This is a list of possible topics. If you want to choose a topic not mentioned in this list, contact the teachers.
Chosen by P. Könönen to be presented on 6.2. --> CHANGED: 13.2.
Web links:
http://dopey.haystack.edu/cmva/index.html
Chosen by P. Könönen to be presented on 20.2.
Chosen by J. Ritakari to be presented on 27.2.
Web links:
http://www.hq.eso.org/projects/alma/
http://www.mma.nrao.edu
http://www.nro.nao.ac.jp/~lmsa/
Publications:
Kenji Bekki, Yasuhiro Shioya: "ALMA and high redshift dusty starburst
mergers" astro-ph:n
nro 0012312.
Neal J. Evans II: "Studies of Low-Mass Star Formation with ALMA", astro-ph:n nro 0001023.
Andrew W. Blain: "Galactic morning: the Atacama Large Millimeter Array
(ALMA) and the evolution of galaxies", astro-ph:n nro 9911449.
V. Buat, D. Burgarella: "Far infrared and Far ultraviolet emissions of
galaxies: luminosity functions and selection effects. Implications for
the future NGST and ALMA observations" astro-ph:n nro 9909421.
Chosen by J. Ritakari to be presented on 20.3.
Web links:
http://www.nfra.nl/skai
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/SKA/
http://www.skatelescope.org
Publications:
Robert Braun: "The Square Kilometer Array Interferometer" astro-ph:n nro 9512060.
T.J. Galama, A.G. De Bruyn: "The Unique Potential of SKA Radio
Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts", astro-ph:n nro 0001300.
T.P. Krichbaum, A. Witzel, J.A. Zensus: "SKA in VLBI: Impact on Studies
of Small Scale Structures in Active Galactic Nuclei", astro-ph:n nro 9907074.
S.D. Van Dyk, K.W. Weiler, M.J. Montes, R.A. Sramek, N. Panagia: "Radio
Supernovae and the Square Kilometer Array", astro-ph:n nro 9911114.
Rien van de Weygaert, Tjeerd S. van Albada: "The Square Kilometer Array:
new challenges for cosmology", astro-ph:n nro 9602096.
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Chosen by J. Uusitalo to be presented on 6.3., and by K. Airikkala, to be presented on 6.3. (shared topic).
This talk should cover the technology and the science except for the CMB studies, which will be covered in another talk!
http://astro.estec.esa.nl/SA-general/Projects/First/first.html
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/oir/Research/swas.htm
http://www.ssc.se/ssd/ssat/odin.html
http://astro.estec.esa.nl/Planck/
Chosen by K. Airikkala to be presented on 10.4.
http://astro.estec.esa.nl/SA-general/Projects/Planck/cmbexp/cmbexp_top.html
Note: Some of the links are outdated!
http://cfpa.berkeley.edu/group/cmb/index.html
http://oberon.roma1.infn.it/boomerang/
http://space.gsfc.nasa.gov/astro/cobe/cobe_home.html
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://astro.estec.esa.nl/Planck/
http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/telescopes/cat/
http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/telescopes/vsa/
http://astron.berkeley.edu/wombat
http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/telescopes/ami/index.html
Publications:
Lawrence, C. et al.: "What have we already learned from the cosmic
microwave background?", 1999, PASP 111, 525
De Bernardis, P. et al.: "A flat Universe from high-resolution maps of
the cosmic microwave background radiation", 2000, Nature 404, 955
Tegmark, M. et al.: "Cosmic Microwave Background Maps from the HACME
Experiment", 2000, ApJ 541, 535
Mauskopf, P. D. et al.:"Measurement of a Peak in the Cosmic Microwave
Background Power Spectrum from the North American Test Flight of
Boomerang", 2000, ApJ 536, L59
+ a large number of other papers that can be found with the keywords
"cosmic microwave background".
Chosen by L. Hokkanen to be presented on 10.4.
This talk should cover the basics of space-VLBI and introduce an operational mission (VSOP) and its achievements.
Web links:
http://www.vsop.isas.ac.jp/
http://us-space-vlbi.jpl.nasa.gov/.
http://www.asc.rssi.ru/radioastron/index.asp (RadioAstron page).
Publications:
A.P. Lobanov, L.I. Gurvits, S. Frey, R.T. Schilizzi, K.I. Kellermann, N.
Kawaguchi, I.I.K. Pauliny-Toth: "VSOP observation of the quasar PKS
2215+020: a new laboratory for core-jet physics at z=3.572" astro-ph:n nro 0008442.
D. Jones et al.: "Space VLBI at Low Frequencies", astro-ph:n nro 0003120.
B. G. Piner, S. C. Unwin, A. E. Wehrle, P. G. Edwards, A. L. Fey, K. A.
Kingham: "VSOP and Ground-based VLBI Imaging of the TeV Blazar Markarian
421 at Multiple Epochs", astro-ph:n nro 9906202.
Chosen by M. Parviainen to be presented on 13.2.
This talk should focus on the future of space-VLBI, introduce the ARISE mission and the new technological innovations related to the project.
Web links:
http://arise.jpl.nasa.gov
http://ast.star.rl.ac.uk/darwin/interferometers.html
Publications:
James S. Ulvestad: "Goals of the ARISE Space VLBI Mission", astro-ph:n nro 9901374.
Chosen by P. Ahola to be presented on 13.3.
This talk should focus on the issues of why should we look for other intelligent life forms, and what to expect to find, instead of the technology of doing it (which will be the topic of another talk).
Web links:
http://www.astrobiology.com/
http://exobiology.arc.nasa.gov/ssx/
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/planets/searches.html
http://www.public.asu.edu/~sciref/exoplnt.htm
http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~transhumanism/Fermi.htm
http://seti.planetary.org/
http://www.seti-inst.edu/
You can also add material from more philosphical point of view, for
example http://www.transhumanist.org/
but remember to maintain a primarly scientific approach!
Publications:
M. Livio: "How rare are extraterrestrial civilizations, and when did they
emerge?", Astrophysical Journal 511, 429, 1999.
Joshi & Haberle: "Simulations of the Atmospheres of Synchronously
Rotating Terrestrial Planets Orbiting M Dwarfs", 1997, Icarus, 129, 450,
on-line article
Chosen by M. Parviainen to be presented on 20.3.
This talk should focus on the technological aspects of SETI research, instead of the philosophical/biological/chemical issues of "why" and "what".
http://www.skypub.com/news/special/seti_today.html
http://seti.planetary.org/
http://sag-www.ssl.berkeley.edu/
http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/
http://www.seti-inst.edu/
http://www.setileague.org/
Publications:
Woolf & Angel: "Astronomical searches for Earth-like planets and signs of
life" ARAA 1998, 36, 507
Joshi & Haberle: "Simulations of the Atmospheres of Synchronously
Rotating Terrestrial Planets Orbiting M Dwarfs", 1997, Icarus, 129, 450,
on-line article
Chosen by T. Lindfors to be presented on 27.3.
Web pages:
http://www.thk.fi/suomi/radio/n2397.htm
http://www.thk.fi/suomi/radio/taulu.htm
http://www.nfra.nl/craf/
http://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/staff/kruf/iucaf/
Chosen by T. Lindfors to be presented on 24.4.
Web links:
http://astro.estec.esa.nl/IRSI/
http://ast.star.rl.ac.uk/darwin/
http://maxim.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://www.aip.de/groups/DIVA/whatis.html
http://sim.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://tpf.jpl.nasa.gov/
Chosen by J. Uusitalo to be presented on 27.3.
This talk should focus on some of the unique features of the Atarctica for (radio) astronomy, but also other ideal locations of submillimeter telescopes may be discussed here. Please try to focus on the latest science and development and the future prospects of these remote sites.
Web links:
Antarctica:
http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~adair/AST_RO/
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~aas/tenmeter/tenmeter.html
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~adair/AST_RO/links.html
Other telescope sites:
http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/JACpublic/JCMT/
http://iram.fr/PDBI/bure.html
http://www.iram.es/
http://sma-www.harvard.edu/
Publications:
Kailash C.Sahu: "Search for Extra-Solar Planets Through Monitoring
Microlensing Events from Antarctica", astro-ph:n nro 9711315.
Chosen by P.Ahola to be presented on 24.4.
Web links:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/ILEWG/
http://www.planetary.brown.edu/tepswg/moon/lexswg.html
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970528a.html
http://snoopy.gsfc.nasa.gov/~lunartel/
http://exploration.jsc.nasa.gov/PlanetaryMissions/EXLibrary/DOCS/EIC041.HTML
http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/archive/design/
Publications:
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/books/lbsa/toc.html
http://techreports.jpl.nasa.gov/1997/97-0457.pdf
http://radio.astro.gla.ac.uk/vlfa.ps
Chosen by L. Hokkanen to be presented on 24.4.
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