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9780735403437

Recent Advances in Astonomy and Astrophysics

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    9780735403437

  • ISBN10:

    0735403430

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-06-30
  • Publisher: AMER INST OF PHYSICS

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This volume is a collection of review papers and recent observational and theoretical results in astronomy and astrophysics. Topics include: Sun, planets, interplanetary medium, our galaxy, stars, clusters, interstellar medium, extragalactic astrophysics, dynamical astronomy, relativity, cosmology, instrumentation, history, and education.

Table of Contents

Our enigmatic sunp. 3
Titan and the Cassini-Huygens missionp. 23
The corona of the sun as a starp. 41
Coronal heatingp. 55
The role of magnetic helicity in solar eruptionsp. 64
Acceleration and radiation model of particles in solar active regionsp. 79
Electron orbits in solar reconnecting current sheetsp. 88
First results from SECIS observations of the 2001 total solar eclipsep. 95
Forced MHD turbulence simulations for coronal loop heatingp. 105
Line broadening of EUV lines at the solar limb observed with SUMER/SoHO - relation to spiculesp. 115
Electron spatial distribution in microwave flaring loopsp. 123
MHD-oscillation modes of a flaring loop using microwave observations with high spatial resolutionp. 133
The edge of the heliosphere : voyager beyond the termination shockp. 143
Determining the location of the dispersionless injection boundary during substormsp. 144
Prediction of basic elements of the forthcoming solar cycles 24 and 25 (years 2005-2027)p. 154
Mars : determination of the most appropriate electron energy for the bow shock identification, using MGS datap. 163
The influence of substorm-induced electric fields on the build-up of particle radiation during geospace magnetic stormsp. 168
ACE/EPAM energetic particle signatures during the October/November 2003 interplanetary coronal mass ejection eventsp. 176
Long-term cosmic-ray modulation during solar cycle 23p. 184
Spatial and temporal characteristics of Ha flares during the period 1975-2002 (comparison with SXR flares)p. 194
Type II and IV radio bursts in the active period October-November 2003p. 199
Nonlinear magneto-hydrodynamical modeling of solar envelopep. 207
Radio bursts in the active period January 2005p. 213
A study of halo coronal mass ejections and related flare and radio burst observations in solar cycle 23p. 218
Millisecond solar radio bursts in the metric wavelength rangep. 224
Traveling waves in network bright pointsp. 229
Type III events, flares, and CMEs in the extremely active period October-November 2003p. 234
Type II shocks characteristics : comparison with associated CMEs and flaresp. 238
Periodicities in fine structure of type IV radio solar burstsp. 243
A statistical study of microwave flare morphologiesp. 248
Prospects of space weather prediction based on solar proton eventsp. 253
Modeling of the solar energetic particles recorded at neutron monitorsp. 258
Magnetospheric electron flows in the Martian ionosphere - detection and implicationsp. 263
Simulating the effects of ULF waves on energetic electron populationsp. 273
Supernova explosions, nucleosynthesis, and cosmic chemical evolutionp. 281
Probing the galactic magnetic field using pulsar rotation measuresp. 291
Modified pulsar spindownp. 301
Pulsar nulling quantitative analysisp. 309
A two-zone model for the emission from RX J1713.7-3946p. 316
Further investigation of the high-frequency optical oscillations during the flare phase of the red dwarf EV Lacp. 324
Kinematics of the [nu] = 1, J = 1 [actual symbol not reproducible] 0 SiO masers at 43 GHz around TX Cam - new 73 epoch moviep. 333
The dependence of the IMF on the density-temperature relation of prestellar gasp. 343
The distribution of the ISM in the milky wayp. 351
The impact of the GAIA experiment on eclipsing binary star studiesp. 361
Long-term variability of the radial velocities in the coronal and post-coronal regions of the Oe star HD 93521p. 370
First photometric observations of recently discovered binariesp. 375
A new modeling approach for DACs and SACs regions in the atmospheres of hot emission starsp. 380
Seeking tidal streams emanating from the globular cluster NGC 5897p. 385
CCD measurements of hipparcos wide visual double starsp. 389
New results on the pulsating variable star GSC 4778:0324p. 394
Correlation of DARWIN mission star catalogue with radio source surveysp. 399
A new approach for the structure of Ha regions in 120 be-type starsp. 402
A photometric study of the near-contact binaries V1034 Cygni and AX virginisp. 407
CCD photometry and modeling of the ROTSE-1 variable GSC 2534:1121p. 412
A spot model of the overcontact binary PY lyraep. 417
An investigation of the tidally-driven period changes in detached binary systems through O-C time-series analysisp. 422
Fourier analysis of SS433 - high speed photometryp. 427
RXJ0636 - a new intermediate polarp. 432
KR-Cyg revisited : new results from the light curve analysisp. 437
Modelling the equatorial activity in SS433p. 442
CCD observations of the algol-type binary AO serpentisp. 447
Astrophysical jets : observations, theory, experimentsp. 453
X-ray spectral evolution of AGNp. 471
Deep surveys of obscured active galactic nucleip. 485
Two-dimensional velocity fields of low surface brightness galaxiesp. 490
Improved constraints on the cosmological parameters using the VLA FIRST surveyp. 492
Elemental abundances in PNe and H II regions : new insights from observations and modelsp. 497
Mapping and multi-wavelength properties of stellar complexes in the LMCp. 505
AGB stars in nearby galaxiesp. 515
Mass segregation in star clusters in the LMC HST/WFPC2 observationsp. 525
The role of kink instability in Poynting-flux dominated jetsp. 530
Magnetic driving of AGN jetsp. 540
The supercritical pile model for GRBsp. 550
A GRMHD model for cosmical jetsp. 560
TeV variability studies of PKS 2155-304 with H.E.S.S.p. 570
Identification of gamma ultra high energy cosmic rays by simulating extensive air showersp. 580
Jet-induced star formation in Seyfert galaxies unveiled through radio-UV correlationsp. 587
Linear radio structures in selected Seyfert and LINER galaxiesp. 592
Exploring distant galaxies with Chandrap. 597
Dust along a merging galaxy sequencep. 602
HII region detection in local group censusp. 606
Solar system dynamics, beyond the two-body-problem approachp. 613
Dynamics of KBOs near the 4:5 mean motion resonance with Neptunep. 627
The photo-gravitational restricted four-body problem : an exploration of its dynamical propertiesp. 637
Can chaotic motion be responsible for the formation of spiral arms?p. 647
Barred galaxies : secular evolution and the role of the halop. 660
Barred galaxies : studying the chaotic and ordered nature of orbitsp. 662
Mining for observables : a new challenge in numerical relativityp. 669
Measuring mass moments and electromagnetic moments of a massive axisymmetric body through gravitational wavesp. 677
Considerations on the excitation of black hole quasinormal modesp. 687
Accelerating universe : observational status and theoretical implicationsp. 698
A non-singular black hole model as a possible end product of gravitational collapsep. 713
Spherically symmetric, static spacetimes in a tensor vector-scalar theoryp. 720
W-modes in rotating relativistic starsp. 730
High velocity chaotic motion in an active galaxy modelp. 738
Sitnikov motions in the photogravitational restricted three-body problemp. 743
On the RTBP with oblate primary and radiating secondaryp. 748
A criterion on the nonexistence of exact invariants in adiabatic systemsp. 753
Classical relativistic tests in Zatrikean pregeometryp. 758
A three-dimensional extention to Zatrikean pregeometryp. 763
Stellar dynamics in scalar-tensor gravityp. 767
Predicting and analyzing topological correlations in the CMBp. 774
A locally anisotropic geometrical model of space-time based on CMBRp. 779
The quest for extra-solar planets (2005 Emilios Harlaftis lecture)p. 787
ARISTARCHOS : the new 2.3m Greek telescopep. 800
The high-speed camera ULTRACAMp. 808
WASP0 : a wide field CCD search for extra solar planets - instrumentation, data analysis, and preliminary resultsp. 810
In search of axions : the cast experimentp. 816
Quantum optics in astrophysics : the potential of a new windowp. 826
The new Athens Center applied to space weather forecastingp. 837
Swap : an EUV imager for solar monitoring on board of PROBA2p. 847
VLBI : networks and developmentsp. 856
Adapting and expanding the plateau de bure interferometerp. 857
Ten years of the solar radiospectrograph ARTEMIS-IVp. 864
Detection of slopes of linear and quasi-linear structures in noisy background, using 2D-FFTp. 874
The EUDOXOS National Observatory from 1996 to 2005p. 883
On the optical prototype of a new scalable 3-mirror telescope designp. 888
Increasing the field of view for the Cassegrain telescope at the Kryoneri Astronomical Stationp. 896
A test of the Kryonerion "seeing" with DIMM equipmentp. 901
Seeing measurements from Mt. Holomonp. 906
The antikythera mechanism - real progress through Greek/U.K./U.S. researchp. 913
Ancient celestial spheres from Greecep. 919
The measurement of small time intervals by the ancient astronomersp. 927
The vertical sundial of the monastery of Panaghia Scripoup. 934
The colour of the stars and the pupils in the kindergarten and the primary schoolp. 939
The teaching of astronomy in the lyceums of Naousa eight years after the school reform of 1997p. 942
The ESA Hubble 15th anniversary campaign : a trans-European collaboration projectp. 946
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