We characterize the dust in NGC 628 and NGC 6946, two nearby spiral galaxies in the KINGFISH sample. With data from 3.6 ЮМm to 500 ЮМm, dust models are strongly constrained. ... The dust models successfully reproduce the observed global and resolved spectral energy distributions (SEDs). The overall dust/H mass ratio is estimated to be 0.0082 ТБ 0.0017 for NGC 628, and 0.0063 ТБ 0.0009 for NGC 6946, consistent with what is expected for galaxies of near-solar metallicity. ...

... Abstract: We present Monte Carlo radiative transfer simulations for spiral galaxies modelled as a stellar disk and a two-phase clumpy dust distribution. ... As a general result, clumpy models are less opaque than the corresponding homogeneous models. ... 0.00 0.15 0.50 0.1 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10.0 0.25 X . ... We have also produced several homogeneous models, to compare to the clumpy models. ... Homogeneous and clumpy models with the same tauV have the same dust mass. ...

... 2.3 Establishing the Extragalactic Distance Scale . ... 2.3.2 The Second Rung: Distances to stellar clusters . ... 2.3.4 Distances to Local Group Galaxies . ... The Luminosity Function of Planetary Nebulae . ... 3.2.2 Clusters of Galaxies . ... 4.2 Evidence for Dark Matter as a Function of Scale Size . ... 4.3 Other Dark Matter Indicators for Galaxies . ... What is the nature of the large-scale distribution of matter in the universe as traced by the three-dimensional galaxy distribution? ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... A numerical simulation of the Oort cloud is used to explain the observed orbital distributions and numbers of Jupiter-family and Halley-type short-period comets. ... Virtually all observed Halley-type comets and nearly half of observed Jupiter-family comets come from the Oort cloud, and initially (4.5 Gyr ago) from orbits concentrated near the outer planetary region. ...

... Paradoxically, signal detection is concerned with fitting models to supposedly random series similarly to mathematical proofs by reductio ad absurdum of the antithesis. ... The quality of the fit is evaluated using a function S of the series , , and . ... A random variable S is characterized by its probability distribution function. ... The special realization of a random series which consists of independent variables of common (gaussian) distribution is called (gaussian) white noise. ...

... In brief: the frequency-dependent radiative transfer equation is solved for a dust under assumption of spherically-symmetric geometry for its distribution taking into account particle size distribution and quantum heating effects for the very small dust particles. ... Table: Model parameters for IRAS04296+3429. ... parameter . ... hot dust shell) . ... The best fit to the spectral energy distribution of IRAS04296 is shown by heavy solid line (see Table2 for details concerning parameters of the model...

... According to the most popular cosmological paradigm, the greater part of the galaxy mass is accumulated in the dark matter halo. ... The polar ring galaxies (PRGs) reveal external rings or disks of gas, dust and stars rotating in a plane roughly perpendicular to the disk of the central galaxy. ... The shape of the dark halo in the model was chosen so as to achieve the best fit to the observed rotation of both galaxies themselves and their polar rings. ... The SPRC-7 galaxy. ...

Next: Transparency of the Stochastic Up: Model of the Galaxy Previous: Frequency distribution of galactic . ... The parameters of the model resulted from a numerical fitting of various data, such as the observed distribution of the young star population and neutral hydrogen, the density of population II stars in the vicinity of the Sun, the galactic rotation curve and the dynamics and distribution of globular clusters   and dwarf irregular satellites of the Galaxy. ...

... The most powerful and widely used methods to calculate the scattering matrix of a fractal cluster are based on the coupled dipoles methods (e.g. the Discrete Dipole Approximation, DDA) and the theory of light scattering by a cluster of spherical particles [2-4]. ... At present the procedure of calculation of the scattering matrix is well developed for both an oriented cluster of spherical particles and for chaotically oriented clusters of such particles [4]. ...

ASC-FITS-2.0.1: ASC FITS File Designers' Guide (Rots and McDowell) (1999 Jun) . ASC-FITS-REGION-1.0: FITS region document (McDowell and Rots) (1998 Mar) . ... CXC-DM-001 Introduction: Data Analysis with the Chandra Data Model (2001 Oct) . ... 1998 Feb 26: SDS-1.0: Data Product List: obsolete . ... 1998 Mar 09: SDS-10.0: (ASC-FITS-REGION-1.0) FITS region document: see ASC-FITS-REGION-1.0 . 1998 Feb 09: SDS-11.0: FITS function document (superseded by ASC-FITS-FUNCTION-1.2) . ...

Toward a Quantitative Interpretation of MidIR Spectra of Galaxies B. Nikolic (NRAO), P. Alexander (Cambridge), M. Clemens (Padova), D. Ford (Cambridge), G. Cotter (Oxford), M.S. Longair (Cambridge) The Method Starburst99 + Comprehensive dust model + Simple radiative transfer Allows investigation of the effects of starburst age, metallicity, IMF etc. ... Appropriate for midIR models since only UV/optical photons are important in exciting the emission. ...

... Next: Cheating Poisson: A Up: Statistical Analysis Previous: Spatial Models and . ... The spatial distribution of stars in the Local Group dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 6822 has been studied, using recent positions and deep photometry for about 15,000 stars in the galaxy. Based on photometrical data, OB stars and red stars could be studied separately. Spatial statistical tools have been applied to the analysis of the spatial structure. ... Figure: Model selection by the aid of CAIC . ...

... The magnetic field of the Earth has been investigated by satellites for several decades now, and enough of it is known to model its average strength and shape during different levels of overall magnetic activity. Presently the most used empirical global magnetic field models are the Tsyganenko models (1987, 1989) , referred to as T87 and T89, respectively, although even these consist of several submodels. ... Earth's magnetic field from T89c model during Kp=2 for different seasons. ... Res. ...

The Earth's magnetosphere global structure is conditioned by the interaction of the Solar wind and Earth's magnetic field. ... Many various magnetospheric models are available in the NSSDC . ... Fairfield D. H., Average and unusual location of the Earth's magnetopause and bow shock, J. Geophys. ... Stasiewicz K., Polar Cusp Topology and Position as a Function of Interplanetary Magnetic Field and Magnetic Activity: Comparison of a Model with Viking and other Observations, J. Geophys. ...

... FTP access the basic models is here . ... Below, we put short descriptions of the used SED models for the photometric redshifts providing by the current server . ... The uniqueness of this model consists in expanding to the near IR (NIR) of Rocca-Volmerange and Guiderdoni's (1988) atlas of synthetic spectra with a revised stellar library, which includes parameters of cool stars. ... Homepage of the GISSEL model). ... Another model used earlier is the model of synthetic spectra of Poggianti (1997). ...

Short-Period Comets: Origin and Terrestrial Impact Hazard . ... The model is consistent with the basic observed distributions of near-parabolic comets, short-period comets, Centaurs and high-eccentricity trans-Neptunian objects.This model requires that initial objects in the early Solar System are concentrated to the outer planetary region, and the physical lifetime of comets in the inner planetary region at the present epoch is an increasing function of initial perihelion distances. ...

... ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Australia Telescope User Committee . ... Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . Mopra radio telescope . ... Australia Telescope Online Archive (ATOA) . ... Australia Telescope 20GHz Survey . ... Visiting Parkes radio telescope . ... Parkes radio telescope webcam . ... Probing ISM Models with H observations . ... Turbulent Models of the ISM . ...

... Science Activities > PhD Thesis Topics offered by ESO Faculty Members > Thesis Topic: Dynamical models of multiple globular cluster populations around massive galaxies . ... Different techniques have been devised to separate multiple GC populations and perform dynamical analyses. ... Within this project, the PhD candidate will examine mock models of multiple GC populations around massive galaxies, devising `blinded' functional tests and comparing the possible sources of bias in different techniques....

... Frequency of wobble same as frequency of forcing mechanism (t) + i 2 (t) · Helmholtz Centre Potsdam ­ GFZ · Consistent estimates of AAM , OAM , HAM computed at GFZ · AAM computed from European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts · OAM computed from Ocean Model for Circulation and Tides (OMCT) · HAM computed from Land-Surface Discharge Model (LSDM) · Ocean and hydrology Sensitivity to Excitation Model GFZ ECMWF AAM OMCT OAM LSDM HAM 1962­2010 1971­2010 1981­2010 1991­2010 2001­2010! ...

... config/epatplot.par) | config/epatplot.lyt) | ... SSC-SPR-3052 (scr/ epatplot_mod.f90 ): RAWY set to center value of chip if no RAWY column in input file (as in MOS timing mode) Version 1.6 - 2002-11-13 ( MJF ) ------------------------------- - ( src / epatplot_mod.f90 ): removed obsolete code using hardcoded numbers [as in 1.1.6] Version 1.5 - 2002-11-12 ( MJF ) ------------------------------- - ( src / epatplot_mod.f90 ): call CAL_getPatternFraction*() routines for EPIC MOS - ( ...