Landolt - Börnstein , New Series , Astronomy and Astrophysics ,

Seismology of solar spicules based on Hinode/SOT observations

The Macho Project Large Magellanic Cloud Variable Star Inventory. Xiii. Fourier Parameters for the First Overtone Rr Lyrae Variables and the Lmc Distance

Shapes of RR Lyrae light curves can be described in terms of Fourier coefficients which past research has linked with physical characteristics such as luminosity, mass Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550 Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University, 550 West 120th Street, Mailcode 5247, Ne...

The Effect of Solar Particles in the Choice of Alloy Shielding in a Satellite

The damages and logical failures in dierent parts of a satellite may occur during a solar event, when a bulk of solar energetic particles approaching the Earth. During solar events, these particles may cause extensive damages which are even permanent (hard errors). A way of damage reduction is designing a proper coating as the fuselage. As protons are the major component of solar particles and ...

Graduate Program in Astrophysics in Split

Beginning in autumn 2008 the first generation of astronomy master students will start a 2 year course in Astrophysics offered by the Physics department of the University of Split, Croatia (http://fizika.pmfst.hr/astro/english/index.html). This unique master course in South-Eastern Europe, following the Bologna convention and given by astronomers from international institutions, offers a series ...

Low Noise Titanium Nitride KIDs for SuperSpec: A Millimeter-Wave On-Chip Spectrometer

SuperSpec is a novel on-chip spectrometer we are developing for multiobject, moderate resolution (R = 100–500), large bandwidth (∼1.65 :1), submillimeter and millimeter survey spectroscopy of high-redshift galaxies. The spectrometer employs a filter bank architecture, and consists of a series of half-wave resonators formed by lithographically-patterned superconducting transmission lines. The si...