A simple analytical model for the abundance of damped Ly-αabsorbers

Abstract

A simple analytical model for estimating the fraction (Ω_{gas}) of matter in gaseous form within the collapsed dark matter (DM) haloes is presented. The model is developed using (i) the Press-Schechter formalism to estimate the fraction of baryons in DM haloes, and (ii) the observational estimates of the star formation rate at different redshifts. The prediction for Ω_{gas} from the model is in broad agreement with the observed abundance of the damped Ly-αsystems. Furthermore, it can be used for estimating the circular velocities of the collapsed haloes at different redshifts, which could be compared with future observations.

Revised version; Accepted for publication in ApJ

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