... Up: Web Services and Publications . ... We present the architecture, design, and implementation details of the ADASS XII web site. The web site was implemented in Zope, a high-performance application server, web server, and content management system rolled into one. ... The sitemap was created in the beginning to organize the constantly flowing and changing information of web sites. ... The unique Zope content management application divides web content from the site design. ...

Electron-Bombarded, Back-Illuminated CCD Sensors . For Low-Light-Level Imaging Applications . ... Significantly higher performance, reduced form factor, low-light-level surveillance cameras relative to present state of the art are critical for many commercial and military applications. ... A design and simulated performance of a video rate 2/3 inch, back-illuminated, electron bombarded CCD currently under development for low light imaging applications is also described. ...

Proceedings of the Particle Physics and Early Universe Conference (PPEUC). For this paper: postscript PPEUC CMB index 1 Introduction .. ... A new statistic is discussed, designed to detect isolated coherent step-like discontinuities produced by cosmic strings present at late times. ... The statistical variable considered is the Sample Mean Difference (SMD) between large neighbouring sectors of CMB maps, separated by straight lines in two dimensional maps and points in one dimensional maps. ...

Commentary on the paper "MEXAR2 ­ An Operational Tool for Continuous Support to Mission Planning" by Amedeo Cesta et. al. ... Dr., Suite 250 MD 20850 acesystems.com Abstract This paper is a very interesting example of the application of A.I. technologies applied to a European space mission ground system. ... Introduction The paper discusses a very interesting application of A.I. technologies to a fairly new terrain of application, particularly in Europe. ...

Decomposition of Galaxy Images and Galaxy Rotation Curves Mosenkov A.V.*^, Savchenko S.S.*, Sotnikova N.Ya.* ... The DECA (DEComposition Analysis) code is designed to investigate images of galaxies in an automatic regime (using the simple 'bulge+disc' model) as well as in manual mode for more detailed images and/or for multicomponent structures. ... The GRCF package was created for performing the galaxies rotation curve decomposition using the models of the bulge, the disc, and the dark halo. ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... News . ... about the progress of preparations for launch of the manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz TMA-11M, and about the readiness of Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft for completion of its mission; . ... Taking part in the proceedings of the Council of Chief Designers were representatives of Roscosmos management, space agencies from abroad, subdivisions of S.P. Korolev RSC Energia, organizations and companies implementing the ISS program. ...

What about Energy Storage? ... Battery Farms: . Acres of batteries; charged by transmission lines during periods of low demand . Returned to transmission lines during periods of high demand . ... Fused Silica has 25 times the energy storage per kg than lead-acid batteries . ... Very high energy density storage per kg . ... Not economically viable unless shipped large distances from point of production . Compressed Air . ... Have to cool the air as its compressed energy intensive . ...

... Fasti is also suitable to be used with very fast optical detectors, as those used in Adaptive Optics. ... It is suitable to be used with both DRO and CCD detector and it is also well suited for very fast optical de- tectors, as those used in Adaptive Optics. The design phase for infrared is com- pleted and we are starting to build the infrared version of Fasti. ... For Infrared version this part inherits the NICS 1 design, and for L 3 CCD uses a Marconi commercial board. ...

... Science . ... Science Users Information > Observing Facilities > Instrumentation Development . ... Science Users Information . ... La Silla Paranal Observatory . ... Paranal Instrumentation . Decommissioned Instruments . ... VLT/VLTI Science Verification . ... ESO exercises strict control over the interfaces between the VLT observatory and its instruments. ... The instruments below are now maintained (and documented on the ESO web) by the Directorate of Operations/La Silla Paranal Observatory: . ...