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We detail a powerful indirect method for the study of damped Lyα systems (DLAs) at low redshift. We increase the probability of finding a low-redshift DLA to nearly 50% by targeting QSOs that are known to have strong low-redshift Mg II and Fe II absorption lines in their spectra. We are using Sloan Digital Sky Survey QSO spectra complemented by a survey we are conducting at the MMT to study the metal-line systems. The Hubble Space Telescope is being used to confirm low-redshift DLAs. In addition, we are imaging low-redshift DLA galaxies with several ground-based telescopes to directly study their environments.
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Nestor, D.B., Rao, S.M., Turnshek, D.A. (2003). Strong Absorption-Line Systems at Low Redshift: MgII and Damped LYα. In: Rosenberg, J.L., Putman, M.E. (eds) The IGM/Galaxy Connection. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 281. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0115-1_4
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