... 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 . ...

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. ...

COS Instrument Handbook for Cycle 24 . ... exposure time . ... overhead times . ... airglow - see background rates . ... apertures 1 , 2 . ... BOA - see apertures, BOA . ... calibration accuracies . calibration observations . ... Cycle 17 calibration observations 1 , 2 . ... detector non-linear effects - see dead time . ... Exposure Time Calculator - see ETC . ... FCA - see apertures, FCA . ... grating parameters . ... PSA - see apertures, PSA . ... spectroscopic modes - see grating parameters . ...

... The technology needed to implement a Distributed Astronomical Data Archive (DADA) is available today (e.g., Fullton 1993). Query interface standards are needed, however, before the DADA information will be discoverable. ... These parameters would be used to index each dataset in each catalog. ... The technology is available today to perform cross-catalog queries, to fetch the data at the click of a mouse, quickly to add new observation catalogs, and to distribute the load across multiple machines. ...

Magellanic Clouds in interaction evolutionary search for good models Adam Rzicka1, Jan Palous1, Christian Theis2 1Astronomical Institute, Prague; 2Institut fЭr Astronomie, Wien Idea investigate the LMC-SMC-Milky Way (MW) interaction by modeling the distribution of HI related to the Magellanic System (BrЭns et al. ... How much does the HI distribution tell about the LMC/SMC motion? ... It's all about proper motion... select a high-quality model (FF 0.5) and look around Tidal models don't work.. ...

Next: The Newton--Raphson Method. Up: Fitting of Data Previous: Fitting of Data . ... In a linear problem, if the errors on the observations have a gaussian distribution, the ``Maximum Likelihood Principle'' gives you the ``best estimate'' of the parameters as the solution of the so-called ``Least Squares Minimization'' that follows: . ... A certain number of numerical methods have been developed to solve the non--linear least squares problem, four have so far been implemented in MIDAS. ...

Monte Carlo Methods for Including Calibration Uncertainties in Model Fitting Analyses Jeremy J. Drakea , Peter Ratzlaffa , Vinay Kashyapa , Richard Edgara , Rima Izemb , Diab Jeriusa , Herman ... University, Cambridge, MA 02138 MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Cambridge, MA 02139 b c SUMMARY · Instrument response uncertainties almost universally ignored in astrophysical X-ray ... Limiting accuracy of Chandra ACIS reached in spectra with 10 4 counts. ...

... 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...

To leave the frames behind, click here . 430-MHz Gregorian . ... RFI Situation . ... Receiver History . ... 422-442 MHz . ... For the current frequency v time 430-MHz RFI plot from the Arecibo "hill-top" monitoring system, click here . For the current frequency v time 430-MHz RFI plot (with band-pass correction) from the Arecibo "hill-top" monitoring system, click here . For the current daily rms/mean v frequency 430-MHz RFI plot from the Arecibo "hill-top" monitoring system, click here . ...

Next: Program use Up: Description of program searchdup Previous: Description of program searchdup . Parameter input is done with a graphic user interface. ... Input file: Name of the input catalog file. It has to be formatted, one record per source/observation, according to the format used in the Arcetri observations and source archives. ... Minimum number of observations per source Source with less than this number of independent observations are not included in the output file . ...

... Primordial theory review : Dick Bond . Defects and the CMB review : Andy Albrecht . ... Gravitational wave contribution to CMB anisotropies : V.B. Lukash an