Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics III

Astronomical Highlights of the SEA decade (Invited Review).- Galaxies and Cosmology.- The Intergalactic Medium Observed in Ly? Absorption.- Simulations of precessing jets.- The case for a universal density profile in clusters of galaxies.- AXIS: An XMM-Newton International Survey.- Dispersion in modeled abundances.- Comparing SFR indicators from multiwavelength data in galaxies at intermediate redshifts.- The CYDER survey and the X-ray faint Universe.- Clusters of Galaxies in X-rays: Dark Matter.- Last results in the GRB field.- Is the IMF varying among ellipticals?.- Lens Effect and CMB Anisotropies: Deviations from Gaussianity.- Type and environmnet dependent luminosity function of galaxies.- Cosmology with Galaxy Clusters through the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect.- The UV opacity of high-redshift galaxies.- SN-Ia and the formation history of early-type galaxies.- Major improvements to estimate luminosity functions using maximum likelihood methods.- Chemical Evolution of CNO Abundances.- Structure formation in the Universe: Weak lensing magnification in the SDSS.- The galaxy cluster RBS380: X-ray and optical analysis.- Optical Continuum Sources in Gravitationally Lensed Quasars.- Line-strength gradients and stellar populations in the bulges of spiral galaxies.- The Extended Structure of Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy.- Spectroscopy of Luminous Blue Compact Galaxies at intermediate z.- Molecular gas in the intergalactic medium of Stephan’s Quintet.- The Structure of Dark-Matter Halos: Origin and Evolution.- X-ray spectral properties of XMM-Newton AXIS serendipitous sources.- Weighting the mass of NGC 253: Mid and far infrared spatial distribution.- How to determine the star formation histories in spiral disks.- Nature of emission line galaxies on a survey on the 8200Å atmospheric window.- Fractal universe versus Cosmological principle: Incompatibility or synthesis?.- IR observation of objects at moderate to high redshift through gravitational lenses.- Influence of internal energy on the stability of relativistic flows.- Where are the High Velocity Clouds?.- Lens Effect and CMB Anisotropies: Simulations.- Elliptical galaxies at low z from self-consistent hydrodynamical simulations.- A New spectral stellar library for population synthesis.- HI Content, 3D Structure and Dynamics of the Virgo Cluster Region.- Search for dark matter with the ANIS Experiment.- The Role of Collapse and Merger Events in Elliptical Formation.- Microlensing and extinction in the lens system QSO 0957+561.- Gravitational Microlensing: Current Issues.- Evolution of the space density of quasars from z = 2 to z = 4.- Galaxies and Star Formation.- The properties of the ionized interstellar medium in spiral galaxies.- Corrugations: Spatial and Kinetic Structures.- A photometric study of circumnuclear star forming rings: Broad band data.- Optical and Near-IR Spectrophotometry of CNSFR’s: Preliminary Results.- Nebular diagnostics for young stellar populations: Photon escape vs. atmosphere blanketing.- The Local Group galaxies as a stepping stone to the high-z Universe.- Spectroscopy of CSS sources.- Twodimensional Spectroscopy of the starburst galaxy NGC 2782.- Stellar populations in local star-forming galaxies.- Empirical diagnostics of H ii regions based on sulphur emission lines.- The VLBA 2 cm survey: Kinematics of pc-scale structures in active galactic nuclei.- The host environment of nuclear emission-line galaxies.- Extragalactic chemistry of starbursts: the case of M 82.- Stellar Physics.- The tabby cat in the picture puzzle: fitting unusual stars into scenarios of stellar evolution.- Additional Information on multiple stellar systems: An analysis of triple stellar system WDS 00243+5201.- The UV spectrum of Vega.- Magnetic fields in Star Forming Regions.- Theory and modelling of protoplanetary discs.- Rotational modulation of the photospheric and chrosmospheric activity in the young, single K2-dwarf PW And.- Optical tracers of the Outer Galactic Arm.- High resolution spectroscopic survey of single late-type stars members of young moving groups.- Masses and Radii of Stars in the Lower Main Sequence: Comparison with Current Models.- The Stellar Coronae in Active Binary Systems.- VLBI Observations of SiO Masers at 43 and 86 GHz in AGB stars.- Remote Sensing of Astrophysical Magnetic Fields via the Hanle and Zeeman Effects.- Novae, Supernovae and Compact Objects.- Upwind relativistic MHD code for astrophysical applications.- Ten years of supernova spectroscopy.- A search for new microquasars in the Galaxy.- High-resolution radio observations of supernova SN1986J.- Observations of Gamma-Pulsars with MAGIC Telescope.- Recent results on the microquasar LS 5039.- X-Ray Emission from Classical Novae.- Low Mass Objects and Solar System.- Probing the substellar domain in young, nearby star clusters.- Lithium in Brown dwarfs: a new age scale for open clusters.- Asteroids and comets: monoliths or gravitational aggregates?.- Characterization of methane in an astrophysical environment.- Accretion and outflow in T Tauri stars: the ultraviolet view with the HST.- Ion implantation in water ice: Study of the formation of hydrogen peroxide.- The Role of Large Scale Jovian Storms in the Energy Balance of Jupiter.- Protoplanetary Disks in T Tauri and Herbig Ae/Be stars.- Westerlund 1: An extremely massive open cluster in the Milky Way.- Cloud vertical structure at Saturn’s Southern Polar Region from HST observations (1997–2001).- Atmospheric circulation of Jovian Extrasolar Planets with large orbital period.- Instrumentation and Data Archives.- On the Threshold of Tomorrow’s Astronomy.- The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA).- ALMA observations of nebulae surrounding evolved stars.- Radio Spectroscopy Observations at the Madrid Deep Space Station.- Calar Alto — New Approaches to Maximise Scientific Return.- CanariCam: Progress and Spanish Exploitation.- The MAGIC Telescope for Gamma-Ray Astronomy.- Observations of VHE ?-rays with the HEGRA IACTs system.- LIRIS a new near infrared spectrograph for the WHT: Project status.- Spectrophotometric Calibration of CanariCam: Results and Prospects.- Transformation of the Camera Baker-Nunn of San Fernando: Quick CCD Survey.- Databases and Neural Networks applied to Spectral Classification.- Development of a multi-mission data server at LAEFF.- PARTNeR: A radio telescope for educational use.- A prototype of the GAIA Data Base.- Observations with the ROA CCD Transit Circle in Argentina.- Digitization of Carte du Ciel plates, San Fernando Zone, using a flatbed scanner.- Poster Contributions.- Science with small telescopes: the STARE project.- A photometric study of circumnuclear star forming rings: H? results.- Proton flux prediction: First version of an operational code.- Photometry of the Galactic Open Clusters: NGC 2548 and NGC 1817.- Search for Substellar Companions around Young Nearby Stars.- Extension of the Calibration of Ca II Triplet as Metallicity Indicator.- The long duration GRB 001007: a bright optical afterglow and its host galaxy.- Spectroscopic monitoring with high temporal resolution of the flare star AD Leo.- Ks
number counts in the Coppi and Groth strip fields.- The Input Catalogue for the OMC camera on-board INTEGRAL.- COSMOS Survey: U and B Observations of the Groth Strip.- Kinematic evolution of the young stars in the solar neighbourhood.- The [O ii]?3727 Luminosity Function of the Local Universe.- Multiwavelength optical observations of three X ray/EUV selected binaries.- First results from the UCM-CIDA-YALE survey.- Tidal tails of the dwarf satellite galaxies and the Milky Way halo.- Development of an automatic method for the calculation of stellar abundances: Application to the EXPORT sample.- Protoplanetary disks: Detectability and statistical study of C17O(3-2) line.- Future INTEGRAL Observations of Classical Novae.- The starburst Seyfert 2 nucleus of NGC 1808 as seen by XMM-Newton.- GAIA: derivation of stellar parameters.- Radio and X-ray Observations of NGC 1052.- A Catalogue of High-Precision JHK Photometry of a Sample of Over 500 stars.- CanariCam: The Multimode Mid-IR imager for the GTC.- Statistical study of the ISM and star formation in isolated galaxies: A new database.- Kinematics of Planetary Nebulae and Jets in T Tauri stars.- Can interactions be the main star formation mechanism in Wolf-Rayet galaxies?.- The Stellar Content of NGC 5850: A Prototype Double Barred Spiral.- Density determination of ices of astrophysical interest by double-laser interferometry.- Kinematic analysis of the solar neighbourhood.- Recent developments at BOOTES.- Two dwarf galaxies undergoing galactic winds?.- Bubbles features in the edge-on starburst galaxy NGC 4631.- Analysis of the ionizing sources of IRAS 14348-1447 with INTEGRAL.- EURD: Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrograph for the observation of diffuse radiation.- Effect of pulsar timing noise and glitches on ?-pulsar observation.- Contribution of the photospheric magnetic network to the solar cycle irradiance variability.- Atlas of starburst galaxies observed from Canarias.- Multiwavelength VLA observations of the young supernova SN 1993J.- Analysis of the soft X-ray background towards the northern sky.- Spatial distribution of the Galactic X-ray halo absorbing material.- Are S0 Galaxies dynamically different than Spirals?.- A direct and accurate distance to M31 from eclipsing binaries.- A Multi-Frequency Study of 3C 309.1.- Photometric study of GSC 4832.400.- Automated classification of light curves using ANNs.- Transformation of Galaxies by Mergers.- K?-Band Galaxy Counts in the Groth Strip Flanking Fields.- Detection of M supergiants in inner regions of the Galaxy.- Real time access to remote telescopes using web based technology.- Physical conditions and abundances in H ii regions: Ne lines.- Author Index.