A new measure of Δα/α at redshift z = 1.84 from very high resolution spectra of Q 1101-264

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volumn 466, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1077-1082

  Levshakov, S A ^a,f   Molaro, P ^b,c   Lopez, S ^d   D'Odorico, S ^e   Centurion, M ^b   Bonifacio, P ^b,c   Agafonova, I I ^a,f   Reimers, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^e EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

^f IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cosmology: observations; Galaxies: quasars: absorption lines; Galaxies: quasars: individual: Q 1101 264; Line: profiles

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; GALAXIES; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

COSMIC TIME; FE II LINES;

COSMOLOGY;

EID: 34248598494     PISSN: 00046361     EISSN: 14320746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20066064     Document Type: Article

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