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1. Quasar Host Galaxies of GEMS, First Results: 0.5 < z < 2.75

   Understanding the host galaxies (HGs) of quasars is the key to linking the evolution of galaxies and their central black holes. Within the gems...

   K. Jahnke, S.F. Sánchez, ... C. Wolf in Multiwavelength Map** of Galaxy Formation and Evolution

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2. Brightest Cluster Galaxy Formation in the Cluster C0037-2522: Flattening of the Dark Matter Cusp

   The X-ray cluster C0337-2522 at redshift z = 0.59 hosts in its core a group of five elliptical galaxies. Using N-body simulations we show that a...

   Carlo Nipoti, Massimo Stiavelli, ... Piero Rosati in Multiwavelength Map** of Galaxy Formation and Evolution

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3. The FORS Deep Field Spectroscopic Survey of High-Redshift Galaxies

   The evolution of the properties of galaxy populations with redshift provides important constraints on current models of galaxy formation and...

   Stefan Noll, Dörte Mehlert, ... Christian Tapken in Multiwavelength Map** of Galaxy Formation and Evolution

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4. The Cosmological Evolution of Quasar Black-Hole Masses

   The strong correlation observed between black-hole and bulge mass in the local Universe (eg. Magorrian et al. 1998; Gebhardt et al. 2000) directly...

   Ross J. McLure, James S. Dunlop in Multiwavelength Map** of Galaxy Formation and Evolution

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5. Linear Spectropolarimetry of Young and Other Emission Line Stars

   The aim of this article is to demonstrate the useful role that can be played by spectropolarimetric observations of young and evolved emission line...

   Janet E. Drew, Jorick S. Vink, ... René D. Oudmaijer in High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy in Astronomy

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6. Tests for the Magnetospheric Accretion Model for Young Low Mass Stars

   High resolution infrared spectroscopy is a very valuable tool for the study of the formation of low mass and very low mass stars. At the stage in...

   Matilde Fernández in High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy in Astronomy

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7. Interpreting the Hydrogen IR Lines – Impact of Improved Electron Collision Data

   We evaluate the effect of variations in the electron-impact excitation cross sections on the non-LTE line formation for hydrogen in early-type stars....

   Norbert Przybilla, Keith Butler in High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy in Astronomy

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8. Tracing Accretion onto Herbig Ae/Be Stars Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

   The mass accretion rate is thought to be a key parameter in the evolution of young stellar objects (YSOs). As a function of time, the accretion rate...

   Mario E. van den Ancker in High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy in Astronomy

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9. Spectroscopy of the M Supergiant α Ori in the 1–2.5 μm Region

   The study of elemental abundances in cool stars via atomic lines in the optical region is made di.cult by stellar molecular absorption. At infrared...

   Martin Lundqvist, Glenn M. Wahlgren in High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy in Astronomy

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10. Post-AGB Objects and Planetary Nebulae

    Planetary nebulae and post-AGB objects are luminous dust emitters in the infrared. Indeed it is by virtue of their strong dust emission that most...

    Michael J. Barlow in High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy in Astronomy

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11. Rotation of Young Very Low Mass Objects

    We present our large sample of photometric rotation periods for VLM objects in young open clusters. Based on these periods, we investigate the mass...

    Alexander Scholz, Jochen Eislöffel in High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy in Astronomy

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12. Observation of Plasma Fluctuations

    The diagnostics of fluctuating plasma quantities and their evaluation is an important issue in the context of plasma waves, instabilities, and...

    O. Grulke, T. Klinger in Plasma Physics

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13. Magnetic Confinement

    This chapter describes the basic principles of magnetic confinement. The main representatives of magnetic confinement are the mirror machine, the...

    F. Wagner, H. Wobig in Plasma Physics

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14. X-rays from the First Massive Black Holes

    We briefly review some recent results from Chandra and XMM-Newton studies of the highest redshift ( ) active galactic...

    W.N. Brandt, C. Vignali, ... I.V. Strateva in Growing Black Holes: Accretion in a Cosmological Context

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15. Narrow Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies and the “Anti-hierarchical” Black Hole Growth

    Using a complete sample of soft X-ray selected AGNs, we show that highly accreting AGNs do not follow the MBH–σ relation of normal galaxies. This...

    S. Mathur, D. Grupe in Growing Black Holes: Accretion in a Cosmological Context

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16. Measuring the Masses and Accretion Rates in Rapidly Growing Young NLS1s

    We find that Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies accrete at moderately super-Eddington rates. This was already suggested with the discovery of extreme...

    T. Boller in Growing Black Holes: Accretion in a Cosmological Context

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17. Torus Models for Obscuration in Type 2 AGN

    We discuss a clumpy model of obscuring dusty tori around AGN. Cloud-cloud collisions lead to an effective viscosity and a geometrically thick...

    T. Beckert, W.J. Duschl, B. Vollmer in Growing Black Holes: Accretion in a Cosmological Context

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18. Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies: Growing Black Holes at Supercritical Accretion?

    The X-ray spectra of NLS1, characterized by a significant soft excess and a steep hard tail analogous to the soft-state black-hole binaries, are...

    Y. Tanaka, T. Boller, L. Gallo in Growing Black Holes: Accretion in a Cosmological Context

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19. Formation of the First Supermassive Black Holes

    Understanding the emergence of the first supermassive black holes, and hence the first quasars, is a crucial ingredient for models of reionization...

    V. Bromm in Growing Black Holes: Accretion in a Cosmological Context

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20. Black Hole Growth in a Cosmological Context and the Associated Cosmic Star Formation History

    Based on a co-evolution scenario of massive black holes (MBH) and their host spheroids, we trace the BH growth and the joint cosmic star formation...

    Y. P. Wang, T. Yamada, Y. Taniguchi in Growing Black Holes: Accretion in a Cosmological Context

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