ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 99 02 04 7 v 1 3 F eb 1 99 9 New CMB Power Spectrum Constraints from MSAM 1

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 99 02 06 2 v 1 4 F eb 1 99 9 SOURCES OF RELATIVISTIC JETS IN THE GALAXY

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 98 02 02 7 v 1 3 F eb 1 99 8 Recalibration of Luminosity –

A recalibration of the luminosity–linewidth technique is discussed which introduces (i) new cluster calibration data, (ii) new corrections for reddening as a function of inclination, and (iii) a new zero-point calibration using 13 galaxies with distances determined via the cepheid period– luminosity method. It is found that H 0 = 82 ± 16 km s −1 Mpc −1 (95% confidence).

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 97 02 04 2 v 1 4 F eb 1 99 7 Gold in the Doppler Hills : Cosmological Parameters in the Microwave Background

Research on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) is progressing rapidly. New experimental groups are popping up and two new satellites will be launched. The current enthusiasm to measure fluctuations in the CMB power spectrum at angular scales between 0 • .1 and 1 • is largely motivated by the expectation that CMB determinations of cosmological parameters will be of unprecedented precision: co...

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 98 02 08 2 v 1 6 F eb 1 99 8 What is the True Covering Factor of Absorbing Matter in BALQSO ’ s ?

ar X iv : a st ro - p h / 99 02 09 5 v 1 5 F eb 1 99 9 Radiospectra and Kinematics in Blazars

Broad band spectra of total and compact–scale radio emission from blazars, used in combination with kinematic information inferred from VLBI monitoring programs, can be applied successfully to better constrain the models of compact jets. We discuss here a " hands-on " approach for tying together the kinematic and spectral properties of radio emission from blazars.