... Evgueni Il'ichev , Doctor of Sciences, IPHT, Jena, Germany . ... In the case of d -wave, due to the sign change of the order parameter associated with this symmetry, strong deviations from the standard sinusoidal dependence have been predicted for the current-phase relations of various configurations of Josephson junctions employing such unconventional superconductors. ... The idea of " p -contact" is connected with unconventional order parameter symmetry for high-T c superconductors. ...

... We have observed and studied critical supercurrents, Ic, in cross-type Nb-Cu/Ni-Nb junctions with Josephson layers prepared from diluted ferromagnetic alloys. For suitable values of the exchange energy in the ferromagnet and the F-layer thickness we have observed Ic(T) oscillation with vanishing Ic for the definite values of T and dF. ... Critical supercurrents, Ic, in Nb-Cu(1-x)Ni(x)-Nb Josephson SFS junctions with F-layers prepared from ferromagnetic Cu(1-x)Ni(x) alloys have been studied. ...

Statistics of sunspot activity . The sunspot indices . ... NGDC's observations . The solar regions . ... Average annual indices . ... February . ... February, 2013 . Visual indices of solar activity by National Geophysical Data Center . ... Average . ...

... Students Life . ... February 24, 2014 . Conference in Foreign Languages: Wrap-Up . On February 22, 2014, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University held a regional student scientific conference Foreign Languages in the World Economic and Legal Environment organized by the Department of Business Foreign Language and Translation (School of Foreign Languages), the School of International Economic Relations and Travel Business, and the School of Economics and engaging 77 participants. ... Language. ...

... Observing . ... Home Education Workshops at Adorama Astronomy Workshop: Observing Variable Stars from the City ? February 15, 2015 . ... Beyond New York City . ... Observing Resources for Amateur Astronomers - Part 1: Beginning Observers . ... A History of the First Forty Years of the Amateur Astronomers Association . ... Presented by€а Adorama €аFor the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York . ... 2016 Amateur Astronomers Association of New York Designed by Press Customizr Powered by . ...

... We compare our results with the GRANAT X-ray observations of the Galactic center (Churazov et al. ... It is instructive to compare our results for the Galactic center starburst with what might be expected for a continuous star formation, with the average rate characteristic for the whole Galaxy. For this continuous star formation model, we would expect to observe in the region of around the Galactic center about 10% of the total number of X-ray sources in the Galaxy. ...

... The new emission line galaxies are listed in Table 2 containing the following information: . column 1: The object's IAU-type name with the prefix HS. ... This was not corrected in the figure shown in Appendix A. HS1214+3801 : This is seemingly a supergiant H II -region at the very rim of the nearby edge-on disc galaxy (SA(s)cd) NGC 4244 (V hel = 224 kms -1 and B T =10.88). ... To check this option one needs a detailed map of the NGC 4244 velocity field including HS 1214+3801. ...

The direct detection of gravitational waves is one of those events long-expected by physicists that are nevertheless a significant occurrence which excites the world scientific community as if something unexpected has happened. ... Many rumors leaked ahead of the conference, and the fact that something (that is, a signal corresponding to gravitational waves) was discovered by LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) was discussed on the sidelines. ... arXiv:1602.03868 . ...

... OM Calibration Meeting, October 2000 ­ RM OM CCF Status Detail I ffl all OM CCFs required by the SAS pipeline are present ffl crucial files for scientific analysis were updated reflecting inflight perfor­ mance: -- AstroMet (position) -- Boresight (position) -- PhotToNat (flux) -- ColorTrans (flux) -- BadPix (cosmetics: reduced sensitivity, edge emission) ffl other updated files reflecting inflight performance: -- Darkframe ...

... Telescopes . ... The International Conference "Dark Ages and White Nights (Spectroscopy of the CMB)" (June 20-24, 2016) . ... The International Conference "Stars: from collapse to collapse" (October 3-7, 2016) . The traditional annual competition conference of scientific and scientific-engineering papers of the Observatory staff members . ... A session of the Dissertation Council (October 16, 2015) . ... International scientific conference "Large Optical Telescopes" (October, 10-13, 2011) . ...

... APT Activities and Science Results 3. ... APT Secretary Philip Edwards (ISAS) reviewed the aims of the APT (http://www.vsop.isas.ac.jp/apt/DefinitionAndAims.html). ... The Australia Telescope Compact Array, and Ceduna, Hartebeesthoek, Kashima, Mopra, Parkes, and Shanghai telescopes of the Asia-Pacific Telescope participated in these observations. ... In the absence of Tetsuo Sasao, Philip Edwards briefly described results of the APT 22 GHz observations conducted from October 1st to 5th, 1997. ...

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... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... What to expect from Comet PANSTARRS in February . ... So, if you live far enough south, to find Comet PANSTARRS in the morning sky February 1, look 1.5ТА southeast of the brighter of the two suns that make up the double star Arkab, also known as the Beta (ЮВ) star in the constellation Sagittarius the Archer . ... So, stay tuned to Astronomy.com for Comet PANSTARRS updates. ...

... INSTRUMENT: SurveyCam FILTERS: Stromgren uvby, 2" square COMMENTS: remote observations are expected BRIEF SCIENCE JUSTIFICATION: Last decade numerous faint structures at the periphery of regular galaxies, as arcs, tails, or streams, have been discovered (see e.g. Martinez-Delgado et al., ... The broad-band photometry is used for observing the faint structures, but it does not allow to break the age-metallicity degeneracy efficiently. ... The standard Stromgren set is available at APO. ... 2014). ...

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... the time of observation . ... Observing the Changing Position of the Sun To Establish Cardinal Directions . ... Observations of the Sun's apparent movement across the sky and its pattern of rising and setting in the east and west horizon helped to establish the cardinal directions. ... The final stage of the Sun's return was marked by the observation that the Sun had reached its highest altitude when the full width of your mitted hand could fill the gap between the Sun and the horizon. ...

... Right: cold gas traced by [CII] emission (red) accreting onto a primeval galaxy (green) at z=7.1 ( Maiolino et al. 2015 ) (image credit: ALMA Press Release ) . ... 2010 , Cicone, Maiolino et al. ... 2012 , Cicone, Maiolino et al. ... Right: observed distribution of the average stellar metallicities of passive and star forming galaxies in the local universe, supporting starvation/strangulation as primary quenching mechanism in low/intermediate mass galaxies ( Peng, Maiolino, Cochrane 2015 ). ...

Astro Space Center RadioAstron Newsletter Number 17 October 26, 2012 ====================== The process to select projects for the open RadioAstron observing time within the AO-1 period (July 2013 - June 2014) has started From the middle of 2013 RadioAstron will move to the open sky phase of its science operations. Any scientist in the world can apply for the RadioAstron observing time. ... An initial Letter of Intent (LoI) should have been directed to the Mission by 17 October 2012. ...

... Planets . ... Earth Satellites . ... The newly discovered ?mega-Earth? ... Its sibling, the lava world Kepler-10b, is in the background (the two planets? proximity is grossly exaggerated) .€а Kepler-10c has a diameter of about 29 000 km, 2.3 times as large as Earth, and weighs 17 times as much. ... The first mega-earth to be discovered is Kepler-10c which orbits a star lying about 560 light years from the Sun in the constellation Draco. ... Astronomers Find a New Type of Planet: The ?Mega-Earth? ...

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