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Longterm MWL Behavior of 1ES1959+650
Fakultät Physik – Experimentelle Physik 5 Long-term observations of the TeV blazar 1ES 1959+650 Temporal and spectral behavior in the multi-wavelength context Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt von Dipl.-Phys. Michael Backes Dezember 2011 Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Brief Introduction to Astroparticle Physics 3 2.1 ChargedCosmicRays .............................. 4 2.1.1 CompositionofCosmicRays . 4 2.1.2 EnergySpectrumofCosmicRays. 5 2.1.3 Sources of Cosmic Rays up to 1018 eV................ 6 ∼ 2.1.4 Sources of Cosmic Rays above 1018 eV................ 8 ∼ 2.2 AstrophysicalNeutrinos . ... 12 2.3 PhotonsfromOuterSpace. 13 2.3.1 Leptonic Processes: Connecting Low and High Energy Photons . 13 2.3.2 Hadronic Processes: Connecting Photons, Protons, and Neutrinos . 16 2.4 ActiveGalacticNuclei . 16 2.4.1 Blazars .................................. 17 2.4.2 EmissionModels ............................. 19 2.4.3 BinaryBlackHolesinAGN . 20 3 Instruments for Multi-Wavelength Astronomy 25 3.1 RadioandMicrowave .............................. 25 3.1.1 Single-DishInstruments . 25 3.1.2 Interferometers .............................. 26 3.1.3 Satellites ................................. 27 3.2 Infrared ...................................... 27 3.3 Optical ...................................... 28 3.3.1 Satellite-Born............................... 28 3.3.2 Ground-Based .............................. 28 3.4 Ultraviolet..................................... 29 3.5 X-Rays ..................................... -
NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE Johannes Andersen Student
NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE Johannes Andersen Student programme The Nordic Optical Telescope1 (NOT) at La Palma, Spain, invites applications for Research Studentships starting at any time from January 2021 onward. NOT is a modern 2.6-m telescope with state-of-the-art optical and near-IR instruments. Our staff of ~18, including astronomers, engineers, and students, and informal, hands-on style of operation offer attractive training opportunities for young Nordic scientists and engineers. The NOT Research Studentship programme offers support for a limited number of PhD or advanced MSc astronomy or engineering students who wish to profit from these opportunities. Stipends cover living expenses on La Palma for periods of typically a year; in return, students spend ~30% of their time contributing to the operation or development of NOT, with the rest devoted to thesis work. Thesis subjects may be astronomical and include observations with the NOT, or they may concern developments in optics, detectors, electronics, or software. An extension of the studentships by 6 months is normally granted. Johannes Andersen (1943-2020) has been an extremely important person in the history of NOT, being many years member of the NOT Council, and being its director from 2002 till 2013. Johannes has been instrumental in making NOT what it is today, but his pride and joy was the studentship programme, which he largely shaped to its present form. In his honour, and in recognition of his fundamental contribution, the studentship programme has been named after Johannes. Applicants should (see http://www.not.iac.es/general/studentships/ for further details): 1. -
LPIYA Group: Astronomy Public Outreach Activities in La Palma
* lpiyalpiya * (The LPIYA group:* common efforts in La Palma during the IYA2009 *and Beyond) Emilio Molinari, Pedro Alvarez, Gloria Andreuzzi, Thomas Augusteijn, Felix Bettonvil, Laura Calero, Romano Corradi, Amanda Djupvik, Markus Garczarczyk, Gabriel Gomez Velarde, Karl Kolle, Iain Steel, Luis Martínez Saez, Javier Méndez, Juan Carlos Pérez, Saskia Prins, Dirk Rabach, Rolf Kever, Alfred Rosenberg, Montserrat Alejandre Siscart. Boosted by the 2009 International Year of Astronomy the scientific institutions present at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) put a special effort joining together for a series of public outreach events, which will be the seed of a decade lasting collaboration. Despite funds at their lowest level ever, the coming of the GranTeCan, Magic II and the will (or need!) of rationalization of all Observatories is leading to a new spring for the island (either EELT yes or EELT no). The LPIYA Group gathers every institution at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, with the objective of organising and coordinating public outreach activities related to the celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 and Beyond, mainly on La Palma. Círculo de Tránsitos Automáticos Dutch Open Telescope Gran Telescopio Canarias Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes Liverpool Telescope MAGIC Telescopes Mercator Telescope Nordic Optical Telescope Swedish Solar Telescope Telescopio Nazionale Galileo SuperWASP Around the World in 80 Telescopes. The Galileoscope. The Galilean Nights. Astronomy in the Street. ¡Mira qué Luna! All the Pupils in La Palma. A Stellar Raffle. One University, One Universe.. This year 2010 the process of reviewing the International Agreement on the use of Canary Island for astronomical purposes, between Spain and the other Countries, will begin. -
NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE Research Studentships
NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE Research Studentships The Nordic Optical Telescope1 (NOT) at La Palma, Spain, invites applications for Research Studentships starting at any time from June 2020 onward. NOT is a modern 2.6-m telescope with state-of-the-art optical and near-IR instruments. Our staff of ~18, including astronomers, engineers, and students, and informal, hands-on style of operation offer attractive training opportunities for young Nordic scientists and engineers. The NOT Research Studentship programme offers support for a limited number of PhD or advanced MSc astronomy or engineering students who wish to profit from these opportunities. Stipends cover living expenses on La Palma for periods of typically a year; in return, students spend ~30% of their time contributing to the operation or development of NOT, with the rest devoted to thesis work. Thesis subjects may be astronomical and include observations with the NOT, or they may concern developments in optics, detectors, electronics, or software. Our staff will monitor the progress of each student and provide scientific and technical guidance as appropriate in each case. An extension of the studentships by 6 months is normally granted. Applicants should (see http://www.not.iac.es/general/studentships/ for further details): 1. Be enrolled in a PhD or MSc programme in astronomy or a related technical discipline at a recognised university or similar academic institution. Preference is given to PhD students and applicants from the Nordic countries. 2. Have a strong interest in observational astrophysics and/or astronomical instrumentation. 3. Be capable and willing to work during night- as well as daytime, occasionally also on weekends or public holidays, at an altitude of 2400 metres above sea level, and to take up residence on La Palma for the duration of the Studentship. -
A Nn U a L Re P O
2008 A NORDIC OPTICAL NN TELESCOPE U Galaxy clusters acting as gravitational lenses. A L RE P O R T NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE The Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) is a modern 2.5-m telescope located at the Spanish Observa- torio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma, Canarias, Spain. It is operated for the benefit of Nordic astronomy by theN ordic Optical Telescope Scientific Asso ciation (NOTSA), estab- lished by the national Research Councils of Den- mark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, and the Uni- versity of Iceland. The chief governing body of NOTSA is the Council, which sets overall policy, approves the annual bud- gets and accounts, and appoints the Director and Astronomer-in-Charge. A Scienti fic and Technical Committee (STC) advises the Council on scientific and technical policy. An Observing Programmes Committee (OPC) of independent experts, appointed by the Council, performs peer review and scientific ranking of the observing proposals submitted. Based on the rank- Front cover: A mosaic of galaxy clusters ing by the OPC, the Director prepares the actual showing strong gravitational lensing and observing schedule. giant arcs discovered with the NOT (see p. 5). Composite images in blue and red light from the NOT, Gemini, and Subaru The Director has overall responsibility for the telescopes. Photo: H. Dahle, Oslo. operation of NOTSA, including staffing, financial matters, external relations, and long-term plan- ning. The staff on La Palma is led by the Astrono- mer-in-Charge, who has authority to deal with all matters related to the daily operation of NOT. -
Nordic Research Board - Application for Research Training Course Beslutning: Mottagit: Ref.Nr
Nordic Research Board - Application for research training course Beslutning: Mottagit: Ref.nr.: 1 Last name First name Sex Title/position Sollerman Jesper Male Docent/Researcher University Academic degree Copenhagen University PhD, Docent Department/institution Telephone (work) Mobile Danish Dark Universe Centre, Niels Bohr Institute +46 8 5537 8554 Department/institution address Telefax (work) NBI, Juliane Maries Vej 30 +45 35 32 59 89 Postal code City Country E-mail 2100 Copenhagen Denmark [email protected] 2 Title of the project/activity (max 50 characters) Observational Astrophysics at the Telescope 3 Date of single course (dd.mm.yyyy): 4 Subject area (See last page) From: 01 07 2006 To: 14 07 2006 Physics 5 Meeting venue Country Roque de los Muchachos,La Palma,Canary Isl. Spain 6 Estimated number of Other Other DK FI IS NO SE EE LV LT RU inside outside the Total Men Women participants the EU* EU* Research students 3 3 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 16 8 8 Other participants Teachers 3 1 1 2 7 5 2 *Other countries 7 Summary. Give a short description of the course´s targets and aims (max. 200 words). Nordic Research Board reserves the right to use parts of or the text in full for information purposes. The aim of the course is to introduce about 16 Nordic PhD students to observational astrophysics. At La Palma, we will have access to the modern facilities required for the successful execution of this advanced graduate course. The Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) and the Swedish Solar Telescope (SST) are both up-to-date telescopes. -
Not Yet Imagined: a Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations
NOT YET IMAGINED A STUDY OF HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OPERATIONS CHRISTOPHER GAINOR NOT YET IMAGINED NOT YET IMAGINED A STUDY OF HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE OPERATIONS CHRISTOPHER GAINOR National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Communications NASA History Division Washington, DC 20546 NASA SP-2020-4237 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Gainor, Christopher, author. | United States. NASA History Program Office, publisher. Title: Not Yet Imagined : A study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations / Christopher Gainor. Description: Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Communications, NASA History Division, [2020] | Series: NASA history series ; sp-2020-4237 | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Dr. Christopher Gainor’s Not Yet Imagined documents the history of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) from launch in 1990 through 2020. This is considered a follow-on book to Robert W. Smith’s The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology, and Politics, which recorded the development history of HST. Dr. Gainor’s book will be suitable for a general audience, while also being scholarly. Highly visible interactions among the general public, astronomers, engineers, govern- ment officials, and members of Congress about HST’s servicing missions by Space Shuttle crews is a central theme of this history book. Beyond the glare of public attention, the evolution of HST becoming a model of supranational cooperation amongst scientists is a second central theme. Third, the decision-making behind the changes in Hubble’s instrument packages on servicing missions is chronicled, along with HST’s contributions to our knowledge about our solar system, our galaxy, and our universe. -
Portable Document Format
NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE CALL FOR PROPOSALS PERIOD 61: APRIL 1, 2020 – OCTOBER 1, 2020 The Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) invites applications for observing time in Period 61, April 1, 2020 – October 1, 2020. The deadline for receipt of the applications is: Monday, November 18, 2019, at UT 12.00 noon Important notice As you may know, the NOT and its operations is being transferred to Aarhus University (AU), Denmark, and the University of Turku (UTU), Finland. The new organization for operating the telescope is a research collaboration between partners in the Nordic countries. The telescope will continue to operate in a way similar to how it has operated in the past and also the new organization will offer access to the telescope for astronomers in Denmark, Finland and Norway as well as astronomers from the University of Iceland and Stockholm University - the partners in the new organization. The Swedish Research Council will no longer fund operations of the NOT, and access to observing time will be limited for astronomers from Sweden. This does not apply to astronomers from Stockholm University. As a new organization will be running NOT, it has been decided to request all on-going Large proposal to (re-)submit a proposal at the coming deadline. AU and UTU will together with all other partners work on ensuring a smooth transition and we are looking forward to a successful continued operation of the NOT in many years to come. The applicants are reminded of the following: As maintained in the new organization, the share of observing time for applicants will be proportional to the contributions from the different Partners. -
CAP2010-LPIYA4.Ppt.Pdf
* lpiyalpiya * (The LPIYA group:* common efforts in La Palma during the IYA2009 *and Beyond) Emilio Molinari, Pedro Alvarez, Gloria Andreuzzi, Thomas Augusteijn, Felix Bettonvil, Laura Calero, Romano Corradi, Amanda Djupvik, Markus Garczarczyk, Gabriel Gomez Velarde, Karl Kolle, Iain Steel, Luis Martínez Saez, Javier Méndez, Juan Carlos Pérez, Saskia Prins, Dirk Rabach, Rolf Kever, Alfred Rosenberg, Montserrat Alejandre Siscart. Boosted by the 2009 International Year of Astronomy the scientific institutions present at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) put a special effort joining together for a series of public outreach events, which will be the seed of a decade lasting collaboration. Despite funds at their lowest level ever, the coming of the GranTeCan, Magic II and the will (or need!) of rationalization of all Observatories is leading to a new spring for the island (either EELT yes or EELT no). The LPIYA Group gathers every institution at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, with the objective of organising and coordinating public outreach activities related to the celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 and Beyond, mainly on La Palma. Círculo de Tránsitos Automáticos Dutch Open Telescope Gran Telescopio Canarias Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes Liverpool Telescope MAGIC Telescopes Mercator Telescope Nordic Optical Telescope Swedish Solar Telescope Telescopio Nazionale Galileo SuperWASP Around the World in 80 Telescopes. This was a 100-hour, round-the-clock, round-the-globe IYA 2009 event that included live webcasts from research observatories, public observing events and other activities around the world. -
Biennial Report 2004 2005 Published in Spain by the ISAAC NEWTON GROUP of TELESCOPES (ING) ISSN 1575–8966 Legal License: TF–1142 /99
I SAAC N EWTON G ROUP OF T ELESCOPES Biennial Report 2004 2005 Published in Spain by the ISAAC NEWTON GROUP OF TELESCOPES (ING) ISSN 1575–8966 Legal license: TF–1142 /99 Apartado de correos, 321 E-38700 Santa Cruz de La Palma; Canary Islands; Spain Tel: +34 922 425 400 Fax: +34 922 425 401 URL: http://www.ing.iac.es/; http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/ING/ (UK mirror) Editor and designer: Javier Méndez ([email protected]) Preprinting: Gráficas El Time. Tel: +34 922 416 651 Printing: Gráficas Sabater. Tel: +34 922 623 555 Front cover: IC1396 or the Elephant Trunk Nebula. Image obtained as part of the Isaac Newton Telescope Photometric Hα Survey of the Northen Galactic Plane, and it was prepared by Nick Wright, University College London. Inset: Photograph of laser test on the William Herschel Telescope as part of GLAS preparatory study. Credit: Javier Méndez. Other picture credits: Nik Szymanek (WHT, p. 4); Nik Szymanek (INT, p. 4); Nik Szymanek (JKT, p. 4); Nik Szymanek (ING, p. 5); Jens Moser (WHT, back); Jens Moser (INT, back); Nik Szymanek (JKT, back). The ING Biennial Report is available online at http://www.ing.iac.es/PR/AR/ or at http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/ING/PR/AR/. ISAAC NEWTON GROUP OF TELESCOPES Biennial Report of the PPARC-NWO-IAC ING Board 2004 – 2005 ISAAC NEWTON GROUP William Herschel Telescope Isaac Newton Telescope Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope 4 • ING BIENNIAL R EPORT 2004–2005 OF TELESCOPES The Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes (ING) consists of the 4.2- metre William Herschel Telescope (WHT), the 2.5-metre Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) and the 1.0-metre Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope (JKT). -
MEMORIA IAC 2010 SUBCOMITES - Finanzas 2 9 - Operación Del Obs
MEMORIA 2010 “INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS” “INSTITUTO DE ASTROFISICA DE CANARIAS” GABINETE DE DIRECCIÓN INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS (IAC) MAQUETACIÓN: Ana M. Quevedo PORTADA: Gotzon Cañada PREIMPRESIÓN E IMPRESIÓN: Producciones Gráficas S.L. DEPÓSITO LEGAL: TF-1905/94 Indice general 7- PRESENTACIÓN 8- CONSORCIO PÚBLICO IAC 11- LOS OBSERVATORIOS DE CANARIAS 12- - Observatorio del Teide (OT) 13- - Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos (ORM) 14- COMISIÓN PARA LA ASIGNACIÓN DE TIEMPO (CAT) 18- ACUERDOS 20- Gran Telescopio CANARIAS (GTC) 25- ÁREA DE INVESTIGACIÓN 28- - Estructura del Universo y Cosmología 50- - El Universo Local 88- - Física de las estrellas, Sistemas Planetarios y Medio Interestelar 124- - El Sol y el Sistema Solar 146- - Instrumentación y Espacio 180- - Otros 202- ÁREA DE INSTRUMENTACIÓN 202- - Ingeniería 214- - Producción 222- - Oficina de Transferencia de Resultados de Investigación (OTRI) 234- ÁREA DE ENSEÑANZA 234- - Cursos de doctorado 235- - Seminarios científicos 239- - Coloquios 239- - Becas 241- - XXII Escuela de Invierno: ”Astrosismología” 243- ADMINISTRACIÓN DE SERVICIOS GENERALES 243- - Instituto de Astrofísica 244- - Observatorio del Teide 245- - Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos 246- - Centro de Astrofísica de la Palma 247- - Oficina Técnica para la Protección de la Calidad del Cielo (OTPC) 249- - Ejecución del Presupuesto 2010 250- GABINETE DE DIRECCIÓN 250- - Ediciones 252- - Comunicación y divulgación 263- - Web 265- - Visitas a las instalaciones del IAC 268- SERVICIOS INFORMÁTICOS -
NOT Annual Report 2009 (PDF)
ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Globular cluster Globular cluster Messier 3 TELESCOPE NORDIC OPTICAL NORDIC OPTICAL TELESCOPE The Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) is a modern 2.5-m telescope located at the Spanish Observa- torio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma, Canarias, Spain. It is operated for the benefit of Nordic astronomy by theN ordic Optical Telescope Scientific Asso ciation (NOTSA), estab- lished by the national Research Councils of Den- mark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, and the Uni- versity of Iceland. The chief governing body of NOTSA is the Council, which sets overall policy, approves the annual bud- gets and accounts, and appoints the Director and Astronomer-in-Charge. A Scienti fic and Technical Committee (STC) advises the Council on scientific and technical policy. An Observing Programmes Committee (OPC) of independent experts, appointed by the Council, performs peer review and scientific ranking of the observing proposals submitted. Based on the rank- Front cover: ing by the OPC, the Director prepares the actual The globular cluster Messier 3, imaged observing schedule. with the NOT and ALFOSC in blue, red and near-infrared light by Paul A. Wilson and Anders Thygesen. The Director has overall responsibility for the operation of NOTSA, including staffing, financial matters, external relations, and long-term planning. The staff on La Palma is led by the Deputy Director, who has authority to deal with all matters related to the daily operation of NOT. The members of the Council and committees and contact information to NOT are listed at the end of this report. The NOT Annual Reports for 2002-2009 are available at: http://www.not.iac.es/news/reports/ 1 CONTENT 2 THE STAFF 3 PREFacE 4 EVENTS IN 2009 5 SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTS 5 Cosmology, Formation and Evolution of Galaxies 13 Formation, Structure, and Evolution of Stars 19 Planetary systems in the Universe S 24 INSTRUMENTS 25 EDUCATION Paul A.