Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics V

Front Matter....Pages i-lxx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
New Insights into X-ray Binaries....Pages 3-14
OSIRIS: Final Characterization and Scientific Capabilities....Pages 15-26
Gravitational Lenses: An Update....Pages 27-38
First Scientific Results from the ALHAMBRA: Survey....Pages 39-49
Magnetic Fingerprints of Solar and Stellar Oscillations....Pages 51-63
The Search for Gravitational Waves: Opening a New Window into the Universe....Pages 65-76
Front Matter....Pages 78-78
Formation, Evolution and Multiplicity of Brown Dwarfs and Giant Exoplanets....Pages 79-90
Front Matter....Pages 92-92
An Overview of the Current Status of CMB Observations....Pages 93-102
The Anisotropic Redshift Space Galaxy Correlation Function: Detection on the BAO Ring....Pages 103-110
UKIDSS: Surveying the Sky in the Near-IR....Pages 111-117
Galaxies Hosting AGN Activity and Their Environments....Pages 119-126
The QUIJOTE CMB Experiment....Pages 127-135
Front Matter....Pages 138-138
The AB Doradus System Revisited: The Dynamical Mass of AB Dor A....Pages 139-145
Spectrophotometry with Gaia....Pages 147-154
The Least Massive (Sub)Stellar Component of the Milky Way....Pages 155-162
A Pilot Survey of Stellar Tidal Streams in Nearby Spiral Galaxies....Pages 163-170
Massive Young Stellar Clusters in the Milky Way....Pages 171-177
Front Matter....Pages 180-180
The Impact of Energetic Particle Precipitation on the Earths Atmosphere....Pages 181-189
Marco Polo: Hunting and Capture of Material from a Primitive Asteroid....Pages 191-200
Front Matter....Pages 202-202
The DUNE Mission....Pages 203-210
Front Matter....Pages 202-202
The Nordic Optical Telescope....Pages 211-218
The Space Telescope for Ultraviolet Astronomy WSO–UV....Pages 219-225
Science in the Spanish Virtual Observatory....Pages 227-234
Front Matter....Pages 236-236
Contributions of the Spanish Astronomical Society to the International Year of Astronomy 2009....Pages 237-240
Confieso que Divulgo. Reflexiones y Experiencias de una Astrofísica....Pages 241-248
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
VIMOS-VLT Two-Dimensional Kinematics of Local Luminous Infrared Galaxies....Pages 252-253
Recovering the Real-Space Correlation Function from Photometric Redshift Surveys....Pages 255-255
Probing Outer Disk Stellar Populations....Pages 257-257
Deconstructing the K -Band Number Counts....Pages 259-259
Extremely Compact Massive Galaxies at 1.7 < z < 3....Pages 261-261
Cold Dark Matter Halos Based on Collisionless Boltzmann–Poisson Polytropes....Pages 263-263
Use of Neural Networks for the Identification of New z > 3.6 QSOs from FIRST–SDSS DR5....Pages 265-265
Integral Field Spectroscopy of Local Luminous Compact Blue Galaxies: NGC 7673, a Case Study....Pages 267-267
Blue Massive Stars in NGC 55: A First Quantitative Study....Pages 269-269
A Morphological Study of Sigma-Drop Galaxies....Pages 271-271
Average Iron Line Emission from Distant AGN....Pages 273-273
The WMAP Cold Spot....Pages 275-275
Constraints on the Non-linear Coupling Parameter f nl Using the CMB....Pages 277-277
Kinematics of Inner Bars. The Stellar σ-Hollows....Pages 279-279
Gas on the Virgo Cluster from WMAP and ROSAT Observations....Pages 281-281
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
N-body Simulations of the Rees-Sciama Effect....Pages 283-283
Bulges of Disk Galaxies at Intermediate Redshifts: Nuclear Densities and Colours....Pages 285-285
Cosmic Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei....Pages 287-287
The Buildup of E–S0 Galaxies at z < 2 from Pure Luminosity Evolution Models....Pages 289-289
Evolution of the Tully–Fisher Relation....Pages 291-291
Color Dependence of the Truncation of the Stellar Disc....Pages 293-293
Cosmological Analysis of the Satellite Galaxy Distribution....Pages 295-295
Extremely Red Objects in a Hierarchical Universe....Pages 297-297
Near-Infrared and Optical Observations of Galactic Warps....Pages 299-299
Morphological Evolution from z ~ 2 in the COSMOS Field from Ks-Band Imaging....Pages 301-301
High-Resolution Optical Spectroscopy of Radio Broad Absorption Line Quasars....Pages 303-303
Metallicity Estimates with SDSS–DR6....Pages 305-305
The Merger Fraction Evolution up to z ~ 1....Pages 307-307
New Empirical Fitting Functions for the Lick/IDS Indices Using MILES....Pages 309-309
Modelling Starburst in HII Galaxies: from Chemical to Spectro-Photometric Evolutionary Self-Consistent Models....Pages 311-311
Studying Barred Galaxies by Means of Numerical Simulations....Pages 313-313
Photometric and Kinematic Characterization of Tidal Dwarf Galaxy Candidates....Pages 315-315
Chemical Enrichment of Spiral Galaxies: Metallicity–Luminosity Relation....Pages 317-317
Studying the Population of Radio-Loud Broad Absorption Line Quasars (BAL QSOs) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey....Pages 319-319
Origin of the Near-UV Light in the Circumnuclear Regions of Seyfert Galaxies....Pages 321-321
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Radial Distribution of Dust Properties in Nearby Galaxies....Pages 323-323
Calibration of Star Formation Rate Tracers Using Evolutionary Synthesis Models....Pages 325-325
MAGIC Observations of Active Galactic Nuclei....Pages 327-327
Baryonic Matter at Supercluster Scales: The Case of the Corona Borealis Supercluster....Pages 329-329
Spitzer/IRS Mapping of Local Luminous Infrared Galaxies....Pages 331-331
Observational Evidence of Different Evolutionary Stages in Galactic Bars....Pages 333-333
OTELO Survey: Deep BVRI Broad-Band Photometry of the Groth Strip: Number Counts and Two-Point Correlation Functions....Pages 335-335
Spitzer View on the Downsizing Scenario of Galaxy Formation and the Role of AGN....Pages 337-337
Search for H α Emitters in Galaxy Clusters with Tunable Filters....Pages 339-339
Exploring Mergers of Galaxy Clusters in a Cosmological Context....Pages 341-341
OTELO Survey: Properties of X-ray Emitters in the Groth Field – I. Optical Counterparts and Morphological Classification....Pages 343-343
Red Galaxies in the GOYA Photometric Survey: Passive and Dusty Star-Forming Galaxies....Pages 345-345
Spectral Energy Distribution of Hyper-Luminous Infrared Galaxies....Pages 347-347
AMIGA Project. Radio Continuum and Nuclear Activity in a Complete Sample of Isolated Galaxies....Pages 349-349
Cosmological Vector Perturbations and CMB Anomalies....Pages 351-351
On the Fractal Distribution of HII Regions in Disk Galaxies....Pages 353-353
OTELO Survey: X–ray Emitters in the Groth Field – II. Properties of the AGN Population....Pages 355-355
A New Veto Strategy for Continuous Gravitational Wave Signals....Pages 357-357
Observing Supermassive Black Hole Binary Systems with LISA....Pages 359-359
Cosmic Evolution of Stellar Disk Truncations....Pages 361-361
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Robotic Optical Monitoring of a Compact Lens System: FBQ 0951+2635 in the i Sloan Filter....Pages 363-363
Distance Determination to the Andromeda Galaxy Using Variable Stars....Pages 365-365
Star Formation in Bars: Where and Why?....Pages 367-367
Origin of the Moving Groups and Their Contribution to the Determination of the Large-scale Galactic Potential....Pages 370-371
Spectroscopy of Pre-CV Candidates in the Open Cluster M 67....Pages 373-373
Spitzer/IRAC Young Stellar Objects Candidates in 30 Doradus....Pages 375-375
An Application of the Mayrit Catalogue: Very Wide Binaries in the α Orionis Cluster....Pages 377-377
Preliminary Results on a Virtual Observatory Search for Companions to Luyten stars....Pages 379-379
High-Energy Emission from Microquasars (with BH)....Pages 381-381
Tidal Remnants Around the Galactic Globular Clusters NGC1851 and NGC1904....Pages 383-383
Calibration Model for Gaia Photometry and Spectrophotometry....Pages 385-385
Testing the Initial–Final Mass Relationship of White Dwarfs....Pages 387-387
Unveiling New Quiescent Black Holes with IPHAS....Pages 389-389
Results of the Analysis of Several Galactic Sources Observed by MAGIC....Pages 391-391
Weak Flares on M-Dwarfs....Pages 393-393
Herbig–Haro Objects and Protoplanetary Discs....Pages 395-395
Diffusion of Cosmic-Rays and Gamma-Ray Sources....Pages 397-397
SWIFT J195509+261406: Dramatic Flaring Activity from a New Galactic Magnetar....Pages 399-400
Pulsating B and Be Stars in the Magellanic Clouds....Pages 401-401
Constraints to the Proposed Close-in Perturber to GJ 436 b....Pages 403-403
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
FR Cnc Nature Revisited....Pages 405-405
Massive Stars with Weak Winds....Pages 407-407
Numerical Modeling of Type Ia Supernovae Explosions....Pages 409-409
GALEP, Spectral Mapping of the Inner Galaxy with EMIR....Pages 411-411
And the Oscar Goes to: BD+20 1790 for “The Mystery of the Unseen Companion“....Pages 413-413
GUMS & GOG: Simulating the Universe for Gaia....Pages 415-415
HD 64315: A Very Massive Spectroscopic Binary....Pages 417-417
Spectroscopic Studies of Nearby Cool Stars: The DUNES Sample....Pages 419-419
Simultaneous Modelling of the Complete SN1993J Expansion and Radio Light Curves....Pages 421-421
High Resolution Spectroscopic Characterization of the FGK Stars in the Solar Neighbourhood....Pages 423-423
Optical Spectroscopic Monitoring of Pre-Main Sequence Stars: The UXOr Sub-Sample....Pages 425-425
Identification of Isolated Post T Tauri Stars in the Solar Neighborhood....Pages 427-427
Interstellar Reddening Determination Trough the 2200 Å Dust Absorption Band....Pages 429-429
Low-Mass Stars as Tests for Stellar Models....Pages 431-431
A Kinematical Study of the Galactic Disk Using Red Clump Stars....Pages 433-433
High Energy Sources Monitored with OMC....Pages 435-435
Photoelectric Absorption in the Stellar Wind of the Binary System 4U 1538–52/QV Nor....Pages 437-437
Distribution for the Regular Component of the Galactic Magnetic Field Using 5-Year WMAP Data....Pages 439-439
The Origin of the Galactic 26 Al and 60 Fe....Pages 441-441
CdC-SF Catalogue.II: Application of its Proper Motions to Open Clusters....Pages 443-443
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
The Sun and the Solar System....Pages 446-447
Dynamics and Clouds in Jupiter Equatorial Zone....Pages 449-449
Turbulence in Jupiter’s Clouds....Pages 451-451
The Importance of the Nucleus Rotation on the Size of the Dust Particle Ejected from Comets....Pages 453-453
Venus Spectrophotometry During the MESSENGER Mission Fly-By....Pages 455-455
Three Dimensional Structure of Penumbral Filaments from Hinode Observations....Pages 457-457
The Temporal Evolution of Linear Fast and Alfvén MHD Waves in Solar Coronal Arcades....Pages 459-459
Structure and Dynamics of Penumbral Filaments....Pages 461-461
A VO Archive for the DSS-63 Antenna at Robledo....Pages 464-465
BLAST: Study of the Earliest Stages of Galactic Star Formation....Pages 467-468
The EUCLID–NIS Mission....Pages 469-469
Final Optical Design of PANIC, a Wide-Field Infrared Camera for CAHA....Pages 471-471
Searching for Good Blank Regions in the Sky for Flatfielding....Pages 473-473
EURECA: The X-ray Universe in High Spectral Resolution....Pages 475-475
AXIS–SVO Data Centre Creation....Pages 477-477
XMM–Newton Data Analysis with SAS Software Over GRID Technology....Pages 479-479
CIRCE: The Canarias InfraRed Camera Experiment....Pages 481-481
Design of Wide Band Bow-Tie Slot Antennas for Multi-Frequency Operation in CMB Experiments....Pages 483-483
OAdM Observatory: Towards Fully Unattended Control....Pages 485-485
Status of MAGIC and the CTA Project....Pages 487-487
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
In the Search of Exoplanets....Pages 489-489
First Results of the Optical Speckle Interferometry with the 3.5 m Telescope at Calar Alto (Spain): Measurements and Orbits of Visual Binaries....Pages 491-491
The INTEGRAL–OMC Scientific Archive....Pages 493-493
Observatorio Astronómico De Cantabria....Pages 495-495
A Displayer of Stellar Hydrodynamics Processes....Pages 497-497
GUAIX: The UCM Group of Extragalactic Astrophysics and Astronomical Instrumentation....Pages 499-499
ASTRONET: Towards a Strategic Plan for European Astronomy....Pages 501-501
Development of a Virtual Observatory Tool for the Characterization of Stellar Objects in the DUNES Project Framework....Pages 503-503
Simulations of Array Configurations for the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)....Pages 505-505
Metallicity Estimation Using N2 Method with OSIRIS....Pages 507-507
Supervised Star Classification System for the OMC Archive....Pages 509-509
Preparation of the Gaia Data Processing: First Astrometric Results....Pages 511-511
Fast-Switching in the Submillimeter Array: A Step Toward Gain Calibration in ALMA....Pages 513-513
The Gaia Simulator: Design and Results....Pages 515-515
Infrared Instrumentation for Dome C: Conceptual Design....Pages 517-517
Data Quality Check and On-Site Analysis of the MAGIC Telescope....Pages 519-519
Free Software in Astronomy: Fedora Astronomy....Pages 521-521
A Fully GTC-Compliant Pipeline for the Direct Imaging Mode of EMIR....Pages 523-523
Calar Alto Academy....Pages 525-525
INSA Scientific Activities in the Space Astronomy Area....Pages 527-527
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Theoretical Models in the Virtual Observatory....Pages 529-529
Searching for New Hot Subdwarfs by Means of the Virtual Observatory....Pages 531-531
Virtual Observatory Activities in the AMIGA Group....Pages 533-533
Light Pollution in Spain: A European Perspective....Pages 535-535
The Herschel Space Observatory: Mission Overview and Observing Opportunities....Pages 537-537
Astrophysics on the Edge: New Instrumental Developments at the ING....Pages 539-539
Data Mining Projects, Discoveries and Statistics in Large Astronomical Archives: The Astrostatistics Group of the Spanish Virtual Observatory....Pages 541-541
Gas Cell Development for Infrared Spectra Calibration....Pages 543-543
The COROT Archive at LAEFF....Pages 545-545
The Music and The Astronomy....Pages 548-549
Failed Subject: Communication and Didactics of Astronomy....Pages 551-551
Teaching and Communicating Astronomy at Rey Juan Carlos University....Pages 553-553
I Workshop on Science and Astronomy at the DAM of the UB....Pages 555-555
Astronomical Activities with Disabled People....Pages 557-557
PARTNeR: A Tool for Outreach and Teaching Astronomy....Pages 559-559
Back Matter....Pages 561-566