Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics III: Proceedings of the fifth Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA), held in Toledo, Spain, September 9–13, 2002

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Astronomical Highlights of the SEA Decade....Pages 1-14
The Intergalactic Medium Observed in Ly α Absorption....Pages 15-22
Simulations of Precessing Jets....Pages 23-26
The Case for a Universal Density Profile in Clusters of Galaxies....Pages 27-30
AXIS: An XMM-Newton International Survey....Pages 31-34
Dispersion in Modeled Abundances....Pages 35-38
Comparing SFR Indicators from Multiwavelength Data in Galaxies at Intermediate Redshifts....Pages 39-42
The CYDER Survey and the X-Ray Faint Universe....Pages 43-46
Clusters of Galaxies in X-Rays: Dark Matter....Pages 47-50
Last Results in the GRB Field....Pages 51-54
Is the IMF Varying Among Ellipticals?....Pages 55-58
Lens Effect and CMB Anisotropies: Deviations from Gaussianity....Pages 59-62
Type and Environment Dependent Luminosity Function of Galaxies....Pages 63-66
Cosmology with Galaxy Clusters through the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich Effect....Pages 67-70
The UV Opacity of High-Redshift Galaxies....Pages 71-74
SNe-Ia and the Formation History of Early-Type Galaxies....Pages 75-78
Major Improvements to Estimate Luminosity Functions Using Maximum Likelihood Methods....Pages 79-82
Chemical Evolution of CNO Abundances....Pages 83-86
Structure Formation in the Universe....Pages 87-90
The Galaxy Cluster RBS380: X-Ray and Optical Analysis....Pages 91-94
Optical Continuum Sources in Gravitationally Lensed Quasars....Pages 95-98
Line-Strength Gradients and Stellar Populations in the Bulges of Spiral Galaxies....Pages 99-102
The Extended Structure of Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy....Pages 103-106
Spectroscopy of Luminous Blue Compact Galaxies at Intermediate Z ....Pages 107-110
Molecular Gas in the Intergalactic Medium of Stephan’s Quintet....Pages 111-114
The Structure of Dark-Matter Halos: Origin and Evolution....Pages 115-118
X-Ray Spectral Properties of XMM-Newton Axis Serendipitous Sources....Pages 119-122
Weighting the Mass of NGC 253: Mid and Far Infrared Spatial Distribution....Pages 123-126
How to Determine the Star Formation Histories in Spiral Disks....Pages 127-130
Nature of Emission Line Galaxies on a Survey on the 8200Å Atmospheric Window....Pages 131-134
Fractal Universe versus Cosmological Principle....Pages 135-138
IR Observation of Objects at Moderate to High Redshift through Gravitational Lenses....Pages 139-142
Influence of Internal Energy on the Stability of Relativistic Flows....Pages 143-146
Where are the High Velocity Clouds?....Pages 147-150
Lens Effect and CMB Anisotropies: Simulations....Pages 151-154
Elliptical Galaxies at Low Z from Self-Consistent Hydrodynamical Simulations....Pages 155-158
A New Spectral Stellar Library for Population Synthesis....Pages 159-162
Hi Content, 3D Structure and Dynamics of the Virgo Cluster Region....Pages 163-166
Search for Dark Matter with the AMS Experiment....Pages 167-170
The Role of Collapse and Merger Events in Elliptical Formation....Pages 171-174
Microlensing and Extinction in the Lens System QSO 0957+561....Pages 175-178
Gravitational Microlensing: Current Issues....Pages 179-182
Evolution of the Space Density of Quasars from Z = 2 To Z = 4....Pages 183-186
The Properties of the Ionized Interstellar Medium in Spiral Galaxies....Pages 187-194
Corrugations....Pages 195-202
A Photometric Study of Circumnuclear Star Forming Rings: Broad Band Data....Pages 203-206
Optical and Near-IR Spectrophotometry of CNSFR’s: Preliminary Results....Pages 207-210
Nebular Diagnostics for Young Stellar Populations: Photon Escape Vs. Atmosphere Blanketing....Pages 211-214
The Local Group Galaxies as a Stepping Stone to the High- Z Universe....Pages 215-218
Spectroscopy of CSS Sources....Pages 219-222
Twodimensional Spectroscopy of the Starburst Galaxy NGC2782....Pages 223-226
Stellar Populations in Local Star-Forming Galaxies....Pages 227-230
Empirical Diagnostics of HII Regions Based on Sulphur Emission Lines....Pages 231-234
The VLBA 2 cm Survey....Pages 235-238
The Host Environment of Nuclear Emission-Line Galaxies....Pages 239-242
Extragalactic Chemistry of Starbursts: The Case of M 82....Pages 243-246
The Tabby Cat in the Picture Puzzle: Fitting Unusual Stars into Scenarios of Stellar Evolution....Pages 247-268
Additional Information on Multiple Stellar Systems....Pages 269-272
The UV Spectrum of Vega....Pages 273-276
Magnetic Fields in Star Forming Regions....Pages 277-280
Constraining Theory and Modelling of Protoplanetary Discs....Pages 281-284
Rotational Modulation of the Photospheric and Chrosmospheric Activity in the Young, Single K2-Dwarf PW And....Pages 285-288
Optical Tracers of the Outer Galactic Arm....Pages 289-292
High Resolution Spectroscopic Survey of Single Late-Type Stars Members of Young Moving Groups....Pages 293-296
Masses and Radii of Stars in the Lower Main Sequence: Comparison with Current Models....Pages 297-300
The Stellar Coronae in Active Binary Systems....Pages 301-304
VLBI Observations of SiO Masers at 43 and 86 GHz in AGB Stars....Pages 305-308
Remote Sensing of Astrophysical Magnetic Fields via the Hanle and Zeeman Effects....Pages 309-312
Upwind Relativistic MHD Code for Astrophysical Applications....Pages 313-316
Ten Years of Supernova Spectroscopy....Pages 317-320
A Search for New Microquasars in the Galaxy....Pages 321-324
High-Resolution Radio Observations of Supernova SN1986J....Pages 325-328
Observation of Gamma-Pulsars with Magic Telescope....Pages 329-332
Recent Results on the Microquasar LS 5039....Pages 333-336
X-Ray Emission from Classical Novae....Pages 337-340
Probing the Substellar Domain in Young, Nearby Star Clusters....Pages 341-348
Lithium in Brown Dwarfs: A New Age Scale for Open Clusters....Pages 349-352
Asteroids and Comets: Monoliths or Gravitational Aggregates?....Pages 353-356
Characterization of Methane in an Astrophysical Environment....Pages 357-360
Accretion and Outflow in T Tauri Stars: The Ultraviolet View with the HST....Pages 361-364
Ion Implantation in Water Ice: Study of the Formation of Hydrogen Peroxide....Pages 365-368
The Role of Large Scale Jovian Storms in the Energy Balance of Jupiter....Pages 369-372
Protoplanetary Disks in T Tauri and Herbig Ae/Be Stars....Pages 373-376
Westerlund 1....Pages 377-380
Cloud Vertical Structure at Saturn’s Southern Polar Region from HST Observations (1997–2001)....Pages 381-384
Atmospheric Circulation of Jovian Extrasolar Planets with Large Orbital Period....Pages 385-388
On the Threshold of Tomorrow’s Astronomy....Pages 389-392
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)....Pages 393-400
Alma Observations of Nebulae Surrounding Evolved Stars....Pages 401-404
Radio Spectroscopy Observations at the Madrid Deep Space Station....Pages 405-408
Calar Alto — New Approaches to Maximise Scientific Return....Pages 409-412
Canaricam: Progress and Spanish Exploitation....Pages 413-416
The Magic Telescope for Gamma-Ray Astronomy....Pages 417-420
Observations of VHE γ-Rays with the HEGRA Iacts System....Pages 421-424
LIRIS a New Near Infrared Spectrograph for the WHT: Project Status....Pages 425-428
Spectrophotometric Calibration of Canaricam: Results and Prospects....Pages 429-432
Transformation of the Camera Baker-Nunn of San Fernando: Quick CCD Survey....Pages 433-436
Databases and Neural Networks Applied to Spectral Classification....Pages 437-440
Development of a Multi-Mission Data Server at LAEFF....Pages 441-444
PARTNeR....Pages 445-448
A Prototype of the GAIA Data Base....Pages 449-452
Observations with the ROA CCD Transit Circle in Argentina....Pages 453-456
Digitization of Carte Du Ciel Plates, San Fernando Zone, Using a Flatbed Scanner....Pages 457-460
Science with Small Telescopes: The STARE Project....Pages 461-461
A Photometric Study of Circumnuclear Star Forming Rings: H α Results....Pages 462-462
Proton Flux Prediction: First Version of an Operational Code....Pages 463-463
Photometry of the Galactic Open Clusters: NGC 2548 and NGC 1817....Pages 464-464
Search for Substellar Companions Around Young Nearby Stars....Pages 465-465
Extension of the Calibration of Ca II Triplet as Metallicity Indicator....Pages 466-466
The Long Duration GRB 001007....Pages 467-467
Spectroscopic Monitoring with High Temporal Resolution of the Flare Star AD Leo....Pages 468-468
K s Number Counts in the Coppi and Groth Strip Fields....Pages 469-469
The Input Catalogue for the OMC Camera On-Board Integral....Pages 470-470
Cosmos Survey: U and B Observations of the Groth Strip....Pages 471-471
Kinematic Evolution of the Young Stars in the Solar Neighbourhood....Pages 472-472
The [OII]λ3727 Luminosity Function of the Local Universe....Pages 473-473
Multiwavelength Optical Observations of Three X Ray/EUV Selected Binaries....Pages 474-474
First Results from the UCM-CIDA-YALE Survey....Pages 475-475
Tidal Tails of the Dwarf Satellite Galaxies and the Milky Way Halo....Pages 476-476
Protoplanetary Disks....Pages 477-477
Future Integral Observations of Classical Novae....Pages 478-478
The Starburst Seyfert 2 Nucleus of NGC 1808 as Seen by XMM-Newton ....Pages 479-479
GAIA: Derivation of Stellar Parameters....Pages 480-480
Radio and X-Ray Observations of NGC 1052....Pages 481-481
A Catalogue of High-Precision JHK Photometry of a Sample of over 500 Stars....Pages 482-482
Canaricam: The Multimode Mid-IR Imager for the GTC....Pages 483-483
Statistical Study of the ISM and Star Formation in Isolated Galaxies: A New Database....Pages 484-484
Kinematics of Planetary Nebulae and Jets in T Tauri Stars....Pages 485-485
Can Interactions be the Main Star Formation Mechanism in Wolf-Rayet Galaxies?....Pages 486-486
The Stellar Content of NGC 5850....Pages 487-487
Density Determination of Ices of Astrophysical Interest by Double-Laser Interferometry....Pages 488-488
Kinematic Analysis of the Solar Neighbourhood....Pages 489-489
Recent Developments at Bootes....Pages 490-490
Two Dwarf Galaxies Undergoing Galactic Winds?....Pages 491-491
Bubbles Features in the Edge-On Starburst Galaxy NGC 4631....Pages 492-492
Analysis of The Ionizing Sources of IRAS 14348–1447 with Integral....Pages 493-493
Eurd † : Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrograph for the Observation of Diffuse Radiation....Pages 494-494
Effect of Pulsar Timing Noise and Glitches on γ-Pulsar Observation....Pages 495-495
Contribution of the Photospheric Magnetic Network to The Solar Cycle Irradiance Variability....Pages 496-496
Atlas of Starburst Galaxies Observed from Canarias....Pages 497-497
Multi-Wavelength VLA Observations of the Young Supernova SN 1993J....Pages 498-498
Analysis of the Soft X-Ray Background Towards the Northern Sky....Pages 499-499
Spatial Distribution of the Galactic X-Ray Halo Absorbing Material....Pages 500-500
Are S0 Galaxies Dynamically Different than Spirals?....Pages 501-501
A Direct and Accurate Distance to M31 from Eclipsing Binaries....Pages 502-502
A Multi-Frequency Study of 3C 309.1....Pages 503-503
Photometric Study of GSC 4832.400....Pages 504-504
Automated Classification of Light Curves Using ANNs....Pages 505-505
Transformation of Galaxies by Mergers....Pages 506-506
K\'-Band Galaxy Counts in the Groth Strip Flanking Fields....Pages 507-507
Detection of M Supergiants in Inner Regions of the Galaxy....Pages 508-508
Real Time Access to Remote Telescopes Using Web Based Technology....Pages 509-509
Physical Conditions and Abundances in HII Regions: Ne Lines....Pages 510-510
Back Matter....Pages 511-511
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