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Baryon Acoustic Oscillation Detection

United States · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2005

Daniel J. Eisenstein2005

Sloan Digital Sky Survey · Science / Astronomy

Eisenstein leads detection of the baryon acoustic oscillation scale in galaxy clustering, establishing a standard ruler for measuring cosmic expansion and dark energy.

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Daniel J. Eisenstein

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