... In this case, because polarimetry is not currently possible with the 3-mm system, only task mfcal is needed to perform bandpass and antenna calibration. ... This section outlines an alternative calibration approach exploiting the dual frequency bands of the ATCA. ... Unlike the approach of Chapter 11 , the approach described here does not split the data into separate single source, single frequency files before calibration. ... Input multi-source, dual-band dataset. select=source(1921-293) . ...

Commentary on: A Mathematical Programming Algorithm for Planning and Scheduling an Earth Observing SAR Constellation, by Nicola Bianchessi and Giovanni Righini David Kortenkamp TRACLabs Inc. at NASA Johnson Space Center ER2 Houston Texas 77058 kortenkamp@jsc.nasa.gov Introduction This paper describes a method for scheduling observations by earth-observing satellites. The underlying problem is translated into a directed acyclic graph for each satellite. ...

ALMA | ... Phase Correction Algorithms | ... On this page, we describe what the phase correction algorithms set out to do and the framework we have developed to optimally use all of the available information. ... We are developing a Bayesian framework to combine all the information we have about the current and future meterological conditions (which are naturally accommodated as priors in a Bayesian scheme) with detailed physical models of the atmosphere. ...

... Future seminars . P a s t seminars . Seminar council . Collective processes and structures in spiral galaxies " . ... A new approach to studying global structures in thin stellar disks, which allows to describe universally both bar and spiral modes, is presented. ... Study of line-of sight velocity maps of gaseous disk in spiral galaxies allows, under some conditions, to reconstruct 3 components of gas velocity in the galactic plane. ...

... Data . AAS 221 . AAS 219 . ... The first thing to note is that Twitter does not guarantee to return all matching Tweets, whatever method is used (unless you have direct access to their "fire hose", which I don't). ... This should result in the same results as my REST-based search (method 2), since the volume of Tweets was probably not enough to cause this site to miss Tweets based on their collection strategy . ... A search for the tag #aas219 (case insensitive) using the Twitter REST API . ...

... The most precisely determined characteristic for accreting neutron stars (NS's) is their period. ... Period changes show fluctuations. ... Some applications of stochastic processes in astrophysics especially in accreting systems were discussed in Lipunov (1987),Hoshino Takeshima (1993) and Lipunov (1992).In Hoshino Takeshima (1993) the authors, using simple models of MHD turbulence, try to explain aperiodic changes in X-ray luminosity of X-ray pulsars. ... Here, -constant angular momentum. ...

Next: Order Merging Up: Instrument Response Correction Previous: Using a Standard . ... It consists of a correction for the blaze function by using a suitable model of the blaze effect introduced by the echelle grating. ... This method uses the overlapping region of adjacent orders to estimate, in a few iterations, the parameter k of the blaze function which is, as before, assumed to be a sinc square. ... The method minimises the difference of the corrected orders in each of the overlapping intervals. ...

. There are several different shells available for Unix; the most popular are described here. You can use any one of these shells if they are available on your system. And you can switch between the different shells once you have found out if they are available. Bourne shell (sh) . C shell (csh) . TC shell (tcsh) . Korn shell (ksh) . Bourne Again SHell (bash) .

REPORT ON PIERRE DELIGNE FELLOWSHIP, 2010 SERGEY OBLEZIN During 2010 I have been working on developing a representation theory approach to mirror symmetry and quantum cohomology of homogeneous spaces, associated to Lie groups of classical type. According to Givental the glN -Whittaker functions, being solutions to the quantum cohomology D-module QH (FlN ) of the complete flag variety FlN = GLN (C)/B , describe the corresponding equivariant Gromov-Witten invariants of FlN . ... J. (2010). ...

Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XII ASP Conference Series, Vol. 295, 2003 H. E. Payne, R. I. Jedrzejewski, and R. N. Hook, eds. Undistorting FUSE Using Wavelets Paul Barrett Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 Abstract. This paper describes a method for determining the geometric distortion of the FUSE detectors using data from the in-orbit stimulation lamp exposures. ... Segment 1A of detector 1 is shown in Figure 1. ...

... subroutine omlcbuild read parameters loop i=0, nSources get handle on source rates file get handle on source region file if (exposure IDs are different) issue warning get handle on background rates file get handle on background region file if (exposure IDs are different) issue warning if (exposure ID source != exposure ID background ) call fatal get source extraction radius = s_radius get ...

Next: When the clock is Up: Keeping Time Previous: The hardware and software . In the Debian system, the system time zone is determined by the symbolic link /etc/localtime љ . ... If it is unset, the system time zone is assumed. ... The date љ command shows the current date and time. ... date љ is also used to set the kernel's software clock: # date 07142157 . ... While each user can have his own time zone, the clock is the same for everyone. date љ only shows or sets the software clock. ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 April 24 . Rosetta Approaches Asteroid Lutetia . ... In 2010, ESA's robotic Rosetta spacecraft zipped past the asteroid 21 Lutetia taking data and snapping images in an effort to better determine the history of the asteroid and the origin of its unusual colors . ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

Next: Extinction efficiencies: general behaviour Up: Optical properties of cosmic Previous: Optical properties of cosmic . It is now evident that observed interstellar extinction cannot be explain using particles of only one kind. ... The intensity of radiation after passing a dust cloud is equal to . ... The interstellar extinction is . ... Next: Extinction efficiencies: general behaviour Up: Optical properties of cosmic Previous: Optical properties of cosmic root 2003-04-09 ...

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. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Our Galaxy . ... Stars . ... Other Galaxies . ... Light of other eyes, other times: The X-rays and IR radiation making up the image have been travelling for a long time. ... The inspiration here came from a new ESA image of M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, composed from two very different images. ... Our nearest galactic neighbour, the Andromeda Galaxy?s brightness is caused by the hundreds of billions of stars that are contained within. ...

Modules | ... Apache HTTP Server Version 2.2 . Apache > HTTP Server > Documentation > Version 2.2 . ... This document describes what a Multi-Processing Module is and how they are used by the Apache HTTP Server. ... Choosing an MPM . MPM Defaults . ... The Apache HTTP Server is designed to be a powerful and flexible web server that can work on a very wide variety of platforms in a range of different environments. ... At the user level, MPMs appear much like other Apache modules. ... mpm_winnt . ...

... Information about a variety of different calendars for different cultures (e.g., Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Chinese, Hindu etc.) ... In addition, the Chinese had two different ways of interpreting and observing celestial events. One way the Chinese used astronomy was known as lifa; it was a discipline that aimed to understand the regularities and the predictable events in the celestial system through careful, observations, measurements and records. ... back to Teachers' Newsletter Main Page ...

... The procedure of radiometer signal integration can be considered as a sort of reducing dimension of the initial sampling space, where the samples are the result of analog-to-digital conversion. ... The probability distribution of the signal and spikes is completely known. ... The quality of the considered algorithm could be also illustrated by Figure 2 . ... One could see the considered adaptive algorithm is preferable even by low degree of compression, because all spikes have been depressed. ...

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