Next: Calling Parameters Up: CAL_rawXY2mm Previous: CAL_rawXY2mm Contents . CCF LinCoord holds the positions of distinct reference points of the CCD's (at reference temperature) and the directions in which the counting of rawX and rawY increases. The size of each pixel is stored in CCF MiscData , and also a thermal expansion coefficient. Using these inputs, together with ( rawX,rawY ), the location of each pixel can be given in focal plane coordinates as a function of temperature. ...

Target Acquisition Reference Information . ... In almost all cases where an onboard acquisition will not work (because the object is in a crowded field, or is variable, or is a moving target), it is sufficient to use an early acquisition to get a WFPC2 or FOC image a few weeks in advance of the GHRS observation. ... Explicit BRIGHT and FAINT limits may be specified if you desire, although there is an increased risk of a failed acquisition unless you are confident of those fluxes. ... MAPs . ...

... The models provided are: . abs - absorption of x-rays by neutral gas with solar abundances. parameter 1 = . ... parameter 2 = . ... normalization - logarithmic value of the flux density at 1 keV in units of keV cm -2 s -1 keV -1 . ... normalization - logarithmic value of the normalization of the gaussian in units of keV cm -2 s -1 . ... absorption ( params )* model ( params ) . ... A single value for the normalization (i.e., fixed normalization) will force the program to use that value. ...

Next: Mass change Up: Evolutionary Scenarios of Binary Previous: Stellar Winds From Normal . As mentioned earlier, the duration of the binary evolutionary stage (say, I+I) is determined by the faster evolving component , where is the time each component spends at the corresponding evolutionary stage. ... Next, we should calculate the mass change for the slower evolving companion, the orbital semi-major axis and the eccentricity. Mass change . Semi-major axis change . ...

Finally, the radial velocity is also expressed in the reference frame of the Cosmic Background Radiation. This velocity is noted v3k . It is calculated from the heliocentric velocity v using the total solar motion of 360 km/s towards the direction defined by the B1950 equatorial coordinates B 11.25 H - 5.6 deg (Lubin Villela 1986). v3k = v + 360 cos(theta) Where theta is: cost(theta) = sin(de3k) sin (de1950) + cos (de3k) cos(de1950) cos(al3k - al1950) . ...

... CentralProcessor 0.11 documentation . ... It can be run with the following command, where ?config.in? is a file containing the configuration parameters described in the next section. ... Parset parameters understood by ccontsubtract are given in the following table (all parameters must have CContSubtract prefix, i.e. CContSubtract.dataset ). ... A number of other parameters allowing the user to narrow down the data selection are understood. ... Parameter . ... Data set file name to work with. ...

... Fitting the observed dependence includes calculations of the polarization cross-sections averaged over particles orientation and size distribution, their normalization and the comparison of obtained dependencies with Serkowski's curve representing observational data for a chosen star. ... Variations of the polarization factors with wavelength are shown in Fig. 16 for homogeneous spheroidal particles with PF orientation. ... The distinction between prolate and oblate spheroids is also clearly seen. ...

... Measurements Definition Sample Timestamp Definition : Time and date of measurement XML parameter : mtSampTime Windspeed Definition : 3 second rolling average of 250 millisecond samples XML parameter : mtWindspeed Units : MPH Raw Wind Direction Definition : 3 second rolling average of 250 millisecond samples XML parameter : mtRawWindDir Units : Degrees Adjusted Wind Direction ... XML parameter: mt60MinWindGustTime_2 Units: date and time ...

... We cannot use for this purpose equivalent widths and profiles of HI lines (well known criteria of atmospheric conditions for normal supergiants), since these lines are strongly distorted in the spectrum of IRAS04296 as seen in Fig. ... Figure: Upper: iron abundance FeI (circles) and FeII (crosses) calculated for IRAS04296+3429 with model parameters , and using lines with different excitation potentials EP of a low level; bottom: the same as a function of the equivalent width W . ...

THE PHOTOMETRIC RESEARCHS OF THE MERCURY'S SURFACE BY MEANS OF DIGITAL MODELS. ... The surface brightness of Mercury was measured Danjon (1933, 1949, 1953) and Harris (1961) in phase angle 3o-123o. The analysis of the various data of the integral photometric gives the results of determination of the main photometric constants for Mercury. ... THE PHOTOMETRIC RESEARCHS OF THE MERCURY'S SURFACE: S.G. Pugacheva The surface brightness of the Mercurian images was established on the geologic map Mercury. ...

Next: Absolute visual magnitudes Up: Command line procedures Previous: Plot data from the Contents . Files containing stellar parameter data reside in oyster/starbase . Extensive photometric data is found in files spec_par.X , where X signifies the luminosity classes for dwarfs, giants, and supergiants, V, III, Iab , respectively. For subgiants, brightgiants, and the subclasses of the supergiants, limited data is in files spec_MV.IV , spec_MV.II , spec_MV.Ia , spec_MV.Iab , spec_MV.Ib . ...

The determination of the detector parameters is based on sets of images of a spatially uniform-illumination scene (flatfield frames) and without any illumination (dark frames), putting a plug in place of the filter, taken at a series of exposure times. ... We interleave before and after each exposure time in the series of flatfield frames a set of reference images at an exposure time of 1 sec to determine the possible temporal variation of the illumination level. ...

... Russian Foundation for Basic Research , Project number 98-02-17366 . ... A number of experiments proposes the d -type of the wave function, having two directions with positive and two (in orthogonal direction) - with negative sign of the order parameter. ... The effect of the wave function phase is most efficiently revealed in the experiments with Josephson structures, that are used for determination of the dependences on the pulse direction. ... The project goals are: . ...

External influences on spin parameters for INTERBALL - AP . ... The main interest is that almost all kind of external influences to parameters of motion (eclipse, normalization, ROS) are presented in the one time interval. Three upper panels illustrate the spin velocity, the angle between kinetic moment and sun direction, and the nutation.All external events are represented on the lowest panel as blue, green and yellow columns. ...

... The described algorithm is suitable for measurements of complex images of stars. ... a) the zero-based number of stars in the complex (multicentric) image, . b) set of preliminary coordinates - x i , y i , for all stars, index i is number of a star, . ... i - index of a star in the complex image; . ... These parameters are calculated by a nonlinear method of a least squares.The main output parameters of this algorithm are x i , y i ; where the index i is number of a star in the multicentric image. ...

Russian SHAREABLE DATA CENTER Institute of Solar-Terrestial Physics SB RAS . ... Although their determination is based on the scattering process model, independent check-ups by rocket experiments have shown their correctness in experimental applications. ... Ionospheric data analysis, especially during strong disturbances, cannot be without some other kinds of diagnostic tools. ... The lack of data has always been a challange in this case. ...

... The predicted MIR's ground tracks, which pass near INSPIRE net, are available in this home page. The track consists from magnetic footprints calculated by magnetic mapping from MIR positions with 30 s step. ... For each time some of the INSPIRE net place are selected as soon as its coordinates are close to the MIR magnetic footprint (the geocentric angular distance between SP and footprint is less then 2.1 deg) . Back to the Top . ... Back to the IKI Satellite Situation Center (SSC) . ...

... We demonstrate through numerical simulations that model parameters estimated with our technique are essentially bias-free, even when the average number of counts per bin is 1. ... The IW technique avoids such biases by estimating through successive iterations, where for each iteration, j, , and the best-fit parameters are determined by minimization of . ... In our sample, we find that the minimum values and best-fit parameters converge after about 6 iterations. ...

... 8, ``Celestial Mechanics'', 2002 Parameterization of the Solar Radiation Pressure model for GPS satellites I. S. Gayazov Institute of Applied Astronomy, St. Petersburg, Russia The treatment of solar radiation pressure (SRP) effect until now is the main problem in precise modeling of GPS satellite orbits. ... In practice, however, all seven parameters of the empirical model cannot be confidently determined from phase observations. ... Bar­Sever Y. E. A new model for GPS yaw attitude. ...

... Moscow S. V. Ajukov THE SOLAR ENVELOPE PARAMETERS AND RADIATIVE OPACITIES IN THE MODELS OF THE PRESENT SUN Comparison of the different opacity tables at the solar core conditions. ... The convection zone depth versus the envelope entropy for the three opacity tables. ... The influence of opacity on the standard solar model parameters Increasing opacities from CS70 up to LAOL (WKM) (both in the core and the radiative zone) raises helium content by 4--5%. ... Solar models with modified opacities . ...