Discovery of intergalactic bridges connecting two faint $z\sim 3$ quasars

Fabrizio Arrigoni Battaia, Aura Obreja, J. Xavier Prochaska +6

We use MUSE/VLT to conduct a survey of $z\sim 3$ physical quasar pairs at close separation with a fast observation strategy. Our aim is twofold: (i) explore the Ly$\alpha$ glow around th…