Design Blueprint: An Ultraviolet Spectrograph Satellite Measuring the Fine-Structure Constant Along Sight Lines Selected by the Reported Axis

Design blueprint derived from the source paper (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.24142458): This paper presents a space mission design, computed from stated assumptions and not measured, built to measure one quantity: the spatial variation in the fine-structure constant across the selected sight lines, for which the design case adopts 4.20e-06 in delta alpha over alpha. Status: DESIGN BLUEPRINT — SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED — NOT BUILT. All numbers are simulated values from the source paper's computation, deposited with this blueprint as compute.py and results.json. AI-use disclosure: Dave, an AI research system, assisted with the computation and drafting under the author's direction; author of record William Alexander Aldred.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-11-11
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24143024
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Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
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Design Blueprint: An Ultraviolet Spectrograph Satellite Measuring the Fine-Structure Constant Along Sight Lines Selected by the Reported Axis

William Alexander Aldred
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
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Design Blueprint: An Ultraviolet Spectrograph Satellite Measuring the Fine-Structure Constant Along Sight Lines Selected by the Reported Axis

William Alexander Aldred
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Abstract

Design blueprint derived from the source paper (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.24142458): This paper presents a space mission design, computed from stated assumptions and not measured, built to measure one quantity: the spatial variation in the fine-structure constant across the selected sight lines, for which the design case adopts 4.20e-06 in delta alpha over alpha. Status: DESIGN BLUEPRINT — SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED — NOT BUILT. All numbers are simulated values from the source paper's computation, deposited with this blueprint as compute.py and results.json. AI-use disclosure: Dave, an AI research system, assisted with the computation and drafting under the author's direction; author of record William Alexander Aldred.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
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