Variation of the fine-structure constant: Very high resolution spectrum of QSO HE 0515-4414

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 451, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-56

  Chand, H ^a   Srianand, R ^a   Petitjean, P ^b,c   Aracil, B ^b,d   Quast, R ^e   Reimers, D ^e  

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

^b INSTITUT D'ASTROPHYSIQUE DE PARIS   (France)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cosmology: observations; Galaxies: quasars: absorption lines

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CALIBRATION; COSMIC RAYS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COSMOLOGY: OBSERVATIONS; GALAXIES: QUASARS: ABSORPTION LINES; HIGH ACCURACY RADIAL VELOCITY PLANET SEARCHER (HARPS);

GALAXIES;

EID: 33646515800     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20054584     Document Type: Article

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