Stellar Populations: Proceedings of the 164th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in the Hague, The Netherlands, August 15–19, 1994

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Report on the Progress in Stellar Evolution to 1950....Pages 3-20
Walter Baade’s Discovery of the Two Stellar Populations....Pages 21-30
The Discovery of the Chemical Composition — Kinematics Connection in the 1950’s....Pages 31-38
Stellar Evolution and the Population Concept After 1950; The Vatican Conference....Pages 39-48
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
The Galactic Globular Cluster System....Pages 51-65
The Stellar Population of a Typical Globular Cluster....Pages 67-74
Stars in the Galactic Halo....Pages 75-83
Globular Cluster Systems in Other Galaxies....Pages 85-95
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Evolution of the Galactic Halo and Disk....Pages 99-107
Age and Metallicity Distributions Among Galactic Disk Stars....Pages 109-117
Early-Type Stars....Pages 119-127
High Velocity Clouds in the Galaxy....Pages 129-132
Chemical Evolution of the Galactic Disk and Bulge....Pages 133-149
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Stellar Populations in the Magellanic Clouds....Pages 153-163
M31 and Companions: A Key to Baade’s Stellar Populations then and Now....Pages 165-174
The Stellar Populations in Local Group Dwarf Galaxies....Pages 175-180
Star Clusters in Local Group Galaxies....Pages 181-192
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Dark Matter in the Milky Way....Pages 195-204
Dark Matter in Spiral Galaxies....Pages 205-214
Central Black Holes and Dark Halos in Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 215-225
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Dark Matter in Clusters of Galaxies....Pages 227-235
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
The UV Upturn in Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 239-248
The Stellar Ages of Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 249-257
Stellar Populations in S0 Galaxies....Pages 259-267
Measuring the Evolution of the M/L Ratio from the Fundamental Plane....Pages 269-274
Effects of Late Mergers....Pages 275-280
Environmental Effects in the Stellar Populations of Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 281-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
The Morphological Evolution of Field Galaxies....Pages 291-300
Stellar Populations at Large Redshifts....Pages 301-310
Galaxy Evolution from Deep Galaxy Counts....Pages 311-319
Front Matter....Pages 321-321
Formation Models of Galaxies....Pages 323-323
Stellar Dating and Formation of Galactic Spheroids....Pages 325-336
Panel Discussion on the Classification and Terminology of Stellar Populations....Pages 337-347
Conference Summary....Pages 349-355
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Elemental Abundances of Sharp-Lined Pop I Main Sequence B, A, and F Stars and Pop II A Stars....Pages 359-359
Flare Stars Database II....Pages 360-360
New Mg 2 Indices from New Model Atmospheres....Pages 361-361
Automated Spectral Classification of Stars by Means of Objective Prism Spectra....Pages 362-362
Complete Stellar Models: Interior and Spectral Evolution of Massive Stars....Pages 363-363
Population and Evolution of Pulsating A-F Stars....Pages 364-364
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
New Algorithms to Calibrate the Strömgren Photometric System in Metal-to-Hydrogen Ratio....Pages 365-365
Supergiant Stars as Tracers of Galactic Chemical Composition....Pages 366-366
Automating the Classification of Stellar Spectra....Pages 367-367
Colours and T EFF of Main Sequence Stars Covering the Galactic Metallicity Range....Pages 368-368
On Role of Triple Systems in the Dynamics of the Galaxy: Stars with High Velocities....Pages 369-369
Stability and Instability of Hierarchical Triple Systems....Pages 370-370
Binaries in the Universe. Dynamical Mechanisms of Formation and Evolution of Different Kinds of Constituents of the Universe....Pages 371-371
Isolated Binaries and Triples in N-Body Systems....Pages 372-372
Kinematics of Orion Association Members....Pages 373-373
Open Cluster System: Kinematics, Orbits....Pages 374-375
Cepheus OB3: Search for Faint Members....Pages 376-376
BVRI CCD Photometry of IC 166....Pages 377-377
Some Physical Parameters and UV BY β Photometry of Trapezium Type Multiple Systems....Pages 378-378
Luminosity and Mass Functions for the Pleiades from the Schmidt Survey....Pages 379-379
Emission-Line Stars in the Outer Part of the Orion Star-Forming Region....Pages 380-381
Galactic Distribution of Symbiotic Stars....Pages 382-382
Another Source of Local Missing Mass....Pages 383-383
The Asymmetric Drift of the Thick Disk Population....Pages 384-384
A Project for Investigation of the Stellar Populations of the Galactic Disk....Pages 385-385
A New Sample of Thick Disk and Halo Stars....Pages 386-386
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Metallicity Distribution and Kinematics of the Disk and Halo F-G Stars....Pages 387-387
The Thick Disc Population of the Galaxy....Pages 388-388
The Vertical Structure of the Galactic Disc....Pages 389-389
Density of Matter in the Galactic Disk....Pages 390-390
The Transition from Disk to Halo as Seen from Correlations Between Kinematics and Metallicity....Pages 391-391
Investigation of Suspected Red Horizontal Branch Stars in the Galactic Field....Pages 392-392
Are there Two Populations of Subdwarf B Stars Visible in Kinematic Samples?....Pages 393-393
An Estimate of the Dark-Matter Content in the Galaxy....Pages 394-394
PAL 1: A Globular Cluster Anyway?....Pages 395-395
Evidence for Primordial Abundance Variations in the Globular Cluster 47 TUC....Pages 396-396
A New Sample of Faint Halo B Stars....Pages 397-397
The Age of the Galactic Inner Halo....Pages 398-398
Peripheral Members of M67....Pages 399-399
α-Elements in Bulge Stars: Arp 1145, Terzan 1–2....Pages 400-400
Three New Contact Binaries Near the Centre of Ngc 6121 (M4)....Pages 401-401
Abundances of Heavy Elements in Halo Stars....Pages 402-402
The Scale Height of Blue Halo Subdwarf B Stars....Pages 403-403
Kinematics of RR Lyraes in the Inner (Old?) Halo....Pages 404-404
Kinematics of Galactic Globular Clusters from Schmidt-Plate Astrometry....Pages 405-405
The Status of Absolute Proper Motions and the Kinematics of Globular Clusters....Pages 406-406
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Evolutionary Aspects of the CMD of NGC 6553....Pages 407-407
Low Mass Stars and White Dwarfs in NGC 6397....Pages 408-408
Mapping the Stellar Distribution in Globular Clusters: An Application to Ngc 6809 = M55....Pages 409-409
Strömgren Photometry of Stars in Baade’s Windov....Pages 410-410
CCD Photometry in the Globular Cluster M4....Pages 411-411
The Stellar Populations in the Disk of M31....Pages 412-412
Stellar Populations in the Pegasus Dwarf Galaxy....Pages 413-413
Disks and Dark Haloes of Dwarf Spirals....Pages 414-414
Two Different Stellar Populations in the Large Magellanic Cloud?....Pages 415-415
Chemical Content of Nine F-Supergiants from Different Regions of the LMC....Pages 416-416
The Resolved Stellar Populations of Leo A & GR 8....Pages 417-417
The Velocity Dispersions of the Draco and Ursa Minor Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies....Pages 418-419
Size and Kinematic Aspects of the SMC According to the Catalogue of Bischoff-Florsch-Marcout....Pages 420-421
Dark Matter Inside and Around Binary Galaxies: Formation of Interacting Galaxies....Pages 422-422
The Vertical Age Distribution of Stellar Disk Populations in Edge-on Galaxies....Pages 423-423
Metal Abundances of Damped Lyα Systems and the Chemical Evolution of Spiral Galaxies....Pages 424-424
Where Does Star Formation End in NGC1058?....Pages 425-425
Metallicity of Stars and Gas in Galaxies of Different Hubble Types....Pages 426-426
Edge-on Spiral Galaxies — Dust Influence and Thick Disks....Pages 427-427
Emission Lines in Star Forming Galaxies....Pages 428-428
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Local and Global Optical, Far-Infrared (FIR) and X-Ray Properties of the FIR Quiescent SC Galaxy NGC 247....Pages 429-429
Stellar Populations of Dwarf Galaxies....Pages 430-431
Discovery of Cepheids in M100 and M101....Pages 432-433
Stellar Populations in Mixed Pairs of Galaxies....Pages 434-434
Dark Matter in the Polar Ring Spiral NGC 660....Pages 435-435
Surface Brightness Fluctuations and the Stellar Population in Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 436-436
New Metallicity Scale of Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 437-437
A Decoupled Nucleus in NGC 1052....Pages 438-438
Study of the Stellar Populations in NGC 3516....Pages 439-439
Chemodynamic and Photometric Evolution of Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 440-440
The Globular Cluster System of M87....Pages 441-442
Near-IR Imaging of Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 443-443
HST Far-UV Imaging of M 31, M 32 and NGC 205....Pages 444-444
UV Central Spikes in Early Type Galaxies....Pages 445-445
The Dark Massive Halo in the Elliptical Galaxy NGC 5266....Pages 446-446
Metallicity of NGC 5128 Globular Clusters....Pages 447-447
The Age Spread Among Galaxies and the Origin of the UV Radiation from Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 448-449
The UV Content of Virgo Cluster Galaxies....Pages 450-451
Enhanced Star Formation Rates in Binary Interacting Elliptical Galaxies....Pages 452-452
Line-Strength Profiles in Early-Type Galaxies....Pages 453-453
Front Matter....Pages 357-357
Dark Matter in Groups and Clusters of Galaxies....Pages 454-454
Radio Source Counts at Ultra Low Frequencies: Results, Significance and Implication for Observational Cosmology....Pages 455-455
Formation of Structures of CD Galaxies and Gravitational Lenses: Computer Simulations....Pages 456-456
Metal Abundances of Damped Lyα Systems and the Chemical Evolution of Spiral Galaxies....Pages 457-457
Synthetic Spectra for Single-Aged Populations....Pages 458-458
Blue Galaxies in Distant Clusters....Pages 459-459
Determination of Young Population Ages in Cluster Galaxies....Pages 460-460
Ultraviolet Population Synthesis of Starburst Galaxies Observed with HST....Pages 461-461
The Nature of the Emission Galaxies in the Canada France Redshift Survey (CFRS)....Pages 462-462
Populations in the Z=0.23 Rich Cluster Abell 2390....Pages 463-463
Back Matter....Pages 465-472