Quasar absorption lines as astrophysical probes of fundamental physics and cosmology
Abstract
Quasar absorption lines provide unique tools to probe fundamental physics over cosmological scales. In this WP, we discuss the current open questions in the modern cosmology that can be answered, uniquely, using such absorption lines. We emphasise the essential role of a future high spectral resolution UV spectrograph in space, like LUVOIR/POLLUX.
- Publication:
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Astro2020: Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- May 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019astro2020T.172R