Accurate wavelengths for the thorium–neodymium stellar chronometer

The wavelengths of the thorium and neodymuim lines used in the Butcher stellar chronometer have been remeasured, together with those of weak blended lines of iron and nickel. The absolute accuracy achieved ranges from 0.21 mÅ for the thorium line to 1.52 mÅ for the weak iron line. The uncertainty of...

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Published in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 1991-02, Vol.248 (3), p.414-418
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