Keywords: quasars: absorption lines — galaxies: halos — abundances

1. INTRODUCTION

2.2. COS Data and Database

2.3. Data Reduction and Coaddition

2.4. COS Wavelength Calibration

2.5. Adopted Database

2.6. Supporting Ground-Based Observations

3. SEARCH FOR STRONG H I-SELECTED ABSORBERS

4. ESTIMATION OF THE COLUMN DENSITIES

5. RESULTS

6. SUMMARY