The VLT-UVES survey for molecular hydrogen in high-redshift damped Lyman-$\alpha$ systems

/ Authors

C. Ledoux, P. Petitjean, R. Observatory, Iap, París, France., Iucaa, Pune, India.

/ Abstract

We report the current results of our on-going search for molecular hydrogen (H$_2$) in damped Lyman-$\alpha$ (DLA) and sub-DLA systems at $1.8<z_{\rm abs}<3.4$ using the Ultraviolet and Visible Echelle Spectrograph (UVES) installed at the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), Unit Kueyen.

Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

DOI: 10.1017/S1743921305003005