Showing 1996Show all

18 papers · 1 filter

astro-ph1996

The Great Annihilator 1E1740.7-2942: Molecular cloud connection and coronal structure

O. Vilhu, D. Hannikainen, P. Muhli +4

Using 12CO and 13CO observations we present column density maps of the molecular cloud (V = -135 km/s) in the direction of 1E1740.7-2942. Hydrogen column densities of the cloud sca…

astro-ph1996★ 66 cited

The Distance of the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1806-20

S. Corbel, P. Wallyn, T. M. Dame +4

We present CO(J=1-0) observations in the direction of the Soft Gamma Repeater SGR 1806-20 with the SEST telescope. We detected several molecular clouds, and we discuss in this pape…

astro-ph1996

An ISOPHOT of the disk of galaxy NGC 6946: 60 micron infrared and radio continuum correlation

N. Y. Lu, G. Helou, R. Tuffs +4

We use the ISOPHOT 60 micron image of Tuffs et al. (1996) to study the 60 micron light distribution and its correlation with radio continuum within the disk of spiral galaxy NGC694…

astro-ph1996★ 1 cited

The Mid-Infrared Color of NGC 6946

G. Helou, S. Malhotra, C. A. Beichman +10

We analyze the new mid-infrared maps of NGC 6946 for variations in the color ratio of the 7-to-15 micron emission. Our preliminary findings are that this mid-infrared color is rema…

astro-ph1996

ISOCAM Observations of NGC 6946: Mid-IR Structure

S. Malhotra, G. Helou, D. van Buren +12

The nearby spiral galaxy NGC 6946 was observed with ISO-CAM in the mid-infrared, achieving 7 arcsec resolution and sub-MJy/steradian sensitivity. Images taken with CAM filters LW2…

astro-ph1996

Velocity Dispersions and Mass-to-Light Ratios for 9 Globular Clusters in M31

P. Dubath, C. J. Grillmair

We present internal velocity dispersion determinations from high-resolution spectroscopic observations of a sample of nine globular clusters in M31. Comprehensive numerical simulat…

astro-ph1996★ 60 cited

PKS 1830-211: A Possible Compound Gravitational Lens

J. E. J. Lovell, J. E. Reynolds, D. L. Jauncey +11

Measurements of the properties of gravitational lenses have the power to tell us what sort of universe we live in. The brightest known radio Einstein ring/gravitational lens PKS 18…

astro-ph1996★ 38 cited

Size of the Vela Pulsar's Radio Emission Region: 500 km

C. R. Gwinn, M. J. Ojeda, M. C. Britton +9

We use interstellar scattering of the Vela pulsar to determine the size of its emission region. From interferometric phase variations on short baselines, we find that radio-wave sc…

astro-ph1996★ 33 cited

Interstellar Broadening of Images in the Gravitational Lens PKS 1830-211

D. L. Jones, R. A. Preston, D. W. Murphy +8

The remarkably strong radio gravitational lens PKS 1830-211 consists of a one arcsecond diameter Einstein ring with two bright compact (milliarcsecond) components located on opposi…

astro-ph1996★ 44 cited

WFPC2 Observations of the Cooling Flow Elliptical in Abell 1795

Jason Pinkney, Jon Holtzman, Chris Garasi +3

We present WFPC2 images of the core of the cooling flow cD galaxy in Abell 1795. An irregular, asymmetric dust lane extends 7 \h75 kpc in projection to the north-northwest. The dus…

gr-qc1996★ 8 cited

Relativistic Navigation: A Theoretical Foundation

Slava G. Turyshev

We present a theoretical foundation for relativistic astronomical measurements in curved space-time. In particular, we discuss a new iterative approach for describing the dynamics…

gr-qc1996★ 7 cited

Relativistic Gravity Theory And Related Tests With A Mercury Orbiter Mission

Slava G. Turyshev, John D. Anderson, Ronald W. Hellings

Due to its relatively large eccentricity and proximity to the Sun, Mercury's orbital motion provides one of the best solar-system tests of relativistic gravity. We emphasize the nu…

astro-ph1996★ 92 cited

Discovery of a Sub-Parsec Radio Counterjet in the Nucleus of Centaurus A

D. L. Jones, S. J. Tingay, D. W. Murphy +22

A sub-parsec scale radio counterjet has been detected in the nucleus of the closest radio galaxy, Centaurus A (NGC 5128), with VLBI imaging at 2.3 and 8.4 GHz. This is one of the f…

astro-ph1996★ 37 cited

A candidate gravitational lens in the Hubble Deep Field

David W. Hogg, Roger Blandford, Tomislav Kundić +2

The discovery of HDF~J123652+621227, a candidate gravitational lens in the HDF, is reported. This lens may be multiply imaging several optical sources at different redshifts. If fo…

cs.AI1996

Adaptive Problem-solving for Large-scale Scheduling Problems: A Case Study

J. Gratch, S. Chien

Although most scheduling problems are NP-hard, domain specific techniques perform well in practice but are quite expensive to construct. In adaptive problem-solving solving, domain…

astro-ph1996★ 33 cited

The Milky Way, The Local Galaxies \& the IR Tully-Fisher Relation

Sangeeta Malhotra, David N Spergel, James E Rhoads +1

Using the near infrared fluxes of local galaxies derived from COBE/DIRBE J(1.25 m) K (2.2 m) \& L (3.5 m) band maps and published Cepheid distances, we construct Tully-Fis…

astro-ph1996★ 229 cited

The tidally induced warping, precession and truncation of accretion discs in binary systems: three-dimensional simulations

J. D. Larwood, R. P. Nelson, J. C. B. Papaloizou +1

We present the results of non linear, hydrodynamic simulations, in three dimensions, of the tidal perturbation of accretion discs in binary systems where the orbit is circular and…

astro-ph1996★ 14 cited

The Lensing Galaxy in MG1549+3047

J. Lehar, A. J. Cooke, C. R. Lawrence +2

We have measured a velocity dispersion for the foreground galaxy in this gravitationally lensed system. Our dispersion confirms the prediction from lens models, provided that the s…