Comment on the measurement of cosmological birefringence
Apr, 1997Citations per year
Abstract: (arXiv)
Nodland and Ralston (astro-ph/9704196) claim evidence for a wavelength-independent cosmic birefringence. Although it has been shown (astro-ph/9704247, astro-ph/9704263) that the data analysed did not support this conclusion, the possibility of such an effect remains interesting. Here I present a much more accurate test using high-resolution radio images of distant radio galaxies and quasars. A preliminary application sets an upper limit about thirty times lower than the original claim.Note:
- Submitted to Phys.Rev.Lett.
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