an additional 260 systems consisting of less certain systems,
    damped Ly{alpha} systems, and Lyman limit systems that have not
    detected narrow metal lines. In Table 2 we list 146 broad
    absorption line QSOs. Fifteen of these have narrow absorption line
    systems identified, and thus they also appear in Table 1. In Table
    3 we give an inhomogeneous list of 240 QSOs in which absorption
    systems have been seen but not measured.</para></description>
                        <details/></descriptions>
	<tableHead>
		<tableLinks>
				<tableLink xlink:href="table1a">
	<title>QSO names and positions</title></tableLink></tableLinks>
	<fields>
		<field>
			<name>Coor</name>
			<definition>Coordinate designation 1950</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>RAh1</name>
			<definition>Right ascension 1950</definition>
			<units>h</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>RAm1</name>
			<definition>Right ascension 1950</definition>
			<units>min</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>RAs1</name>
			<definition>Right ascension 1950</definition>
			<units>s</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DE-</name>
			<definition>Declination sign</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DEd1</name>
			<definition>Declination 1950</definition>
			<units>d</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DEm1</name>
			<definition>Declination 1950</definition>
			<units>arcmin</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DEs1</name>
			<definition>Declination 1950</definition>
			<units>arcsec</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>RAh2</name>
			<definition>Right ascension 2000</definition>
			<units>h</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>RAm2</name>
			<definition>Right ascension 2000</definition>
			<units>min</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>RAs2</name>
			<definition>Right ascension 2000</definition>
			<units>s</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DE-</name>
			<definition>Declination sign</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DEd2</name>
			<definition>Declination 2000</definition>
			<units>d</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DEm2</name>
			<definition>Declination 2000</definition>
			<units>arcmin</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DEs2</name>
			<definition>Declination 2000</definition>
			<units>arcsec</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>z(em)</name>
			<definition>Emission redshift</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>u_z(em)</name>
			<definition>Uncertainty flag on the emission redshift</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>V</name>
			<definition>Apparent magnitude</definition>
			<units>mag</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>n_V</name>
			<definition>A '*' indicates variability</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Jname</name>
			<definition>Coordinate designation J2000</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>name1</name>
			<definition>Other name</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>name2</name>
			<definition>Other name</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>name3</name>
			<definition>Other name</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>name4</name>
			<definition>Other name</definition>
			<units>--</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Com</name>
			<definition>Comments</definition>
			<units>---</units></field></fields></tableHead>
	<tableHead>
		<tableLinks>
				<tableLink xlink:href="table1b">
	<title>QSO absorbing systems</title></tableLink></tableLinks>
	<fields>
		<field>
			<name>Name</name>
			<definition>J name</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Sys</name>
			<definition>Running number for the systems in order of
                                   increasing redshift. Where no number appears
                                   before an absorption-line system, that system
                                   is considered by the authors to be less
                                   certain except if BAL (Broad Absorption Line)
                                   or possible BAL</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>B</name>
			<definition>B= BAL, ? = possible BAL</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>z(abs)</name>
			<definition>Absorption redshift or
                                       first interval value of z(abs) for BAL
                                       or possible BAL</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>n_z(abs)</name>
			<definition>A '-' denotes an interval of redshift
                                    for BAL or possible BAL</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>z(abs)2</name>
			<definition>Second interval value of z(abs)
                                      when n_z(abs)='-'</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>N</name>
			<definition>Number which is the multiplicity of
                                   redshifts within 500 km/s (in the rest frame)
                                   of the values listed</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>ref_z(abs)</name>
			<definition>Primary reference used</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion1</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion2</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion3</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion4</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion5</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion6</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion7</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion8</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion9</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion10</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion11</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion12</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion13</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion14</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion15</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion16</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion17</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion18</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion19</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion20</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ion21</name>
			<definition>Ion in absorption</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>ref2</name>
			<definition>Other reference</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>ref3</name>
			<definition>Other reference</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>ref4</name>
			<definition>Other reference</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>ref5</name>
			<definition>Other reference</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>ref6</name>
			<definition>Other reference</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>ref7</name>
			<definition>Other reference</definition>
			<units>---</units></field></fields></tableHead>
	<tableHead>
		<tableLinks>
				<tableLink xlink:href="table2">
	<title>Broad Absorption Line QSOs</title></tableLink>
				<tableLink xlink:href="table3">
	<title>QSOs with absorption lines detected</title></tableLink></tableLinks>
	<fields>
		<field>
			<name>Name</name>
			<definition>Coordinate designation 1950</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>n_Name</name>
			<definition>A "*" indicates that the object also appears
                                   in table1</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>name</name>
			<definition>Most frequently used other name</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>n_name</name>
			<definition>A "*" indicates a QSO near the listed NGC
                                   galaxy with no coordinates given for the QSO.
                                   The coordinates of the NGC galaxy are listed
                                   (table3)</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>RAh</name>
			<definition>Right ascension 1950</definition>
			<units>h</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>RAm</name>
			<definition>Right ascension 1950</definition>
			<units>min</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>RAs</name>
			<definition>Right ascension 1950</definition>
			<units>s</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DE-</name>
			<definition>Declination sign</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DEd</name>
			<definition>Declination 1950</definition>
			<units>deg</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DEm</name>
			<definition>Declination 1950</definition>
			<units>arcmin</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>DEs</name>
			<definition>Declination 1950</definition>
			<units>arcsec</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>V</name>
			<definition>Apparent magnitude</definition>
			<units>mag</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>n_V</name>
			<definition>A '*' indicates variability</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>z(em)</name>
			<definition>Emission redshift</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>u_z(em)</name>
			<definition>Uncertainty flag on the emission redshift</definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Ref</name>
			<definition>References to papers in which absorption was
                                   reported. A question mark indicates
                                   "possible" BAL</definition>
			<units>---</units></field></fields></tableHead>
	<tableHead>
		<tableLinks>
				<tableLink xlink:href="refs">
	<title>References in numerical order</title></tableLink>
				<tableLink xlink:href="refalp">
	<title>References in alphabetic order</title></tableLink></tableLinks>
	<fields>
		<field>
			<name>Ref</name>
			<definition>Reference number
	<footnote footnoteId="???"><para>number=</para>
			<para>
   If you decide to copy these files, please send a note with your name and
   address to Professor G. Burbidge (by e-mail care of B. Travell, address:
   CASS::TRAVELL_OIR  (SPAN type address) or by regular mail to G. Burbidge
   CASS 0111, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093-0111).
   This will help us judge the usefulness of this electronic distribution and
   we will use the information to make a mailing list for errata etc.
   Questions regarding the ftp computer account and any problems with the
   electronic copies should be addressed to Vesa Junkkarinen
   (e-mail to: vesa@cass157.ucsd.edu).
   Please provide the usual acknowledgement/reference to the appropriate
   Ap. J. Supplement paper if these electronic tables are used in published
   research.
</para></footnote></definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>dot</name>
			<definition>
	<footnote footnoteId="???"><para>number=</para>
			<para>
   If you decide to copy these files, please send a note with your name and
   address to Professor G. Burbidge (by e-mail care of B. Travell, address:
   CASS::TRAVELL_OIR  (SPAN type address) or by regular mail to G. Burbidge
   CASS 0111, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093-0111).
   This will help us judge the usefulness of this electronic distribution and
   we will use the information to make a mailing list for errata etc.
   Questions regarding the ftp computer account and any problems with the
   electronic copies should be addressed to Vesa Junkkarinen
   (e-mail to: vesa@cass157.ucsd.edu).
   Please provide the usual acknowledgement/reference to the appropriate
   Ap. J. Supplement paper if these electronic tables are used in published
   research.
</para></footnote></definition>
			<units>---</units></field>
		<field>
			<name>Text</name>
			<definition>Reference text
	<footnote footnoteId="???"><para>number=</para>
			<para>
   If you decide to copy these files, please send a note with your name and
   address to Professor G. Burbidge (by e-mail care of B. Travell, address:
   CASS::TRAVELL_OIR  (SPAN type address) or by regular mail to G. Burbidge
   CASS 0111, UCSD, La Jolla, CA 92093-0111).
   This will help us judge the usefulness of this electronic distribution and
   we will use the information to make a mailing list for errata etc.
   Questions regarding the ftp computer account and any problems with the
   electronic copies should be addressed to Vesa Junkkarinen
   (e-mail to: vesa@cass157.ucsd.edu).
   Please provide the usual acknowledgement/reference to the appropriate
   Ap. J. Supplement paper if these electronic tables are used in published
   research.
</para></footnote></definition>
			<units>---</units></field></fields></tableHead>
	
	<history>
		<ingest>
	
			<creator>
				<lastName>Patricia Bauer</lastName>
				<affiliation>CDS</affiliation></creator>
	<date>
		<year>1994</year><month>May</month><day>27</day></date></ingest>
		</history>
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