Understanding Europa's Radiation Environment and How it Influences Landing Site Characterization G.W. Patterson, L.M. Prockter, C. Paranicas Applied Physics Laboratory Introduction · The surface of Europa is weathered by charged and neutral particles, micrometeroids, and photons. ... Background · Criteria for characterizing potential landing sites [e.g., Figueredo et al., ... 2004) Background · Criteria for characterizing potential landing sites [e.g., Figueredo et al., ... Figueredo et al., ...

NIST Special Publication 500-223 . A Framework for the Development and Assurance of High Integrity Software . ... The purpose of this document is to recommend a framework for the development and assurance of high integrity software. ... High integrity software, project management, software assurance, software configuration management, software development, software hazard analysis, software quality assurance, software verification and validation. ... 2 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT . ...

... The reduction system of observations FADPS (description in Russian) (Flexible Astronomical Data Processing System) for data of wide-band receivers of the first observation cabin of the radio telescope RATAN-600 had been created under the Unix-like operational system DEMOS for computers of the SM-1420-type (PDP/11) in 1987 for observation analysis and estimates of coordinates and flux densities of radio sources. ... FADPS: flexible astronomical data processing system at RATAN-600 in UNIX environment....

ANTHONY LASENBY - COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND . The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) provides some of our best and most accurate information about the universe and its evolution. I have been involved in CMB research since 1978, and have worked on experiments including Tenerife, CAT, the VSA and most recently Planck and QUIJOTE . ... In addition, I am interested in several theoretical topics in CMB and early universe research. Planck at Launch . ... Cosmic Microwave Background . ...

Calvin J. Hamilton received his bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering from Brigham Young University. He graduated in 1988, and since that time has pursued his interest of image processing. ... Hamilton's image processing expertise combined with his interest in astronomy led to the creation of Views of the Solar System . ... At that time he found that the Internet lacked quality images and information on astronomical bodies. ... Multiresolution Image Browsers . ...

... IAA VLBI Analysis Center . ... First IAA SLR EOP submission to IERS Annual Report . ... Beginning of operational processing of SLR observations . ... We use several program packages for analysis mostly developed at the IAA: GROSS for processing of the SLR observations and analysis of EOP and coordinates time series, OCCAM/GROSS for computation of EOP, station coordinates, and troposphere parameters time series from the VLBI observations, GRAPE for processing of GPS observations. ...

Russian SHAREABLE DATA CENTER Institute of Solar-Terrestial Physics SB RAS . ... Although their determination is based on the scattering process model, independent check-ups by rocket experiments have shown their correctness in experimental applications. ... Ionospheric data analysis, especially during strong disturbances, cannot be without some other kinds of diagnostic tools. ... The lack of data has always been a challange in this case. ...

Chair of solid state physics . ... Laboratory practical training on the structural analysis for 3rd year students of the Solid State Physics Chair of MIPT . ... X-ray diffraction methods in materials research . Debye method: determination of lattice parameters, identification of crystal phases . ... X-ray phase analysis: computer processing of X-ray diffraction spectra, identification of crystal phases using ICDD database . ... X-ray powder diffraction: qualitative phase analysis. ...

RADIOASTROPHYSICAL DEPARTMENT  INSTITUTE OF SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS RAS SB . ... Radioastrophysical Department , Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Science. ... Head of Laboratory dr. Gubin A.V. LABORATORY of INFORMATION SUPPLY and METHODOLOGY of RESEARCH . ... Head of Observatory Kitsanov S.V. SIBERIAN SOLAR RADIO TELESCOPE . Siberian solar radio telescope data at 5.7 GHz in I SOHO EIT 171 SOHO EIT 195 SOHO EIT 304 MDI Continuum MDI Magnetogram . ...

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer client or server to another server or reference time source, such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem. ... Information on the NTP architecture, protocol and algorithms can be found in the following articles and reports, which are available online . Mills, D.L. Internet time synchronization: the Network Time Protocol. ... Mills, D.L. Network Time Protocol (Version 3) specification, implementation and analysis. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... News . Observing . ... Supernova showered Earth with radioactive debris . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... Supernova simulations reveal new processes . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

A methodical and didactical complex "Sign Language" . ... ABSTRACT The process of communication of the deaf includes the wide use of the sign language. ... The aim of this work is to develop a tool that should facilitate process of sign language teaching and also give to the trainee a means for independent study of various normative variants of sign language - for example, Russian, English, International and so on. ... The process of dialogue of the deaf people includes wide use of sign languages. ...

The APO 3.5-meter Remote Observing 2002 and Beyond . A Stray Light Analysis of the Apache Point Observatory 3.5-meter Telescope System . ... Telescope Control Computer (TCC) papers . MILT , the NSF proposal for the 3.5m telescope (no figures yet) . ... Collimation of the 3.5m telescope . ... Gives details of the coordinate conversions used to control the telescope, including the focal-plane conversions needed for positioning the rotator and guide camera and performing drift scans. ...

MATHEMATICAL MODELING: . ... This model is developed on the base of the probabilistic description of the collisional aeronomical processes and is realized on a computer as the numerical system (stochastic model). ... Shematovich, V.I., Bisikalo , D.V.             Nonequilibrium processes in the planetary and cometary atmospheres. ... In Russian) . ... Piarnpuu , A. A.; and Shematovich, V. I.       Construction of structural stochastic models of collision processes in rarefied gas media (abstract) . ...

Teaching courses . for student of the Department of Astrophysics and Stellar Astronomy . ... Geophysics and physics of the planets (Kurt, Panteleev) . ... Close Binary Stars . ... Solar Physics . ... This is introductory course for students of the third year of education which are familiar with elementary astronomy and general physics. ... The one-year course includes theory of radiation transfer, theory of internal stellar structure with account of binary systems with compact comapnions. ...

... The UK has a very vibrant solar system science community highly regarded internationally. ... The knowledge gained from such research has significant application to other STFC science areas, and indeed the science of other research councils. ... We therefore seek support to provide the 2012 Introductory Solar System Plasmas School, which will provide valuable training for the next generation of solar system scientists. ...

... at the IITP. 1993-1995: researcher at Moscow International Mathematical Institut. a) Mathematics: Theory of Probability, Random Processes , Mathematical Physics, Theory of Interacted Particle Systems. b) Queueing Theory: Queueing Networks , application of the Theory of Markov Processes with Local Interactions to Networks with a large number of queues, Asymptotical Properties of Queueing ... A.N.Rybko, "Stationary Distributions of Markov Processes Modelling Queueing Networks". ...

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