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... Minister of the State of Maharashtra was a Banjara, and several Ministers in the State of Maharashtra, in neighbouring states, and in the national Governments of India have been Banjaras. They have also adapted to using the internet and other technology to maintain and propagate their identity, and ...
... Minister of the State of Maharashtra was a Banjara, and several Ministers in the State of Maharashtra, in neighbouring states, and in the national Governments of India have been Banjaras. They have also adapted to using the internet and other technology to maintain and propagate their identity, and ...
university of california, san diego
... de Lausanne, 1997. Condensed Matter Physics. Condensed matter physics. Interests are in the theory of non-equilibrium phenomena in nanoscale and biological systems, with particular focus on applicative contexts. Employs both analytical and numerical approaches to understand and predict the behavior ...
... de Lausanne, 1997. Condensed Matter Physics. Condensed matter physics. Interests are in the theory of non-equilibrium phenomena in nanoscale and biological systems, with particular focus on applicative contexts. Employs both analytical and numerical approaches to understand and predict the behavior ...
55 Ignacio Negueruela and Amparo Marco
... AGB stars, an extremely unusual situation. In this paper, we present UBV photometry of the cluster area and a spectroscopic survey of likely members, showing that its population is much younger than implied by the single-color fit of Maciejewski & Niedzielski (2007). From our new data, we show that ...
... AGB stars, an extremely unusual situation. In this paper, we present UBV photometry of the cluster area and a spectroscopic survey of likely members, showing that its population is much younger than implied by the single-color fit of Maciejewski & Niedzielski (2007). From our new data, we show that ...
Whole Earth Telescope observations of BPM 37093: A
... BPM 37093 is a ZZ Ceti star (Kanaan et al. 1992) with an unusually high mass (1.10 M , Bergeron et al. 2004). White dwarfs this massive are subject to much higher pressures and densities in their cores, and we expect a 1.0 M white dwarf to begin crystallizing at temperatures within or above the ZZ ...
... BPM 37093 is a ZZ Ceti star (Kanaan et al. 1992) with an unusually high mass (1.10 M , Bergeron et al. 2004). White dwarfs this massive are subject to much higher pressures and densities in their cores, and we expect a 1.0 M white dwarf to begin crystallizing at temperatures within or above the ZZ ...
The chemical composition of IK Pegasi
... subtle and are likely to be detected only at high-resolution. There have been relatively few abundance studies of IK Peg A. Cowley & Aikman (1980) extended the method of wavelength coincidence statistics (Cowley & Henry 1979) in an attempt to estimate abundances using empirical calibrations. They fo ...
... subtle and are likely to be detected only at high-resolution. There have been relatively few abundance studies of IK Peg A. Cowley & Aikman (1980) extended the method of wavelength coincidence statistics (Cowley & Henry 1979) in an attempt to estimate abundances using empirical calibrations. They fo ...
two small planets transiting hd 3167
... et al. 2011; Dragomir et al. 2013; Motalebi et al. 2015). While RV searches have been fruitful, the observations are challenging, the surveys require many nights over many years on large telescopes, and the success rate of finding transiting planets is low. NASA’s TESS mission (Ricker et al. 2015), a ...
... et al. 2011; Dragomir et al. 2013; Motalebi et al. 2015). While RV searches have been fruitful, the observations are challenging, the surveys require many nights over many years on large telescopes, and the success rate of finding transiting planets is low. NASA’s TESS mission (Ricker et al. 2015), a ...
Lecture 2
... varia)ons in temperature, as a result of density inhomogenei)es in the Universe. The denser regions cause the CMB photons to be gravita)onally redshiged compared to photons arising in less dense regions. The amplitude of the T fluctua)ons is roughly 1/3 of the density fluctua)ons. As )me p ...
... varia)ons in temperature, as a result of density inhomogenei)es in the Universe. The denser regions cause the CMB photons to be gravita)onally redshiged compared to photons arising in less dense regions. The amplitude of the T fluctua)ons is roughly 1/3 of the density fluctua)ons. As )me p ...
Astronomy Astrophysics
... In conclusion, larger samples of r-process-enhanced metalpoor stars are needed in order to make progress in our understanding of the phenomenon of r-process enhancement, investigate how common the “actinide boost” phenomenon is and what its physical reasons might be, identification of reliable chron ...
... In conclusion, larger samples of r-process-enhanced metalpoor stars are needed in order to make progress in our understanding of the phenomenon of r-process enhancement, investigate how common the “actinide boost” phenomenon is and what its physical reasons might be, identification of reliable chron ...
The Hamburg/ESO R-process Enhanced Star survey (HERES)
... In conclusion, larger samples of r-process-enhanced metalpoor stars are needed in order to make progress in our understanding of the phenomenon of r-process enhancement, investigate how common the “actinide boost” phenomenon is and what its physical reasons might be, identification of reliable chron ...
... In conclusion, larger samples of r-process-enhanced metalpoor stars are needed in order to make progress in our understanding of the phenomenon of r-process enhancement, investigate how common the “actinide boost” phenomenon is and what its physical reasons might be, identification of reliable chron ...
SearchCal: a Virtual Observatory tool for searching - HAL-Insu
... with the Palomar Testbed Interferometer (PTI) and Keck Interferometer (KI), an interferometric observation planning software GetCal has been developed (Boden 2003), including a tool to compute the visibility of potential reference stars taken in the Hipparcos catalog and extracting astronomical and ...
... with the Palomar Testbed Interferometer (PTI) and Keck Interferometer (KI), an interferometric observation planning software GetCal has been developed (Boden 2003), including a tool to compute the visibility of potential reference stars taken in the Hipparcos catalog and extracting astronomical and ...
OGLE 2008–BLG–290: an accurate measurement of the limb
... limb darkening. Precise measurement of the limb darkening was not possible due to low-amplitude variability of the source (Heyrovský 2003). The first limb-darkening measurement came from the analysis of binary-lens event MACHO 97-BLG-28 (Albrow et al. 1999), producing V- and I-band coefficients of the ...
... limb darkening. Precise measurement of the limb darkening was not possible due to low-amplitude variability of the source (Heyrovský 2003). The first limb-darkening measurement came from the analysis of binary-lens event MACHO 97-BLG-28 (Albrow et al. 1999), producing V- and I-band coefficients of the ...
Follow-Up Observations of PTFO 8-8695: A 3 MYr Old T
... We present Spitzer 4.5µm light curve observations, Keck NIRSPEC radial velocity observations, and LCOGT optical light curve observations of PTFO 8-8695, which may host a Jupiter-sized planet in a very short orbital period (0.45 days). Previous work by van Eyken et al. (2012) and Barnes et al. (2013) ...
... We present Spitzer 4.5µm light curve observations, Keck NIRSPEC radial velocity observations, and LCOGT optical light curve observations of PTFO 8-8695, which may host a Jupiter-sized planet in a very short orbital period (0.45 days). Previous work by van Eyken et al. (2012) and Barnes et al. (2013) ...
arXiv:1305.3647v1 [astro-ph.IM] 15 May 2013 - IRiS
... follow their own interests whereas professional astronomers were funded for dedicated tasks such as producing tables of stellar positions in order to facilitate navigation. At that time, some rich amateur astronomers even employed professional astronomers to further their astronomical ambitions, and ...
... follow their own interests whereas professional astronomers were funded for dedicated tasks such as producing tables of stellar positions in order to facilitate navigation. At that time, some rich amateur astronomers even employed professional astronomers to further their astronomical ambitions, and ...
No Slide Title - DCC
... Formal ‘Down-selection’ telecons » Define and refine selection criteria » Identify gaps in knowledge ...
... Formal ‘Down-selection’ telecons » Define and refine selection criteria » Identify gaps in knowledge ...
Multi-colour optical monitoring of the intra
... about a day (see also Quirrenbach et al. 1991). The quasiperiodicity of the optical light curve with a characteristic time scale of 1 day, which was then found to persist for a week is not clearly evident during our observations, only some indication of it is present during the first week (Fig. 3). ...
... about a day (see also Quirrenbach et al. 1991). The quasiperiodicity of the optical light curve with a characteristic time scale of 1 day, which was then found to persist for a week is not clearly evident during our observations, only some indication of it is present during the first week (Fig. 3). ...
Refined stellar, orbital and planetary parameters of the eccentric
... complete transit light curves, and three partial events. One of these follow-up light curves (2007 April 21) was reported in the discovery paper. All of our individual high precision follow-up photometry data are plotted in Fig. 2, along with our best-fitting transit lightcurve model. The folded and ...
... complete transit light curves, and three partial events. One of these follow-up light curves (2007 April 21) was reported in the discovery paper. All of our individual high precision follow-up photometry data are plotted in Fig. 2, along with our best-fitting transit lightcurve model. The folded and ...
the first simultaneous microlensing observations by two space
... the Galactic Bulge. The event was observed by several ground-based groups as well as by Spitzer and Swift, allowing a measurement of the physical properties. However, the event is still subject to an eight-fold degeneracy, in particular the well-known close-wide degeneracy, and thus the projected se ...
... the Galactic Bulge. The event was observed by several ground-based groups as well as by Spitzer and Swift, allowing a measurement of the physical properties. However, the event is still subject to an eight-fold degeneracy, in particular the well-known close-wide degeneracy, and thus the projected se ...
Paper II - van Werkhoven, Kenworthy and Mamajek (2014)
... where P0 is the nominal period and Ṗ the time-derivative of the period. This model is fitted to the data using the Nelder–Mead fitting algorithm (Nelder & Mead 1965). Our analysis shows that the bestfitting periods and their amplitudes differ significantly from year to year (see Table 1). Furthermo ...
... where P0 is the nominal period and Ṗ the time-derivative of the period. This model is fitted to the data using the Nelder–Mead fitting algorithm (Nelder & Mead 1965). Our analysis shows that the bestfitting periods and their amplitudes differ significantly from year to year (see Table 1). Furthermo ...
NEAR-INFRARED THERMAL EMISSION FROM THE HOT JUPITER
... corrections documented in Section 2. The dashed line displays the one over the square root of the bin-size expectation for Gaussian noise. ...
... corrections documented in Section 2. The dashed line displays the one over the square root of the bin-size expectation for Gaussian noise. ...
WASP-35b, WASP-48b, AND HAT-P-30b/WASP
... their host star, which produces strong tidal forces between them. The tidal interactions may result in orbital circularization, synchronization, and decay (Pont 2009). An apparent relationship between period and eccentricity of non-transiting exoplanets, such that planets very close to their host st ...
... their host star, which produces strong tidal forces between them. The tidal interactions may result in orbital circularization, synchronization, and decay (Pont 2009). An apparent relationship between period and eccentricity of non-transiting exoplanets, such that planets very close to their host st ...
Observations of Infrared-identified Protost ars in Molecular Maser
... Astronomy and Space Science Institute, 2Kyung Hee University, 3Kapteyn Astronomical Institute SRON, 4 Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, 5Seoul National University ...
... Astronomy and Space Science Institute, 2Kyung Hee University, 3Kapteyn Astronomical Institute SRON, 4 Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, 5Seoul National University ...
Cosmology with the CBI
... overlap with polarization mosaics. Not allowed to combine sample-limited part of spectra. Thermal limited (ℓ>1000) old spectrum included. New spectrum only for ℓ<1000. First time EE included for measuring parameters (though impact of EE quite small) Blue=WMAP Red=WMAP+Sep ’04 (Working on new data) G ...
... overlap with polarization mosaics. Not allowed to combine sample-limited part of spectra. Thermal limited (ℓ>1000) old spectrum included. New spectrum only for ℓ<1000. First time EE included for measuring parameters (though impact of EE quite small) Blue=WMAP Red=WMAP+Sep ’04 (Working on new data) G ...
A Deeper Look at Faint H $\ alpha $ Emission in Nearby Dwarf
... observed (i.e., no extinction corrections applied) Hα luminosity of these regions range from 5×1035 ergs s−1 to 2×1036 ergs s−1 , which corresponds to the ionizing fluxes of single B0V-O9V stars (Smith et al. 2002), assuming Case B recombination and that the HII regions are radiation bounded. If the ...
... observed (i.e., no extinction corrections applied) Hα luminosity of these regions range from 5×1035 ergs s−1 to 2×1036 ergs s−1 , which corresponds to the ionizing fluxes of single B0V-O9V stars (Smith et al. 2002), assuming Case B recombination and that the HII regions are radiation bounded. If the ...
The Carina Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy: A Goldmine for Cosmology
... new comparisons show a few significant photometric outliers with magnitude differences > 0.10 mag, as expected in any large body of raw data, but the vast majority of stars show that the datasets that do include Carina observations are reasonably well matched to the rest of ...
... new comparisons show a few significant photometric outliers with magnitude differences > 0.10 mag, as expected in any large body of raw data, but the vast majority of stars show that the datasets that do include Carina observations are reasonably well matched to the rest of ...
The changing face of Betelgeuse - Monthly Notices of the Royal
... correlation with source/calibrator elevation difference. It is also unlikely that scattered light within our instrument could have produced such an effect in the calibrated visibilities, since observations of the source and calibrator would have been affected identically. These latest observations t ...
... correlation with source/calibrator elevation difference. It is also unlikely that scattered light within our instrument could have produced such an effect in the calibrated visibilities, since observations of the source and calibrator would have been affected identically. These latest observations t ...
Indian Institute of Astrophysics
The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), with its headquarters in Bangalore (Karnataka state), India, is a premier national institute of India for the study of and research into topics pertaining to astronomy, astrophysics and related subjects.The Institute has a network of laboratories and observatories located in various places in India, including Kodaikanal (the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory), Kavalur (the Vainu Bappu Observatory), Gauribidanur, Hanle (the Indian Astronomical Observatory) and Hosakote.