... We present an analysis of an optical blue spectrum of the pulsating helium star V652 Her (=BD+13 3224$) in order to determine its effective temperature, surface gravity and chemical composition. ... The surface composition is characterised by abundances of nH=0.009, He=0.988, nC~0.000040, nN=0.0025 and nO=0.00010 (number fractions). ... If V652 Her was formed by the merger of two white dwarfs, its surface composition demands that they should both be helium white dwarfs. ...

... An interactive IRAF task for the analysis of Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer ( EUVE ) emission line spectra is presented. The line flux in extracted spectra may be measured by multiple techniques, including fitting individual lines. ... To aid in identifying lines, the positions of known lines may be marked on the spectrum during the fitting process. Also, model EUVE spectra may be constructed and overlaid using plasma emissivities and source emission measures supplied by the user. ...

This group of four pages describes how the Arecibo 430 MHz radar makes simple measurements in the ionosphere. ... Radar Reflections From the Ionosphere . ... Or How are radio and TV stations like radars?) ... Consider two radio stations located on a mountain transmitting to a nearby city. ... A radar is like a radio station, but it has a receiver that picks up radio waves reflected from objects (targets). ... Although a radio station transmits continously, a radar can transmit short bursts of waves. ...

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. ...

... RADIATION AND ECOLOGICAL MONITORING . ... OF MEASURING CHANNELS . Parameters of ecological fields measured by ARES . Parameter measured, . ... Volumetric activity of gases radionuclides in the air, Bq/m 3 : . ... of inert gases . ... Volumetric activity of a- and b-active aerosols, Bq/m 3 : . ... Concentration of nitric oxide NO, mg/m 3 . ... Meteorological parameters measured by ARES . ... 0.5 + 0.05 V), where V - measured wind velocity . ... Official WEB-site of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia . ...

Gas supply system . ... Thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis . Electrode polarization measurements . ... TOF-SIMS analysis . ... High-temperature dilatometry . Processing of ceramic materials, electrode systems and electrochemical cells . Synthesis of solid oxide materials for high-temperature electrochemical applications . ... When necessary, these measurements are combined with high-temperature microscopy and high-temperature XRD analyses. ...

... Analysis of the UVIS03 data show that the gain ratios, relative to the nominal 1.5 , are 1.01-1.04, 2.09-2.15, and 4.28-4.39 at a detector temperature of -82C. A check of the absolute gain of the nominal 1.5 setting was performed using flatfields from the linearity (UVIS05) test; gains were measured at 1.53, 1.52, 1.56, and 1.55, with errors 0.01 , for quadrants A,B,C, and D. Introduction The purpose of the ... Gain ratios for the four quadrants, relative to gain 1.5. ...

This page provides explanatory text for the dials shown on the Rice Current Solar Wind Conditions and Current Solar Wind Conditions (Dials Only) webpage. These dials use the last good received set of measurements from the Real Time Solar Wind package on the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft. ... Measured) This quantity is the number of solar wind protons per unit volume as measured by the ACE Solar Wind Electron Proton Alpha Monitor (SWEPAM) . ... It is measured by ACE/SWEPAM. ...

... It can · · obtain ice sample from 20 cm or deeper surface layer, then melt it and extract biomass from the ice surface water by filtration; Laser TOF MS for the measurements of element composition of the biomass; Gas TOF MS for the detection of: 1) volatile components, generated at the heating of biomass sample (closed window mode); 2) secondary ions , emitted from ice matrix by the influence of energetic magnetosphere ... Spectrum of yeast sample. ... Laser TOF MS 6. ...

... We cannot use for this purpose equivalent widths and profiles of HI lines (well known criteria of atmospheric conditions for normal supergiants), since these lines are strongly distorted in the spectrum of IRAS04296 as seen in Fig. ... Figure: Upper: iron abundance FeI (circles) and FeII (crosses) calculated for IRAS04296+3429 with model parameters , and using lines with different excitation potentials EP of a low level; bottom: the same as a function of the equivalent width W . ...

Molecular Lines in Star Formation Regions ­ the ALMA Challenge Paul Jones University of New South Wales Universidad de Chile 1 Molecular Lines in Star Formation Regions - Molecular lines trace the kinematics and chemistry (composition) of molecular clouds. ... The lines also trace physical conditions such as temperature and density, complementary to mm/sub-mm dust continuum data e.g. ATLASGAL and ALMA continuum. ... Simple molecules (eg. ... More complex molecules (eg. ...

... Kashyap, V., Drake, J., Smith, R., & Wargelin, B., 2014, 15 Years of Science with Chandra Symposium, Spectrum Ultimum Capellae: XV Years of Chandra Observations of Capella . ... Kashyap, V.L., Connors, A., Drake, J., Lee, T., Posson-Brown, J., Saar, S., Scargle, J., van Dyk, D., & Wong, R., 2014, AAS/HEAD 14, 119.05 TANAGRA: Timing Analysis of Grating Data . ... Audard, M., G del, M., Drake, J.J., & Kashyap, V.L., 2000, ApJ, 541, 396 . Audard, M., G del, M., & Guinan, E.F., 1999, ApJ, 513, L53 . ...

. XMM-Newton Science Analysis System . eposcorr (eposcorr-3.12) [xmmsas_20070708_1801-7.1.0] . Meta Index / Home Page / Description At the moment we have no rigurous mathematical method to handle the statistical errors of the offsets found. For the moment we use the square root of the second order moment in as a function of off-set divided by the number of optical counter parts. XMM-Newton SOC/SSC -- 2007-07-08

... The Science Operation Department is composed of Astronomers, Telescope Instruments Operators(TIOs) and Data Handling Administrators(DHAs). ... Astronomers have proposed several methods to quantitatively measure the amount of turbulence above the telescope, which the most common ones is Differential Image Motion Monitor (DIMM). In optical testing, the Hartmann test is the common method to test the quality of optical components. ... Hartmann mask consists of 48 lenses. ...

... The very demanding goal of 50 milliarcseconds root-mean-square (mas RMS) for the astrometric precision of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey implies that focus and collimation motions of the secondary must be very smooth. The Apache Point Observatory 3.5-m telescope secondary is a hot-gas-fusion borosilicate lightweight (25% of solid) mirror. ... Differential rotation provides tilt motions. ... Also, we made measurements with the indicators sensing the motion of the whiffletrees near actuators 1 and 2. ...

... Dorschner J., Friedemann C., and Guertler J. (1978) . Laboratory spectra of phyllosilicates and the interstellar 10-micrometer absorption band. ... Optical constants: . ... Five minerals (phyllosilicates) were considered. ... An Analysis shown that the spectra recorded were due to submicron grains. ...

ENERGOSPECTROMETER OF IONOSPHERIC PLASMA P3-3 . ... The major objective of the P3-3 experiment is complex investigation the main parameters of ionospheric plasma with high time and spatial resolution. ... Measured parameters: . ... The experiment produce regular data - measured with fixed time interval and «packet» data - measured once per specific time interval and producing blocks of TM-information. ... If all parameters will be measured once per second, the experiment will produce 10 MB per orbit. ...

... Glagolevsky Yu.V., Kozlova K.I., Lebedev V.S. , Polosukhina N.S., . ... Lebedev V.S. Spot analysis of rigidly rotating Ap-stars . IzvSAO, 8:20(1976). Glagolevsky Yu.V., Kozlova K.I., Kumajgorodskaya R.N., Lebedev V.S. , Polosukhina N.S., Chunakova N.M. The results of spectrophotometric studies of magnetic and peculiar stars: 21 Per, Beta CBr, Gamma Boo and Gamma UMi . ... Lebedev V.S. , Lebedeva I.A. Simulation of photographic measurement process of stellar magnetic fields . ...

... Preliminary analysis of early data returned by NASA's historic Galileo probe mission into Jupiter's atmosphere has provided a series of startling discoveries for project scientists. ... These initial findings are encouraging scientists to rethink their theories of Jupiter's formation and the nature of planetary evolution processes, according to probe project scientist Dr. Richard Young of NASA's Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA. ... GIF, 29K ) . ... Structure of Jupiter's Atmosphere . ...

Next: Auxiliary Data Up: Spectral Analysis Previous: Convolution and Deconvolution . Interactive continuum determination can be done with the command NORMALIZE/SPECTRUM as mentioned above. There are commands to measure the position of spectral features. ... Measurements of line strengths and equivalent widths can be obtained with the command INTEGRATE/LINE . ... The fitting package permits the determination of line parameters and additional modelling of the data. ...