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Table A.1

Ionic column densities of systems A, B, C, and D.

System A

Component Aα
z 3.362057
v (km s-1)a +760
b (km s-1)b 5.0
Ion Transitions observedc log (N)
C ii λ1036, λ1334 13.32 ± 0.02
C ii* λ1335 <12.35
O i λ1302 <12.05
Al ii λ 1670 <12.05
Si ii λ 1260 12.26 ± 0.03
Si ii* λ1265 <12.25
Fe ii λ1608 <12.65

Component AG AF AE AD AC AB AA
z 3.359289 3.359745 3.360141 3.360861 3.361471 3.362057 3.362520
v (km s-1)a +570 +601 +628 +678 +720 +760 +792
b (km s-1)b 11 8 13 11 18 9 23
Ion Transitions observedc log (N)
H i Lyman series d ≤ 14.1 ≤ 15.5 ≤ 15.6 ≤ 15.8 ≤ 15.3 ≤ 16.2 ≤ 14.0
C iv λ1548, λ1550 13.56 ± 0.01 >14.2 (S) >14.7 (S) >14.7 (S) 14.6 ± 0.02 >14.4 (S) 13.12 ± 0.07
N v λ1238, λ1242 <12.0
O vi λ1031, λ1037 13.6 ± 0.7e 13.7 ± 0.3f 14.75 ± 0.01g
Si iv λ1393, λ1402 12.92 ± 0.02 >13.7 (S) 13.58 ± 0.01 13.72 ± 0.01 13.18 ± 0.02 >13.7 (S) 12.61 ± 0.05
System B

Component Bδ Bγ Bβ Bα
z 3.350286 3.351030 3.351123 3.351743
v (km s-1)a –51 0 +6 +49
b (km s-1)b 15 7 12 15
Ion Transitions observedc log (N)
C ii λ 1334 13.14 ± 0.04 >14.5 (S) >13.7 (S) 13.78 ± 0.01
C ii* λ 1335 12.65 ± 0.1 >14.5 (S) >13.2 (S) 13.33 ± 0.02
N ii λ 1083 13.03 ± 0.08 13.89 ± 0.03 13.29 ± 0.07 13.33 ± 0.04
O i λ 1302 <12.95 13.65 ± 0.02 12.93 ± 0.14 <13.1
Al ii λ 1670 11.71 ± 0.05 >12.87 (S) >11.79 12.22 ± 0.02
Si ii λ1190, λ1193, λ1260, 12.23 ± 0.06 13.82 ± 0.02 <12.0 12.85 ± 0.08
λ1304, λ1526
Si ii* λ1194, λ1197, λ1264, <11.0 12.87 ± 0.03 11.7 ± 0.3 11.9 ± 0.1
λ1309, λ1533
Fe ii λ1608 <12.70

Component BF BE BD BC BB BA
z 3.349792 3.350286 3.351016 3.351349 3.351630 3.351808
v (km s-1)a –83 –51 –1 22 41 54
b (km s-1)b 10 11 7 33 4 8
Ion Transitions observedc log (N)
H i Lyman series d ≤ 15.0 ≤ 15.0 17.9 <NH i< 18.35 (S) ≤ 16.15 ≤ 16.0 (S)h
C iv λ1548, λ1550 13.20 ± 0.01 13.20 ± 0.02 13.39 ± 0.02 13.28 ± 0.02 12.7 ± 0.06 13.42 ± 0.02
N v λ1238, λ1242 <12.3
Si iv λ1393, λ1402 12.60 ± 0.02 12.89 ± 0.01 13.25 ± 0.01 13.16 ± 0.02 12.28 ± 0.05 12.99 ± 0.02
System C

Component Cα
z 3.348545
v (km s-1)a –171
b (km s-1)b 4

Ion Transitions observedc log (N)
C ii λ 1334 13.50 ± 0.02
C ii* λ 1335 13.11 ± 0.03
Ion Transitions observedc log (N)
N ii λ 1083 <12.75
O i λ 1302 <11.2
Al ii λ 1670 11.66 ± 0.04
Si ii λ1190, λ1193, λ1260, 13.04 ± 0.03
λ1304, λ1526
Si ii* λ1194, λ1197, λ1264, 11.7 ± 0.1
Fe ii λ1608 <12.75

Component CC CB CA
z 3.348234 3.348552 3.348649
v (km s-1)a –193 –171 –164
b (km s-1)b 22 41 54
Ion Transitions observedc log (N)
H i Lyman series d <13.8 15.53 ± 0.05 i <14.0
C iv λ1548, λ1550 13.2 ± 0.2 13.27 ± 0.06 13.2 ± 0.2
N v λ1238, λ1242 <13.05
Si iv λ1393, λ1402 12.21 ± 0.08 12.66 ± 0.02 12.01 ± 0.1
System D

Component DD DC DB DA
z 3.345680 3.346103 3.346212 3.346816
v (km s-1)a –369 –339 –332 –290
b (km s-1)b 4

Ion Transitions observedc log (N)
H i Lyman series d 14.00 ± 0.1 15.75 ± 0.05 15.55 ± 0.05 14.35 ± 0.1
C ii λ1036, λ1334 12.66 ± 0.05
N ii λ1083 <12.15
N v λ1238, λ1242 <11.85
C iv λ1548, λ1550 <12.05
O i λ1302 <12.5
Al ii λ1670 11.2
Si ii λ1190, λ1260 11.65j
Si ii λ1309 <12.4
Si iv λ1393, λ1402 <11.3
Fe ii λ1608 <12.5

Notes. Since high- and low-ionisation transitions tend to follow different profiles, we denote them differently: high-ionisation components are denoted with capital, Latin letters and low-ionisation components with Greek letters. Most do not trace the same component – exceptions are Aα = AB, Bγ BD, Cα = CB. H i typically follows the high-ions and as such is included in those components. (S): measurement affected by saturation; (B): measurement affected my blending;

(a)

relative velocity compared to component Bγ at z = 3.351030;

(b)

b is the broadening parameter for the component determined from the fit to the highest S/N, unsaturated and unblended lines;

(c)

only transitions in bold have been used in the determining of column densities or upper limits;

(d)

see Sect. 3.1.1 and Figs. 3, 4;

(e,f,g)

z = 3.358461,3.359810,3.361463 and b = 65,36,72 km s-1 respectively.

(h)

Combined upper limit for BA+ BB + BC;

(i)

b = 8.0 km s-1;

(j)

true nature of this measurement is discussed in Sect. 4.4.

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