Next: Star Formation Rate and Up: No Title Previous: Calculation of Evolutionary Tracks . To start calculations, we choose the distributions of the initial binary parameters: the mass of the primary ZAMS component, , binary mass ratio, , orbital separation a . ... whereas the mass ratio distribution is not. ... The zero assumption often made is that the mass ratio distribution has a flat shape, that is binaries with a high mass ratio occur as frequently as those with equal masses. ...

... We demonstrate through numerical simulations that model parameters estimated with our technique are essentially bias-free, even when the average number of counts per bin is 1. ... The IW technique avoids such biases by estimating through successive iterations, where for each iteration, j, , and the best-fit parameters are determined by minimization of . ... In our sample, we find that the minimum values and best-fit parameters converge after about 6 iterations. ...

... A list of spectrum files from a set of observations, referring to one RGS instrument and one spectral order. These spectra files must be produced using the attstyle=user and associated parameters from a call to rgsproc . ... A list of accompanying event list files, in the same order as the spectra files. ... If this parameter is set to yes, the spectra files of the input lists will be combined to produced a combined spectrum file each for both spectra and background spectra files. filermf . ...

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... In brief: the frequency-dependent radiative transfer equation is solved for a dust under assumption of spherically-symmetric geometry for its distribution taking into account particle size distribution and quantum heating effects for the very small dust particles. ... Table: Model parameters for IRAS04296+3429. ... parameter . ... hot dust shell) . ... The best fit to the spectral energy distribution of IRAS04296 is shown by heavy solid line (see Table2 for details concerning parameters of the model...

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... Archives . ... Reduced and Processed Data . ... 2 distribution plays an incredibly important role in astronomical data analysis, but it is pretty much a black box to most astronomers. ... Comment ( RSS ) | ... I guess in the typical analysis we call chi2 a ?random variable? that follows the chi2 distribution: . ... where D(i) is the observed data, M(i) is the model predicted data and we ?silently? assume that D(i) is normally distributed and each i measurement is independent. ... Chandra Blog . ...

A new method for the identification of non-gaussian line profiles in elliptical galaxies . ... It is usually assumed that the line profiles (i.e., the distributions of stars over line-of-sight velocities) of elliptical galaxies have Gaussian shapes, characterized by a line strength gamma, mean radial velocity V, and velocity dispersion sigma. ... Approximating these line profiles by Gaussians yields systematic errors in the estimates of the mean radial velocity and velocity dispersion of 10% or more. ...