... Z Machine Sets Unexpected Earth Temperature Record . ... Credit: Z Machine Collaboration , Sandia National Lab , Lockheed Martin , NNSA, DOE Explanation: Why is this plasma so hot? ... What is known for sure is that the Z Machine running at Sandia National Laboratories created a plasma that was unexpectedly hot. The plasma reached a temperature in excess of two billion Kelvin , making it the hottest thing ever in the history of the Earth and, for a brief time, hotter than the interiors of stars. ...

... F. A. Primini, and H. E. Payne, eds. Space Science Education Resource Directory Carol A. Christian, Keith Scollick Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD USA Abstract. ... A rich suite of resources for public use is available including multimedia materials, online resources, hardcopies and other items. ... Also, providers and stake-holders wish to generate various reports, probe inventory information and track resource usage with other custom interfaces to the directory. ...

Kirill E. Nagaev . ... In particular, these properties can be affected by electron-electron interaction and . spin-orbit coupling, whose effects are modified by the spatial confinement of electrons. ... systems. ... pdf . ... Physical Review B 89 (23), 235412 . ... Effects of electron-electron scattering in wide ballistic microcontacts . ... Electron-electron scattering and resistivity of ballistic multimode channels . ... Electron-electron scattering and nonequilibrium noise in Sharvin contacts . ...

My research interests are focussed on the theory and modelling of accretion processes as well as star and planet formation mechanisms. I am particularly interested in the stability properties of accretion discs, the generation of MHD turbulence and associated angular momentum transport, disk - planet interactions and the origin and characteristics of jets and winds from accreting systems . ... These results have been published in Salmeron & Wardle, 2005, M.N.R.A.S., 361: 45-69. ...

... Electronic structure of bulk materials . ... Electronic transport in condensed matter . ... Electronic structure and electrical properties of surfaces, interfaces, thin films, and low-dimensional structures . ... Magnetic properties and materials . ... Transport properties of condensed matter (nonelectronic) . ...

... While there is practically no detector noise present at energies above , X-ray data below are considerably contaminated by noise events, which become more and more dominant towards the lowest transmitted energies (Fig. ... Investigations of 40 hours of in-orbit calibration data with the filter wheel closed, taken over a period of more than two years, showed that the noise properties vary with position and energy, but are fairly stable in time for most areas on the detector. ...

Astronomy Discussion Forums . ... I Expected More Sense Than That. ... Post Message | ... Posted by Richard D. Stafford, Ph.D. on November 8, 2002 04:14:05 UTC . ... You are missing the point - harvey1 - November 8, 2002 - 13:10 UTC . I hope Stafford doesn't mind my intruding his forum - mrsouza - November 8, 2002 - 14:55 UTC . ... www.astronomy.net . ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

... After hearing and discussing Rocket-Space Corporation Energy General Designer U.P.Semevov's report on the fulfilling the flight program of the orbital complex Mir and proposals on its further exploitation, the Council draws attention to: . ... According to the Russian Government Resolution No. 76 of January 21, 1999 a large amount of work to find and attract Russian and foreign investments to provide the further exploitation of the orbital station Mir was carried out. ...

PROJECT ARTIST Title : Astronomy-Related Teacher In-Service Training Type : Award NSF Org : ESI Latest Amendment Date : August 14, 1992 File : a9154832 Award Number: 9154832 Award Instr.: ... It is designed to : (a) provide education in astronomy and basic scientific principles for teachers and (b) provide teachers with the means to communicate these concepts in an inquiry fashion to students. ... The cost sharing of the project will be at least twelve percent of the project. ...

Wave propagation in an irregular plasma . Methods of the ionospheric plasma radio sounding . ... Program, Grant No. ... Investigation of Anomalous Attenuation Effect Caused by Radio Wave Scattering and Transformation on the Ionospheric Irregularities . ... Grant No. ... Diagnostics of Ionospheric Irregularity Spectrum Using Measurements of Radio Wave Anomalous Attenuation Under Vertical Sounding . ... Simple numerical model of radio wave multiple scattering effects in the ionospheric plasma layer. ...

... A Teacher's Introduction to the Earth's Magnetosphere . ... Exploration" as a Classroom Resource . A basic chronology of key dates in the exploration of the magnetosphere. ... Radiation Belts. The Sun and the Solar Wind. ... Close-Up of the Aurora. ... The Polar Aurora . ... 10H. History: 1910--Einstein introduces "adiabatic invariants". 10a. Particle Drift in Space (optional) . ... 25H. History: 1903--Birkeland observes the electric currents of the polar aurora. 25a. The Triad Spacecraft . ...

... The collecting area is increased by nesting concentric mirror pairs, all having the same focal length. ... Figure shows the largest optical element being ground at HDOS. ... X-ray testing demonstrated that the CXO mirrors are indeed the largest high-resolution X-ray optics ever made; the nominal effective area (based on the ground calibrations) is shown as a function of energy in the left panel of Figure , along with those of their Einstein and ROSAT predecessors. ...

АНОНС НАУЧНЫХ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЙ 1998-99 гг. ... An AAS Electronic Announcement Dear Colleague: NASA has approved development of a Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) for installation in the HST on the 2002 Servicing Mission. A Scientific Oversight Committee (SOC) is being established to ensure that the broad interests of the scientific community are represented in the development of WFC3. The primary task of the SOC will be to advise the HST Project and STScI in all areas of scientific performance of WFC3. ...

... EXPERIENCE: €а 1987-2001 were spent at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California. 1987-1991 €а Electronics Engineer, Material Analysis Group.€а Refined signal and image processing ... Science Group.€а Developed quantitative x-ray film imaging analysis techniques that allowed the characterization of low-density materials for use in the development of an X-Ray laser as part of the Strategic Defense Initiative Program.€а Developed material x-ray transport ... JANUARY 2011 ...

Next: Exercises - Using X WindowsEditing and Up: About This Course Previous: About This Course . Obviously you have been provided with the course notes that you are reading. In addition several on line facilities will be employed in this course. Ceilidh - an online tutoring and program marking facility (see Appendix for details. All exercises given can be answered in Ceilidh. Some alternative C course notes are also available. ... The course notes are also on-line. ...

Next: Design and Status of Up: No Title Previous: Limits on the Star . Design and Status of the NICMOS Cryocooler . ... Extending the NICMOS Lifetime . ... Expected NICMOS Performance after HST Servicing Mission 3 . NICMOS Cooling System Design . ... Creare Cryocooler . Power Conversion Electronics . Electronics Support Module . Aft-Shroud Cooling System . ... 2048 x 2048 HgCdTe Arrays for Astronomy at Visible and Infrared Wavelengths . ... Hybridization of 2048 x 2048 Arrays . ...

... solar system . ... Comet dust reveals unexpected mixing of solar system . ... Chemical clues from a comet's halo are challenging common views about the history and evolution of the solar system and showing it may be more mixed-up than previously thought. A new analysis of dust from Comet Wild 2, collected in 2004 by NASA's Stardust mission, has revealed an oxygen isotope signature that suggests an unexpected mingling of rocky material between the center and edges of the solar system. ...

THE PHOTOMETRIC RESEARCHS OF THE MERCURY'S SURFACE BY MEANS OF DIGITAL MODELS. ... The surface brightness of Mercury was measured Danjon (1933, 1949, 1953) and Harris (1961) in phase angle 3o-123o. The analysis of the various data of the integral photometric gives the results of determination of the main photometric constants for Mercury. ... THE PHOTOMETRIC RESEARCHS OF THE MERCURY'S SURFACE: S.G. Pugacheva The surface brightness of the Mercurian images was established on the geologic map Mercury. ...

... The sections below are meant to refresh your memory about some basic ideas in algebra and trigonometry. Even if this material is completely new to you, with enough motivation and persistence you should be able to understand it. ... M-1) Basic ideas . ... M-5) Deriving Approximate Results . ... M-8) How to tell sines from cosines . M-9) Deriving sines and cosines . ... M-11) Deriving sin( a+b ), cos( a+b ) . ... Last updated 24 August 1998 ...

General Information . ... The conference is organized by the Sternberg Astronomical Institute (SAI) of Moscow University and the IAU Working group "Site-testing Instruments" . ... Use of site data in telescope operation and adaptive optics. ... Recent conferences on this subject (2007, 2008) demonstrated great interest of the community, hence the need for a new meeting. ... Unlike previous recent conferences, this meeting will cover all aspects of site monitoring for optical/IR astronomy. ...