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Probing the variability of the fine-structure constant with the VLT UVES
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We assess the cosmological variability of the fine-structure constant from the analysis of an ensemble of Fe II absorption lines at the redshift z=1.15 toward the QSO HE 0515-4414 by means of the standard many-multiplet (MM) technique and its revision based on linear regression (RMM). This is the first time the MM technique is applied to exceptional high-resolution and high signal-to-noise QSO spectra recorded with the UV-Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES) at the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT). Our analysis results in the most stringent bounds hitherto infered from QSO absorption lines. Our results support the null hypothesis of a non-varying fine-structure constant at a significance level of 76 percent, whereas the support for the results presented in former MM studies indicating a variation in the fine-structure constant is 14 percent.
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- Authors
- Quast, R., Reimers, D., & Levshakov, S. A.
- Venue
- Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
- Publisher
- Chiba Institute of Technology
- Published
- 2003-11-12
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- W3106390598
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- 167
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 9.47
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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