'Galactic disk' presentation slideshows

Lecture 2 Abundances

Lecture 2 Abundances. Any study of nucleosynthesis must have one of its key objectives an comprehensive, physically motivated explanation for the pattern of abundances that we find in nature -- in the solar system (i.e., the sun) and in other locations in the cosmos

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Variable Stars

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Open Clusters and Galactic Disk Observations with LAMOST

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26. Galactic Evolution Goals :

26. Galactic Evolution Goals : 1. Examine the characteristics of clusters of galaxies and peculiar galaxies in search of potential mechanisms to explain the differences among them. 2. Determine the importance of various parameters in the creation and evolution of galaxies.

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Exoplanet Microlensing Survey with the NEW Telescope (& WFIRST)

Exoplanet Microlensing Survey with the NEW Telescope (& WFIRST). David Bennett University of Notre Dame. WFIRST. Unique Science from Space-based Survey. Exoplanet Survey Question #1: How do planetary systems form and evolve? complementary to Kepler

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Taking the Measure of the Milky Way

The slides in this collection are all related and should be useful in preparing a presentation on SIM PlanetQuest. Note, however, that there is some redundancy in the collection to allow users to choose slides best suited to their needs. Taking the Measure of the Milky Way.

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Hot Gaseous Halos of Disk Galaxies

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What is getting in and/or out of nearby disk galaxies?

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Astronomers in the Dark

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APOGEE Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

APOGEE Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment. Matthew Shetrone. SDSS-III. http://www.sdss3.org. APOGEE: an infrared, high resolution spectroscopic survey of the stellar populations of the Galaxy

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APOGEE Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

APOGEE Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment. Matthew Shetrone. SDSS-III. http://www.sdss3.org. APOGEE: an infrared, high resolution spectroscopic survey of the stellar populations of the Galaxy

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Open Clusters and Galactic Disk Observations with LAMOST

CHEMISTRY, DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURE OF THE MILKY WAY 19-23 July, 2010 KIAA, Beijing. Open Clusters and Galactic Disk Observations with LAMOST. Li CHEN Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS. LAMOST_ LEGUE -- LAMOST Experiment for Galactic Understanding and Exploration.

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G. Bono: Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata F. Caputo + romans + P.B. Stetson (DAO) V.I.M.M.A (napoletans)

Classical Cepheids as tracers of disk gradients & kinematics. G. Bono: Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata F. Caputo + romans + P.B. Stetson (DAO) V.I.M.M.A (napoletans) M. Romaniello, F. Primas (ESO) P. Francois (IAP) J. Lub, J.W. Pel, B. Lemasle, G. Fiorentino (NL). Summary.

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T he Global Hot ISM: New Perspectives

Absorption spectroscopy: Add the depth Measure the column density, thus the mass Direct line diagnostics Independent of cool gas absorption. External views: Global properties Relationship between various components Dependence on galaxy properties and environment.

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Chemical Cartography with SDSS/APOGEE

Chemical Cartography with SDSS/APOGEE. Jon Holtzman (NMSU).

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Lessons from the Sun: a G2 Dwarf Star in the Disk of the Milky Way

Lessons from the Sun: a G2 Dwarf Star in the Disk of the Milky Way. Carlos Allende Prieto McDonald Observatory Univ. of Texas at Austin. Introduction The Sun as a Physics laboratory: - neutrinos and seismology - relativity - atomic data

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Quiz 3

Quiz 3. Briefly explain how a low-mass star becomes hot enough to settle on the main-sequence. Describe what is solar weather and list two ways in which it can affect Earth. What are Cepheid variables and WD supernovae, and why they are important in astronomy?

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