ar X iv : 0 71 1 . 11 07 v 1 [ as tr o - ph ] 7 N ov 2 00 7 Correlated X - ray and Optical Variability in Mkn 509

ar X iv : 0 71 1 . 32 82 v 1 [ he p - ph ] 2 1 N ov 2 00 7 Study of Pure Annihilation Decays B d , s → D 0 D 0

With heavy quark limit and hierarchy approximation λ QCD ≪ m D ≪ m B , we analyze the

ar X iv : 0 71 1 . 45 18 v 1 [ as tr o - ph ] 2 8 N ov 2 00 7 Energy Dependence of Air Fluorescence Yield measured by AIRFLY

In the fluorescence detection of ultra high energy (& 10 eV) cosmic rays, the number of emitted fluorescence photons is assumed to be proportional to the energy deposited in air by shower particles. We have performed measurements of the fluorescence yield in atmospheric gases excited by electrons over energies ranging from keV to hundreds of MeV in several accelerators. We found that within the...

ar X iv : 0 71 0 . 49 47 v 2 [ he p - ph ] 2 3 N ov 2 00 7 International scoping study of a future Neutrino Factory and super - beam facility

ar X iv : 0 70 5 . 31 41 v 1 [ as tr o - ph ] 2 2 M ay 2 00 7 The SARG Planet Search

ar X iv : 0 71 1 . 01 13 v 1 [ as tr o - ph ] 1 N ov 2 00 7 VLT observations of Compact Central Objects

We present the first results of our VLT observation campaign of the Central Compact Objects (CCOs) in SNRs RX J085201.4-461753 (Vela Jr), 1E 1648-5051 (RCW 103) and RX J171328.4-394955 (G347.3-0.5). For Vela Jr., we found that the source is embedded in a compact optical nebulosity, possibly a bow-shock or a photo-ionization nebula, and we identified a candidate IR counterpart to the CCO. For RC...