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1. Supernovae at High Redshift

   Distant supernovae provide a convenient tool for cosmology. As bright beacons with small variation in their peak luminosity Type Ia Supernovae can be...

   Bruno Leibundgut in From Extrasolar Planets to Cosmology: The VLT Opening Symposium

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2. Nuclear Activity and Galaxy Evolution

   This talk discusses the connection between nuclear activity and galaxy evolution. First, the evidence for a fundamental connection is reviewed. Then,...

   George Miley in From Extrasolar Planets to Cosmology: The VLT Opening Symposium

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3. Solar Nebulae and Replenished Dust Disks with Planets

   Having studied the primordial, protoplanetary gas disks, and older, dusty “remnant” disks in infrared-emitting (Vega-type) circumstellar systems, we...

   Pawel Artymowicz in From Extrasolar Planets to Cosmology: The VLT Opening Symposium

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4. Observations of Cygnus X-3 in Quiescence in the $2.4 - 12 \mu$ m Range with ISO

   We present mid-infrared spectrophotometric and imaging photometric results obtained with ISO on the peculiar X-ray binary Cygnus X-3. The...

   Lydie Koch Miramond, Jean-Marc Bonnet-Bidaud, ... Arnaud Glaret in Black Holes in Binaries and Galactic Nuclei: Diagnostics, Demography and Formation

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5. SINFONI - Galaxy Dynamics at $0^{\prime\prime}\hspace{-0.2cm}.05$ Resolution with the VLT

   The SINFONI integral field spectrometer for the VLT will provide nearinfrared spatially resolved spectra at spatial resolutions close to the...

   Niranjan Thatte, Frank Eisenhauer, ... Eric Emsellem in Black Holes in Binaries and Galactic Nuclei: Diagnostics, Demography and Formation

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6. Discovery of an X-Ray Outburst in an Optically Non-Active Galaxy

   The main X-ray and optical properties of a very luminous X-ray outburst source are summarized. The results are: large variability in X-ray emission...

   Thomas H. Reiprich, Jochen Greiner in Black Holes in Binaries and Galactic Nuclei: Diagnostics, Demography and Formation

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7. The CORALIE Planet-Search Sample

   This short contribution presents a description of the CORALIE sample selection of more than 1600 dwarf stars for the planet-search programme on the...

   S. Udry, M. Mayor, ... N. Santos in From Extrasolar Planets to Cosmology: The VLT Opening Symposium

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8. On the Formation of Jets

   The phenomenology of jets associated with a variety of black hole systems is summarized, emphasizing the constraints imposed on their origin. Models...

   Annalisa Celotti, Roger D. Blandford in Black Holes in Binaries and Galactic Nuclei: Diagnostics, Demography and Formation

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9. Modelling Synchrotron Outbursts in 3C 273

   We present an improved approach to derive the observed evolution of a typical synchrotron outburst in 3C 273. The method consists in a simultaneous...

   Marc Türler in Black Holes in Binaries and Galactic Nuclei: Diagnostics, Demography and Formation

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10. Evidence of a Supernova Origin for the Black Hole in GRO J1655-40 (Nova Scorpii 1994)

    We report the discovery of a strong overabundance of several $\alpha$...

    Garik Israelian in Black Holes in Binaries and Galactic Nuclei: Diagnostics, Demography and Formation

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11. Type Ia Supernovae: Progenitors and Diversities

    A key question for supernova cosmology is whether the peak luminosities of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are sufficiently free from the effects of...

    Ken’ichi Nomoto, Tatsuhiro Uenishi, ... Mariko Kato in From Twilight to Highlight: The Physics of Supernovae

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12. Evidence for Core Collapse in the Type Ib/c SN 1999ex

    We present optical and infrared spectra of SN 1999ex, which are characterized by the lack of strong hydrogen lines, weak optical He I lines, and...

    Mario Hamuy, Maximilian Stritzinger, ... Philip A. Pinto in From Twilight to Highlight: The Physics of Supernovae

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13. Freeze-Out Effects in Hydrogen and Helium Lines of SN 1987A at the Early Photospheric Epoch

    We have developed a time-dependent model of ionization, excitation and energy balance of the atmosphere of SN 1987A at the photospheric epoch to...

    Victor P. Utrobin, Nikolai N. Chugai in From Twilight to Highlight: The Physics of Supernovae

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14. Circumstellar Interaction Around Supernovae

    Circumstellar interaction has been observed around all types of massive star supernovae, especially at radio and X-ray wavelengths. The interaction...

    Roger A. Chevalier in From Twilight to Highlight: The Physics of Supernovae

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15. Light Echoes in Type Ia Supernovae

    Light echoes are a promising tool to probe the environment where SNe Ia explode and an independent source of information on the progenitor’s nature....

    Ferdinando Patat in From Twilight to Highlight: The Physics of Supernovae

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16. Supernova Signatures in Meteorites

    This review focuses on signatures of nucleosynthesis in supernovae that can be traced via isotope abundance anomalies in meteorites. Primary examples...

    Ulrich Ott, Günter W. Lugmair in From Twilight to Highlight: The Physics of Supernovae

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17. Inflection Points on the Light Curves of Type Ia Supernovae

    While the distribution of supernova absolute magnitudes at peak is often investigated, there was no systematic study of absolute light curve behavior...

    N. N. Pavliouk, D. Yu Tsvetkov in From Twilight to Highlight: The Physics of Supernovae

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18. Simulations of Solar AO Systems

    In this paper, first we compare the two kinds of algorithms that are being used in solar AO systems to sense a distorted wave-front through...

    R. Sridharan, A. Raja Bayanna, P. Venkatakrishnan in Science with Adaptive Optics

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19. The Nearby Supernova Factory

    The Nearby Supernova Factory is an international project dedicated to the study of the nearby thermonuclear (type Ia) supernovæ. Based upon the NEAT...

    Emmanuel Pécontal, Greg Aldering, ... Michael Wood-Vasey in From Twilight to Highlight: The Physics of Supernovae

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20. Selected Examples of Solar and Extra-Solar Planetary Science with AO

    High spatial resolution planetary science has seen a large boost from AO observations complementing space missions. Adaptive optics is particularly...

    Laird M. Close, Rainer Lenzen, ... Markus Hartung in Science with Adaptive Optics

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