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1. Multiwavelength Studies of Microquasar GRS 1915 + 105

   The microquasar GRS 1915 + 105 has shown spectacular variability and has been extensively studied in multiwavelengths during last few years. The...

   J. S. Yadav in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

   Conference paper
   

2. Visualisation Tools for Very Large Amounts of Data

   Can we perceive a billion stars? How would you go about classifying them? How quantitatively good would your analysis be? How reliable would your...

   S. G. Ansari in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

   Conference paper
   

3. Federation and Fusion of Astronomical Information: Standards and Tools for the Virtual Observatories

   We present a review of the current organization of astronomical archives and data centers in terms of data federation. We point the challenges faced,...

   Daniel Egret, Françoise Genova in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

   Conference paper
   

4. Meeting the User Science Challenge for a Virtual Universe

   The AstroGrid project, a core UK eScience programme, is rapidly implementing the UK’s contribution to the global drive towards the Virtual...

   Nicholas Walton in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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5. The Astronomy Digital Library and the VO

   The NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is the central part of the Digital Library in Astronomy. It provides the users with a search system for the...

   Guenther Eichhorn, Alberto Accomazzi, ... Stephen S. Murray in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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6. Power Spectrum for the Distribution of Galaxies on the Sphere

   A method of Gorski of calculation of the power spectrum for CMB for incomplete COBE data set is applied to the distribution of galaxies on the...

   Włodzimierz Godłowski, Magdalena Pietka, ... Marek Szydłowski in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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7. The INTEGRAL Archive at the ISDC

   Katja Pottschmidt, Katja Pottschmidt in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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8. The World Space Observatory (WSO/UV) Archive: Requirements for Interoperation

   The World Space Observatory (WSO/UV) is a space project for an ultraviolet telescope which has to fulfill the needs and scientific requirements of a...

   A. I. Gómez de Castro, D. Ponz, ... W. Wamsteker in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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9. The Russian Virtual Observatory Project Insight

   The main principles and approaches of the Russian Virtual Observatory (RVO) Project are described.

   Vladimir V. Vitkovskij, Olga Zhelenkova, ... Vladimir Shergin in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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10. Applicability of Emerging Resource Discovery Standards to the VO

    The Virtual Observatory (VO) will be one of the first applications belonging to a new generation of network services which are commonly referred to...

    Markus Dolensky in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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11. Visualizing and Analyzing Massive Astronomical Datasets with Partiview

    Partiview is an advanced, real-time visualization tool for multi-dimensional datasets. Developed at NCSA, Partiview has cross-platform compatibility...

    Brian P. Abbott, Carter B. Emmart, ... Charles T. Liu in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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12. Classification of Active Objects in the Multiwavelength Parametric Space

    In this paper, we apply two algorithms for clustering analysis: support vector machines (SVMs) and learning vector quantization (LVQ) to classify...

    Yongheng Zhao, Yanxia Zhang, Chenzhou Cui in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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13. Data Models for the VO

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    Jonathan McDowell in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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14. Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Clouds Over the Twenty-First Century Virtual Observatory

    Physical science has changed in the century since Lord Kelvin’s celebrated essay on Nineteenth Century Clouds over the Dynamical Theory of Heat and...

    P. J. E. Peebles in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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15. Statistical Analysis of Observed and Simulated Surveys

    The statistical analysis of large astronomical datasets requires also application of powerful fast codes and corresponding basic models. Some...

    Andrei Doroshkevich in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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16. Star-Forming Regions at High Resolution: Interferometry for Virtual Observatories

    Star forming regions must be studied in 3-D with resolutions from milli-arcseconds to degrees, to understand the birth of stars and planets and the...

    Anita M. S. Richards, Simon T. Garrington in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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17. ASTROVIRTEL: Tools and Operations

    ASTROVIRTEL is a project supported by the European Commission and managed by the ST-ECF on behalf of ESA and ESO. It is aimed at enhancing the...

    Francesco Pierfederici, Markus Dolensky, ... Benoit Pirenne in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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18. The Master Catalogue of Stars Towards the Magellanic Clouds

    The Master Catalogue of stars towards the Magellanic Clouds (MC2) is a multi-wavelength reference catalogue. We performed a systematic cross-matching...

    Nausicaa Delmotte, Cécile Loup, ... Francesco Pierfederici in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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19. Massive Variability Search and Monitoring by OGLE and ASAS

    OGLE and ASAS are long term observing projects operated by the Warsaw University Observatory at the Las Campanas site in Chile. OGLE is currently...

    Bohdan Paczyński in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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20. The CATS Database as a Tool to Study Radio Sources

    The CATS database unifies more than 350 catalogues mostly radio astronomical. It allows a user to execute over these data some operations including...

    Oleg V. Verkhodanov, Sergei A. Trushkin, ... Heinz Andernach in Toward an International Virtual Observatory

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