... In this section, we develop a physical model of the secondary as a disk that is centrifugally supported in the radial direction and hydrostatically supported in the vertical direction. We assume that the disk is vertically isothermal and well mixed. ... where is the mean molecular mass of the gas, is the orbital period at the outer edge of the disk in years, and all of the mass of the secondary has been assumed to be concentrated near its center, so the Keplerian approximation is valid. ...

... spectrum . ... SPECTRUM will compute synthetic spectra, line profiles equivalent widths, specific intensities, assuming LTE, from model atmospheres of early-type stars. ... sterne models . file containing model atmosphere in 2006 Sterne format . ... T=25000, log g=4.0, vt=0, 1400-1415A. a) NLTE model atmosphere, spectrum computed with SYNSPECv25 (black). b) LTE model atmosphere, same linelist in converted format, spectrum computed with SPECTRUM (red) using this input file and this linelist . ...

Planetology from the cm to the nm wavelength ranges: Arecibo Observatory, ALMA and IAA-CSIC R. Rodrigo1/L.M. Lara (IAA-CSIC) Granada (Spain) 1 Visiting Professor at Arecibo Observatory and at Universidad Metropolitana de Puerto Rico Luisa M. Lara Minor bodies and minor planets with ALMA § Continuum ­ Asteroids · Map of the shape, large-scale surface features, and surface temperature distributions of the 700 largest objects in the main asteroid belt and the hundred largest Jupiter Trojans. ...

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Point Source SNR Plots . In this section we present plots which may be used to rapidly estimate signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for point sources with stellar spectra observed through popular WFPC2 filters. ... There are separate lines for PC1 (light lines) and the WFC (heavy lines), as well as for ATD-GAIN=7 (default, solid lines), and ATD-GAIN=15 (dashed lines). Dotted lines across the top of each plot indicate the onset of saturation. ... We now give a sample SNR calculation using these plots. ...

PHYSICS Part IA Wednesday 19 January 2009 SELWYN COLLEGE REVISION TEST Attempt all three questions from section A and any two from section B. SECTION A ­ answer all questions. ... 5] A2 A3 SECTION B ­ answer two questions B4. ... 5] A uniform solid cylinder rolls from rest without slipping down a rough inclined plane, then along a horizontal section where the surface texture changes from rough to smooth, and finally up a second inclined plane with a perfectly-smooth surface. ...

... 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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... We present a computer program for modelling energy flux distribution and light curves of eclipsing binaries from far ultraviolet to infrared regions. The Roche model is assumed. Proximity effects of components (reflection of radiation and surface gravity darkening) are taken into account. ... Figure 1: The surface temperature distribution for Algol A-B system before (upper plot) and after (lower plot) correction for temperature due to the irradiation effect. ...

... Searching for Far Out and Wandering Worlds . ... The Real Reality Show: Would aliens be anything like us? ... The SETI Institute is after alien signals. Assuming another world is beaming a 1-million-watt radio signal in our direction, how far away can that source be before the signal is lost in intergalactic noise? ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... If you are already registered on Astronomy.com, please log in below. ...

... Mars, the freeze-dried planet, orbits 137 million miles from the Sun or at about 1.5 times the Earth-Sun distance. ... But do GRBs occur in galaxies or out alone in deep space? This picture taken with the Hubble Space Telescope of the field surrounding GRB 970228 might provide a clue. Antares . ... Antares is a huge star. ... Distant Galaxies . ... This Hubble Space Telescope image of a group of faint galaxies "far, far away" is a snap shot of the Universe when it was young. ...

... The results from the chemical abundance determination are presented in Table 3 . ... The oxygen abundance in HS 0822+3542 is slightly higher than in the other two galaxies. ... The comparison of the data on element abundances in HS 0822+3542 with the abundance ratios from Izotov & Thuan ([ 1999 ]) shows that all data for HS 0822+3542 agree with the derived average values for the sample of low-metallicity BCGs. ...

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. Next: List of CCF Components Up: CAL_mosCTIcorrection Previous: Output Contents . instrument,ccdChipID,ccdNodeId, temperature, ccdModeId . observationStartTime . - we assume that CTI will change with time due to increasing radiation damage. We assume that this may be characterisable as a function of time, so that each component CTIn will have an associated dCTIn/dt, so that based on a reference date in the CCF file . Michael Smith 2011-09-20

... We have assumed a constant in time star formation rate and the total number of stars in the Galaxy, , to be such that the total mass of the galaxy is ; assuming the Salpeter mass function   , we get . ... This number agrees with a standard estimation of the galactic star formation rate of order of per year. In each run of calculations, we trace the evolution of binaries with initial parameters randomly distributed according to the chosen initial laws. ...

... The first task assumes the searching for chemical composition and sizes of particles which give the wavelength dependence of the extinction efficiencies close to the observed dependence of . Figure 7: Wavelength dependence of the extinction efficiency factors for homogeneous spherical particles of different sizes consisting of astronomical silicate and amorphous carbon. The dashed segment shows the approximate wavelength dependence of the mean galactic extinction curve at optical wavelengths. ...

Europa ("yoo ROH puh") is the sixth of Jupiter 's known satellites and the fourth largest; it is the second of the Galilean moons. ... Discovered by Galileo and Marius in 1610. ... But Europa's surface is not at all like anything in the inner solar system. ... The images of Europa's surface strongly resemble images of sea ice on Earth. It is possible that beneath Europa's surface ice there is a layer of liquid water , perhaps as much as 50 km deep, kept liquid by tidally generated heat. ...

... B ut Europa's surface is not at all like anything in the inner solar system. ... T he images of Europa's surface strongly resemble images of sea ice on Earth. It is possible that beneath Europa's surface ice there is a layer of liquid water , perhaps as much as 50 km deep, kept liquid by tidally generated heat. ... It is most likely generated by sunlight and charged particles hitting Europa's icy surface producing water vapor which is subsequently split into hydrogen and oxygen. ...

... A molecular cloud in the interstellar medium may be considered as spherical and of uniform density and fixed temperature as it undergoes expansion or contraction. Assume the opacity of material in the molecular cloud has a value . ... How will this affect cloud fragmentation? (e) In the stages of collapse of a gas cloud before it becomes optically thick, its temperature is determined by the balance between compressional heating and radiation of energy from the cloud. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... Science Fiction . ... The New Horizons science team€а is inviting everyone worldwide to vote for the names that will be given to the most prominent features on Pluto and Charon, Pluto?s largest moon. The pre-listed names are€а an eclectic mix from mythology and the literature and history of exploration. You can even nominate names to be added to the list. ... Yuggoth (H. P. LovecraftтАЩs name for Pluto) . ... Name * . ...