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XIII Publications, Presentations 1. Refereed Publications Bakunina, I. A., Abramov-maximov, V. E., Nakariakov, V. M., Lesovoy, S. V., Soloviev, A. A., Tikhomirov, Y. V., Melnikov, V. F., Shibasaki, K., Abramov-Maximov, V. E., Efremov, V. I., Parfinenko, L. D., Solov'ev, Nagovitsyn, Y. A., Averina, E. L.: 2013, Long-Period Oscillations of A. A., Shibasaki, K.: 2013, Long-period oscillations of sunspots Sunspots by NoRH and SSRT Observations, PASJ, 65, S13. according to simultaneous ground-based and space observations, Batista, V., Beaulieu, J.-P., Gould, A., Bennet, D. P., Yee, J. C., Fukui, A., Geomag. Aeron., 53, 909-912. Gaudi, B. S., Sumi, T., Udalski, A.: 2014, MOA-2011-BLG-293Lb: First Abramov-maximov, V. E., Efremov, V. I., Parfinenko, L. D., Solov'ev, A. Microlensing Planet Possibly in the Habitable Zone, ApJ, 780, 54. A., Shibasaki, K.: 2013, Long-Term Oscillations of Sunspots from Baty, H., Pétri, J., Zenitani, S.: 2013, Explosive reconnection of double Simultaneous Observations with the Nobeyama Radioheliograph and tearing modes in relativistic plasmas: application to the Crab flare, Solar Dynamics Observatory, PASJ, 65, S12. MNRAS, 436, L20-L24. Abu-Zayyad, T., et al. including Oshima, A.: 2013, Correlations Bendek, E. A., Guyon, O., Ammons, S. M., Belikov, R.: 2013, Laboratory of the Arrival Directions of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays Demonstration of Astrometric Compensation Using a Diffractive with Extragalactic Objects as Observed by the Telescope Array Pupil, PASP, 125, 1212-1225. Experiment, ApJ, 777, 88. Bersten, M. C., Tanaka, M., Tominaga, N., Benvenuto, O. G., Nomoto, Abu-Zayyad, T., et al. including Oshima, A.: 2013, Upper limit on the K.: 2013, Early UV/Optical Emission of The Type Ib SN 2008D, ApJ, flux of photons with energies above 1019 eV using the Telescope 767, 143. Array surface detector, Phys. Rev. D, 88, 112005. Bonnefoy, M., et al. including Tamura, M., Kandori, R., Kuzuhara, Adams, J. H., et al. including Kajino, T., Kim, J.-S., Mizumoto M., Kwon, J., Kudo, T., Hashimoto, J., Kusakabe, N., Guyon, O., Y., Watanabe, J.: 2013, An evaluation of the exposure in nadir Hayano, Y., Hayashi, M., Hayashi, S., Ishii, M., Iye, M., Morino, observation of the JEM-EUSO mission, Astropart. Phys., 44, 76-90. J.-I., Nishimura, T., Pyo, T., Suenaga, T., Suto, H., Suzuki, R., Akiyama, E., Momose, M., Kitamura, Y., Tsukagoshi, T., Shimada, S., Takahashi, Y., Takato, N., Terada, H., Tomono, D., Takami, Koyamatsu, S., Hayashi, M.: 2013, An Observational Study of the H., Usuda, T.: 2014, Characterization of the gaseous companion κ Temperature and Surface Density Structures of a Typical Full Disk Andromedae b. New Keck and LBTI high-contrast observations, around MWC 480, PASJ, 65, 123. A&A, 562, A111. Akiyama, K., Takahashi, R., Honma, M., Oyama, T., Kobayashi, H.: Börzsönyi, A., Chiche, R., Cormier, E., Flaminio, R., Jojart, P., Michel, 2013, Multi-Epoch VERA Observations of Sagittarius A*. I. Images C., Osvay, K., Pinard, L., Soskov, V., Variola, A., Zomer, F.: 2013, and Structural Variability, PASJ, 65, 91. External cavity enhancement of picosecond pulses with 28,000 cavity Aoki, W.: 2014, The Subaru Telescope High Dispersion Spectrograph finesse, Appl. Opt., 52, 8376-8380. (HDS), Astron. Nachr., 335, 27-31. Brandt, T. D., et al. including Kudo, T., Kusakabe, N., Hashimoto, Araki, H., Noda, H., Tazawa, S., Ishihara, Y., Goossens, S., Sasaki, S.: J., Currie, T., Golota, T., Guyon, O., Hayano, Y., Hayashi, M., 2013, Lunar laser topography by LALT on board the KAGUYA lunar Hayashi, S., Ishii, M., Iye, M., Kandori, R., Kwon, J., Morino, explorer – Operational history, new topographic data, peak height J.-I., Nishimura, T., Pyo, T.-S., Suenaga, T., Suto, H., Suzuki, analysis of laser echo pulses, Adv. Space Res., 52, 262–271. R., Takahashi, Y., Takato, N., Terada, H., Tomono, D., Takami, Argudo-Fernández, M., Verley, S., Bergond, G., Sulentic, J., Sabater, J., H., Usuda, T., Tamura, M.: 2014, The Moving Group Targets of Fernández Lorenzo, M., Leon, S., Espada, D., Verdes-Montenegro, the SEEDS High-contrast Imaging Survey of Exoplanets and Disks: L., Santander-Vela, J. D., Ruiz, J. E., Sánchez-Expósito, S.: 2013, The Results and Observations from the First Three Years, ApJ, 786, 1. AMIGA sample of isolated galaxies. XII. Revision of the isolation Burningham, B., et al. including Ishii, M., Tamura, M.: 2013, 76 T degree for AMIGA galaxies using the SDSS, A&A, 560, A9. dwarfs from the UKIDSS LAS: benchmarks, kinematics and an Ariyoshi, Y., Hanada, T., Kawamoto, S.: 2013, Are Small Satellites updated space density, MNRAS, 433, 457-497. Hazardous in Comparison to Large Spacecraft?, T. Jpn. Soc. Cheoun, M. K., Choi, K., Kim, K. S., Saito, K., Kajino, T., Tsushima K., Aeronaut. S., 11, 1-5. Maruyama, T.: 2013, Asymmetry in the neutrino and anti-neutrino Arunbabu, K. P., Antia, H. M., Dugad, S. R., Gupta, S. K., Hayashi, reactions in a nuclear medium on a proton in nuclear medium and in Y., Kawakami, S., Mohanty, P. K., Nonaka, T., Oshima, A., nucleus, Phys. Lett. B, 723, 464-469. Subramanian, P.: 2013, High rigidity Forbush decreases: due to Cheoun, M. K., Choi, K., Kim, L. S., Saito, K., Kajino, T., Tsushima, K., CMEs or shocks?, A&A, 555, A139. Maruyama, T.: 2013, Effects of density-dependent weak form factors Asada, K., Nakamura, M., Doi, A., Nagai, H., Inoue, M.: 2014, on the neutrino reaction for the nucleon in nuclear medium and 12C, Discovery of Sub- to Superluminal Motions in the M87 Jet: An Phys. Rev. C, 87, 065502. Implication of Acceleration from Sub-relativistic to Relativistic Cheoun, M.-K., Deliduman, C., Gungor, C., Keles, V., Ryu, C-Y., Kajino, Speeds, ApJ, 781, L2. T., Mathews, G. J.: 2013, Neutron stars in a perturbative f(R) gravity Aso, Y., Michimura, Y., Somiya, K., Ando, M., Miyakawa, O., Sekiguchi, model with strong magnetic fields, J. Cosmo. Astropart. Phys., 10, 021. T., Tatsumi, D., Yamamoto, H.: 2013, Interferometer Design of the Cho, K.-S., Bong, S.-C., Chae, J., Kim, Y.-H., Park, Y.-D., Katsukawa, KAGRA Gravitational Wave Detector, Phys. Rev. D, 88, 043007. Y.: 2013, FISS Observations of Vertical Motion of Plasma in Tiny XIII Publications, Presentations 143 Pores, Sol. Phys., 288, 23-37. 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    Snake River Skies The Newsletter of the Magic Valley Astronomical Society www.mvastro.org Membership Meeting President’s Message Saturday, August 13th 2016 7:00pm at the Herrett Center for Arts & Science College of Southern Idaho. Public Star Party Follows at the Colleagues, Centennial Observatory Club Officers It's that time of year: The City of Rocks Star Party. Set for Friday, Aug. 5th, and Saturday, Aug. 6th, the event is the gem of the MVAS year. As we've done every Robert Mayer, President year, we will hold solar viewing at the Smoky Mountain Campground, followed by a [email protected] potluck there at the campground. Again, MVAS will provide the main course and 208-312-1203 beverages. Paul McClain, Vice President After the potluck, the party moves over to the corral by the bunkhouse over at [email protected] Castle Rocks, with deep sky viewing beginning sometime after 9 p.m. This is a chance to dig into some of the darkest skies in the west. Gary Leavitt, Secretary [email protected] Some members have already reserved campsites, but for those who are thinking of 208-731-7476 dropping by at the last minute, we have room for you at the bunkhouse, and would love to have to come by. Jim Tubbs, Treasurer / ALCOR [email protected] The following Saturday will be the regular MVAS meeting. Please check E-mail or 208-404-2999 Facebook for updates on our guest speaker that day. David Olsen, Newsletter Editor Until then, clear views, [email protected] Robert Mayer Rick Widmer, Webmaster [email protected] Magic Valley Astronomical Society is a member of the Astronomical League M-51 imaged by Rick Widmer & Ken Thomason Herrett Telescope Shotwell Camera https://herrett.csi.edu/astronomy/observatory/City_of_Rocks_Star_Party_2016.asp Calendars for August Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 New Moon City Rocks City Rocks Lunation 1158 Castle Rocks Castle Rocks Star Party Star Party Almo, ID Almo, ID 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 MVAS General Mtg.
  • The Mason Dixon Land Survey

    The Mason Dixon Land Survey

    Historic American Land Surveys: The Mason Dixon Land Survey 4 Hours PDH Academy PO Box 449 Pewaukee, WI 53072 (888) 564-9098 www.pdhacademy.com HISTORIC AMERICAN LAND SURVEYS – THE MASON-DIXON LINE SURVEY BY: NATHAN J. WALKER, PLS Objective: As the retracement surveyors of today are called upon to “follow in the footsteps” of those original surveyors who went before, it is useful and instructive to learn how and why the early surveyors conducted their projects. It is likewise worthwhile to consider the outcomes and consequences of the early land surveys that shaped and continue to influence America. This course seeks to study the historically important Mason-Dixon Line survey, the circumstances that led to the necessity of the survey, the surveyors who conducted the survey, and the methods and techniques they employed to complete their daunting project. Also, the lasting political and cultural effects of the survey will be examined and a timeline of events relating to the survey will be presented. Course Outline: The Mason-Dixon Line Survey A. Biographical Overview of Charles Mason B. Biographical Overview of Jeremiah Dixon C. Mason and Dixon’s Initial Expedition Section 1 – Historical Background 1. The Province of Maryland 2. The Province of Pennsylvania 3. The Penn-Calvert Boundary Dispute Section 2 – Surveying the Lines 1. Scope of the Survey 2. Celestial Observation and a Commencing Point 3. The Point of Beginning 4. The Tangent Line 5. The West Line and the North Line 6. Extending the West Line Section 3 – Lasting Effects of the Survey 1. The Delaware Wedge 2.
  • GRB 190114C: an Upgraded Legend Arxiv:1901.07505V2 [Astro-Ph.HE] 25 Mar 2019

    GRB 190114C: an Upgraded Legend Arxiv:1901.07505V2 [Astro-Ph.HE] 25 Mar 2019

    GRB 190114C: An Upgraded Legend Yu Wang1;2, Liang Li 1, Rahim Moradi 1;2, Remo Ruffini 1;2;3;4;5;6 1ICRANet, P.zza della Repubblica 10, 65122 Pescara, Italy. 2ICRA and Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Universita` di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy. 3ICRANet - INAF, Viale del Parco Mellini 84, 00136 Rome, Italy. 4Universite´ de Nice Sophia Antipolis, CEDEX 2, Grand Chateauˆ Parc Valrose, Nice, France. 5ICRANet-Rio, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas F´ısicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, 22290–180 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 6ICRA, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, I-00128 Rome, Italy. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], ruffi[email protected] arXiv:1901.07505v2 [astro-ph.HE] 25 Mar 2019 1 Gamma-ray burst (GRB) 190114C first resembles the legendary GRB 130427A: Both are strong sources of GeV emission, exhibiting consistent GeV spectral evolution, and almost identical in detail for the morphology of light-curves in X-ray, gamma-ray and GeV bands, inferring a standard system with differ- ent scales. GRB 190114C is richer than GRB 130427A: a large percentage of ∼ 30% energy is thermal presenting in the gamma-ray prompt emission, mak- ing it as one of the most thermal-prominent GRBs; Moreover, GRB 190114C extends the horizon of GRB research, that for the first time the ultra-high energy TeV emission (> 300 GeV) is detected in a GRB as reported by the MAGIC team. Furthermore, GRB 190114C urges us to revisit the traditional theoretical framework, since most of the GRB’s energy may emit in the GeV and TeV range, not in the conventional MeV range.
  • Chemical-Composition-Of-The-Circumstellar-Disk-Around-AB-Aurigae.Pdf (1.034Mb)

    Chemical-Composition-Of-The-Circumstellar-Disk-Around-AB-Aurigae.Pdf (1.034Mb)

    Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript no. AB_Aur_final c ESO 2015 May 12, 2015 Chemical composition of the circumstellar disk around AB Aurigae S. Pacheco-Vázquez1 , A. Fuente1, M. Agúndez2, C. Pinte6, 7, T. Alonso-Albi1, R. Neri3, J. Cernicharo2,J. R. Goicoechea2, O. Berné4, 5, L. Wiesenfeld6, R. Bachiller1, and B. Lefloch6 1 Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (OAN), Apdo 112, E-28803 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain e-mail: [email protected], [email protected] 2 Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, ICMM-CSIC, C/ Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 3, E-28049 Cantoblanco, Spain e-mail: [email protected] 3 Institut de Radioastronomie Millimétrique, 300 Rue de la Piscine, F-38406 Saint Martin d’Hères, France 4 Université de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, IRAP, Toulouse, France 5 CNRS, IRAP, 9 Av. colonel Roche, BP 44346, F-31028 Toulouse cedex 4, France 6 Institut de Planétologie et d’Astrophysique de Grenoble (IPAG) UMR 5274, Université UJF-Grenoble 1/CNRS-INSU, F-38041 Grenoble, France 7 UMI-FCA, CNRS/INSU, France (UMI 3386), and Dept. de Astronomía, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile e-mail: [email protected] Received September 15, 1996; accepted March 16, 1997 ABSTRACT Aims. Our goal is to determine the molecular composition of the circumstellar disk around AB Aurigae (hereafter, AB Aur). AB Aur is a prototypical Herbig Ae star and the understanding of its disk chemistry is paramount for understanding the chemical evolution of the gas in warm disks. Methods. We used the IRAM 30-m telescope to perform a sensitive search for molecular lines in AB Aur as part of the IRAM Large program ASAI (A Chemical Survey of Sun-like Star-forming Regions).