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Absorption Line Variability

Absorption Line Variability is a scientific phenomenon in astrophysics characterized by temporal changes in the equivalent width, depth, or profile of absorption lines in interstellar spectra, arising from dynamic physical conditions in intervening absorbing media.

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Search for Time Variation of the Fine Structure Constant

John K. Webb, V. V. Flambaum, Christopher W. Churchill et al. · Physical Review Letters · 1999 · 757 citations · Full text

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The Ensemble Photometric Variability of ∼25,000 Quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

D. E. vanden Berk, Brian C. Wilhite, Richard G. Kron et al. · The Astrophysical Journal · 2004 · 478 citations · Full text

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Possible evidence for a variable fine-structure constant from QSO absorption lines: motivations, analysis and results

M. T. Murphy, John K. Webb, V. V. Flambaum et al. · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2001 · 357 citations · Full text

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Variations in Spectral-Energy Distributions and Absorption-Line Strengths among Elliptical Galaxies

S. M. Faber · The Astrophysical Journal · 1973 · 355 citations

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The distribution of Lyman-alpha absorption lines in the spectra of six QSOs - Evidence for an intergalactic origin

W. L. W. Sargent, Patrick Young, A. Boksenberg et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series · 1980 · 335 citations

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    W. N. Brandt

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

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    Patrick B. Hall

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    11 publications · 1.2K citations

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    Fred Hamann

    University of Florida, United States

    10 publications · 700 citations

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    K. T. Korista

    Western Michigan University, United States

    10 publications · 555 citations

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    Donald P. Schneider

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

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  1. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    31 h-index

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  2. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    22 h-index

    46 publications

    2.7K citations

  3. Space Telescope Science Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    20 h-index

    38 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    31 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. York University

    Toronto, Canada

    16 h-index

    23 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    34 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    48 publications

    2.8K citations

  8. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

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    27 publications

    1.6K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    43 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. The Astronomical Journal

    AJ · 11 publications · 334 citations

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  5. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific

    PASP · 10 publications · 346 citations

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