Methods for Constraining Fine Structure Constant Evolution with OH Microwave Transitions
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Methods for constraining fine structure constant evolution with OH microwave transitions.
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review Letters
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0031-9007,1079-7114
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.91.011301