Back to the article index

Article Contents

ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.ABSORPTION DIAGNOSTICS

2.1.H I Covering Fractions

2.2.Metal Absorption Systems Transverse to Galaxies

2.3.Down-the-Barrel Metal Absorption Lines

2.4.Kinematic and Azimuthal Angle Diagnostics

2.4.1.Azimuthal Angle Diagnostics

2.4.2.Kinematic Diagnostics

2.5.Cosmological Absorber Statistics

2.5.1.The HI Column Density Distribution

2.5.2.The Metallicity Distribution of LLSs

3.EMISSION DIAGNOSTICS

3.1.Lyα Emission from the CGM

3.2.UV Metal Line Emission from the CGM

3.3.X-ray Emission from Hot Halo Gas

4.CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK

REFERENCES