A new constraint on the time dependence of the proton-to-electron mass ratio: Analysis of the Q 0347-383 and Q 0405-443 spectra

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 440, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-52

  Ivanchik, A ^a   Petitjean, P ^b,c   Varshalovich, D ^a   Aracil, B ^b,d   Srianand, R ^e   Chand, H ^e   Ledoux, C ^f   Boisse P ^b,c  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e INTER UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS   (India)

^f EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Chile)

Author keywords

Cosmology: observations; Cosmology: theory; Quasars: absorption lines; Quasars: individual: Q 0405 443 quasars: individual: Q 0347 383

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CORRELATION METHODS; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRONS; ERROR ANALYSIS; PROTONS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

COSMOLOGY: OBSERVATIONS; COSMOLOGY: THEORY; QUASARS: ABSORPTION LINES; QUASARS: INDIVIDUAL: Q 0405-443 QUASARS: INDIVIDUAL: Q 0347 383;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 24944487242     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20052648     Document Type: Article

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