Bounds on the fine structure constantvariability from Fe II absorption lines in QSO spectra

European Physical Journal: Special Topics

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 173-189

  Molaro, P ^a   Reimers, D ^b   Agafonova, I I ^c   Levshakov, S A ^c  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 56549086294     PISSN: 19516355     EISSN: 19516401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00818-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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