Session
List
MONDAY, 9 JUNE 1997
Session 1. Invited Talk
Invited, Monday, 8:30-9:20am, North Main Hall A
- 1.01
Hydrodynamics on Supercomputers: Interacting Binary Stars
- J. M. Blondin (NCSU)
Session 2. Spiral, Irregular and Elliptical Galaxies
Display, Monday, 9:20am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 2.01
The Nature of the X-Ray Point Source in the Bar of NGC 6822
- P. B. Eskridge, R. E. White III (U. Alabama)
- 2.02
The Anomalous Arms of the Galaxy NGC 4258
- K. C. Bunker, R. Hess, C. Hollack, J. Lankester, M. Roberts, B. Bobzien, D. Dienhart, D. Frierson, Y. Hufford, T. Langley, K. Lux, J. Fisher, D. Kapraun, B. O'Neill, S. Starin, G. Chesson, M. Mosca, J. Mosier, J. Puryear, R. Donaldson, H. Whittington (NCSU)
- 2.03
WIYN Imaging of Extraplanar Dust in the Edge-On Spiral NGC 891
- J. C. Howk, B. D. Savage (U. Wisconsin)
- 2.04
The Opacity of Spiral Disks from Colors and Counts of Background Galaxies: NGC 4536
- R. A. González, R. J. Allen, D. Calzetti, H. C. Ferguson, N. Panagia (STScI)
- 2.05
The Dusty Disk of the Large Magellanic Cloud revealed with Ultraviolet Imaging Polarimetry
- A. A. Cole, K. H. Nordsieck, S. J. Gibson, W. M. Harris, K. Wood (U. Wisconsin)
- 2.06
Submillimeter Dust Emission from Infrared-Bright Elliptical Galaxies
- M. P. Rupen (NRAO), G. R. Knapp (Princeton U.), D. A. Harper, J. F. Lees (Yerkes Obs.)
Session 3. Evolution of Galaxies & Clusters of Galaxies
Display, Monday, 9:20am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 3.01
The Concentration-Density Relation of Galaxies in Las Campanas Redshift Survey
- Y. Hashimoto (Yale U.), A. Oemler Jr. (Carnegie Obs.)
- 3.02
The Evolution of Cluster E and S0 Galaxies Measured from the Fundamental Plane
- I. Jorgensen (U. Texas, Austin), J. Hjorth (NORDITA, Denmark), M. Franx, P. van Dokkum (Kapteyn Inst., The Netherlands)
- 3.03
Hot Evolved Stars in the Centers of M31 and M32
- T. M. Brown (JHU), H. C. Ferguson (STScI), S. A. Standford (LLNL), J. -M. Deharveng (MarsLab), A. F. Davidsen (JHU)
- 3.04
The Near Infrared Luminosity Function of Galaxies in the Coma Cluster
- P. Eisenhardt, R. De Propris (JPL/Caltech)
- 3.05
A Search for UV Absorption in the Intracluster Medium of Abell 1030
- A. M. Koekemoer, C. P. O'Dea, S. A. Baum (STScI), C. Sarazin (U. Virginia), F. Owen (NRAO)
- 3.06
On the Origin of Optical Filaments in Clusters of Galaxies
- Jr. Mohr, R. A. Dupke, R. E. White III (U. Alabama)
- 3.07
New Limits on the Magnetic Field in Galaxy Clusters
- M. Henriksen (U. North Dakota)
Session 4. The Sun
Display, Monday, 9:20am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 4.01
A Re-evaluation of the Abundance of Lutetium in the Sun
- D. J. Bord (UMich-Dbn), C. R. Cowley (UMich), D. Mirijanian (UMich-Dbn)
- 4.02
Results from the MDI Instrument
- J. Schou (Stanford U.)
- 4.03
Gamma Ray Observations of the June 1991 Solar Flares
- D. Bertsch, R. Hartman, S. Hunter, D. Thompson (NASA/GSFC), B. Dingus (Utah), J. Esposito, P. Sreekumar (USRA/GSFC), R. Mukherjee (USRA/McGill), C. von Montigny (Heidelberg), Y. Lin, P. Michelson, P. Nolan (Stanford), G. Kanbach, H. Mayerhasselwander (MPE), D. Kniffen (Hampden-Sydney), E. Schneid (Northrop Grumman)
- 4.04
Airglow Intensities and the Solar Cycle
- R. H. Garstang (JILA, Univ. Colo. and NIST)
Session 5. Solar System Objects
Display, Monday, 9:20am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 5.01
Distribution of the Resonant Particles in the Zodiacal Cloud: a New Approach
- N. Gor'kavyi (Crimean Obs.), L. Ozernoy (CSI/GMU and GSFC/NASA), J. Mather (GSFC/NASA), T. Taidakova (Crimean Obs.)
- 5.02
Comet Hale-Bopp, Fiber Optically Multiplexed, Medium Resolution Imaging Spectroscopy
- C. M. Anderson, F. Scherb, F. L. Roesler (U Wisc., Madison)
- 5.03
Numerical Simulations of Structure in Saturn's Rings due to Ballistic Transport
- H. M. Pickett, R. H. Durisen, R. Tripoli (Indiana U.)
- 5.04
Visible and Near Infrared Photometry of the Centaur Objects 1995 GO and 5145 Pholus
- D. A. Weintraub (Vanderbilt U.), S. C. Tegler (N. Arizona U.), W. Romanishin (U. Oklahoma)
- 5.05
New Features in the 8 - 13 \micron Spectrum of Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) and What They Mean.
- D. K. Lynch, R. W. Russell, A. L. Mazuk, G. S. Rossano (The Aerospace Corporation), M. L. Sitko (U. of Cinc), M. S. Hanner (JPL)
- 5.06
Wide Field Spectroscopic Observations of Comet Hale-Bopp
- J. Kielkopf, P. Graham (U. Louisville)
- 5.07
Accretion of the Moon from an Impact-Generated Disk
- R. Canup (U. Colorado), S. Ida (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.), G. Stewart (U. Colorado)
Session 6. The ISM & Molecular Clouds
Display, Monday, 9:20am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 6.01
The Galactic Magnetic Field: More OH Maser Zeeman Results
- A. L. Argon, M. J. Reid (CfA), K. M. Menten (MPIfR)
- 6.02
IMAPS High Resolution Observations of the Local Interstellar Medium
- B. Y. Welsh (Eureka Scientific), R. Lallement (Service d'Aeronomie du CNRS, France), J. Vallerga (Eureka Scientific)
- 6.03
Laboratory Study of Molecular Hydrogen Formation on Silicates under Astrophysically Relevant Conditions
- G. Vidali, C. Liu, L. Shen (Syracuse University), V. Pirronello (Universita' di Catania, Sicily, Italy)
- 6.04
Mapping Small Scale Galactic Neutral Hydrogen with the Very Long Baseline Array
- M. Faison, W. M. Goss, P. J. Diamond (NRAO-Socorro)
- 6.05
The Abundance of Interstellar Cadmium
- U. J. Sofia, K. A. Matthews (Villanova Univ.), D. M. Meyer (Northwestern Univ.)
- 6.06
The Effects of Thermal Heating Via the Dissipation Of Turbulence on the WIM/DIG
- A. Minter, D. S. Balser (NRAO)
- 6.07
Observations of HI Associated with the W4 Supershell
- J. H. Simonetti, G. A. Topasna, B. Dennison (Virginia Tech), E. M. Murphy (Johns Hopkins), F. J. Lockman (NRAO)
- 6.08
A Polarization Map in H\alpha of the North America Nebula
- G. A. Topasna, J. H. Simonetti, B. Dennison (Virginia Tech)
- 6.09
A C^17O Survey toward Ultracompact HII Regions
- P. Hofner (Arecibo Obs.), F. Wyrowski (Univ. of Cologne), C. M. Walmsley (Arcetri Obs.), E. Churchwell (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison)
- 6.10
UVISI Observations of Orion Dust
- A. R. Dring, J. Murthy, M. M. Allen, J. Daniels, R. E. Newcomer, R. C. Henry (JHU), L. Paxton (JHUAPL), E. Tedesco (Mission Research Corporation), S. D. Price (Phillips Laboratory)
- 6.11
Detection of Magnetic Fields in M17 through the HI Zeeman Effect.
- C. L. Brogan, T. H. Troland (University of Kentucky), D. A. Roberts, R. M. Crutcher (University of Illinois)
- 6.12
Tracing the Mass of Dense Gas in Giant Molecular Clouds
- T. A. D. Paglione, O. Yam (INAOE), M. H. Heyer (FCRAO), J. M. Jackson (Boston U.)
- 6.13
Line Profiles and Widths arising from MHD wave propagation in molecular clouds
- J. Jijina (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA; U. Michigan), F. C. Adams (U. Michigan), P. C. Myers (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)
Session 7. Planetary & Other Nebulae
Display, Monday, 9:20am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 7.01
HST Observations Of The Wind-Blown Nebula NGC 6888
- B. D. Moore, J. J. Hester, P. A. Scowen (Arizona State U.)
- 7.02
Initial Model of an Observed [O III] Fabry-Perot Data Cube of the R Aquarii Jet and Ovoid Nebulosity
- J. M. Hollis (NASA/GSFC), S. N. Vogel (UMd), D. Van Buren (IPAC), J. P. Strong, R. G. Lyon, J. E. Dorband (NASA/GSFC)
- 7.03
Recent High-Resolution Radio Observations of R Aqr
- J. A. Pedelty, J. M. Hollis (NASA/GSFC), C. M. Bradshaw, B. N. Geldzahler, M. Kafatos (GMU/CSI), E. B. Fomalont (NRAO)
- 7.04
Multi-band WFPC2 Imaging of Eta Carinae
- J. Morse (CASA), K. Davidson (U. Minnesota), D. Ebbets (Ball Aero.)
- 7.05
Collimation of Astrophysical Jets: the Proto-Planetary Nebula He 3-1475
- K. J. Borkowski, J. M. Blondin (NCSU), J. P. Harrington (UMD)
- 7.06
Near-IR Imaging of the Young Planetary Nebula M1-91
- A. J. DiMeo (UNC-Charlotte), S. R. Trammell (UNC-Charlotte)
- 7.07
High Spectral and Spatial Resolution Near-IR Spectroscopy of M1-92
- S. R. Trammell (UNC-Charlotte), R. W. Goodrich (Keck Obs.)
- 7.08
Instability of Isothermal Stellar Wind Bowshocks
- J. Koerwer (Enloe High School), J. M. Blondin (NCSU)
- 7.09
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in NGC 1333
- G. C. Sloan, J. D. Bregman, L. J. Allamandola (NASA Ames), T. L. Hayward, B. DeVito (Cornell), T. R. Geballe (Joint Astronomy Centre), C. E. Woodward (Wyoming)
Session 8. Teaching Projects
Display, Monday, 9:20am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 8.01
VH1 Hydrodynamics for Introductory Astronomy
- W. Christian (Davidson College), J. Blondin (NC State Univ.)
- 8.02
Tools to Assess the Impact of Teacher Enhancement Programs
- S. A. Heatherly, R. J. Maddalena (NRAO), A. Govett, D. Hemler (WVU)
- 8.03
Non-traditional Writing Assignments in the Introductory Astronomy Course
- T. English (Gardner-Webb U.)
- 8.04
Astronomy in the College Curriculum for Preservice Elementary Teachers
- L. M. French, A. MacCormack, J. Winokur (Wheelock College)
Session 9. Instruments, Techniques
Display, Monday, 9:20am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 9.01
Photometric Imaging of the Moon from Flagstaff: A Progress Report
- J. M. Anderson (NAU/USGS)
- 9.02
An F/15 Tip-tilt Secondary for the Blanco 4-m at Cerro-Tololo
- R. Elston (U. Florida), R. Probst, G. Perez, G. Schumacher, R. Schmidt, G. Puczulp, E. Mondaca (CTIO)
- 9.03
The Development of a Low Resolution Grating Spectrophotometer
- M. Bales, M. W. Castelaz, D. G. Luttermoser (East Tenn. St. U.)
- 9.04
A Speckle Interferometer System for Double Star Observations
- C. True, D. Caton, B. Walls (Appalachian State U.)
- 9.05
A Comparison of Radio and Optical Astrometric Reduction Algorithms
- G. H. Kaplan (USNO)
- 9.06
A Visible Light Imager for the CHARA Array
- N. H. Turner, T. Brummelaar (Georgia State U./CHARA)
- 9.07
IMPP, The Far-infrared IMaging Photometer and Polarimeter for SOFIA: Cryo/Mech Design
- J. Jackson, L. Deutsch, D. Clemens (Boston U.)
- 9.08
Science Team Observing Program for the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) Satellite
- S. D. Friedman, W. Moos, K. Sembach, G. Kriss, E. Murphy, W. Oegerle, F. Science, I. D. Teams (JHU)
- 9.09
The Galaxy Evolution Explorer
- L. Bianchi, A. Szalay (JHU), C. Martin, P. Friedman, B. Madore (Caltech), B. Milliard, R. Malina (Lab. Astronomie Spatiale)
- 9.10
Ultraviolet Interstellar Linear Polarization. IV. Cross-Calibration Between the Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment and the Faint Object Spectrograph
- M. J. Wolff (SSI), G. C. Clayton (LSU), R. G. Allen (Steward Obs.), B. L. Babler, M. R. Meade, K. H. Nordsieck, C. M. Anderson (SAL/U. Wisconsin), P. G. Martin (CITA/U. Toronto), D. C. B. Whittet (RPI)
- 9.11
The X-ray Polarimeter Experiment (XPE)
- R. F. Elsner, B. D. Ramsey, S. L. O'Dell, M. Sulkanen, A. F. Tennant, M. C. Weisskopf (NASA/MSFC), S. Gunji (NRC/MSFC), T. Minamitani, R. A. Austin, J. Kolodziejczak, D. Swartz (USRA), G. Garmire, P. Meszaros, G. G. Pavlov (PSU)
- 9.12
AXAF HRMA Mirror Ring Focus Measurements
- P. Zhao (SAO), L. M. Cohen (HCO), L. P. VanSpeybroeck (SAO)
Session 10. Studies of Black Holes
Display, Monday, 9:20am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 10.01
The Distribution of Black Hole Masses in X-ray Transients
- C. D. Bailyn, R. K. Jain, P. Coppi (Yale U.), J. A. Orosz (PSU)
- 10.02
Magnetohydrodynamics of Schwarzschild Plasmas near the Horizon
- W. Chou, T. Tajima (U. Texas)
- 10.03
Position-Sensitive CZT Detectors for High Energy X-Ray Astronomy
- M. Pelling, J. Matteson, W. Coburn (UCSD), P. Hink, C. Crabtree (Washington U.)
- 10.04
The Nuclear Rotation of M31
- I. R. King (UCBerkeley), T. S. Statler (OhioU), P. Crane (ESO), R. Jedrzejewski (STScI)
- 10.05
Focusing X-ray Optics for 40-100 keV
- A. S. Krieger, D. Parsignault (Radiation Science, Inc.), M. P. Ulmer, R. A. Altkorn (Northwestern U..)
- 10.06
The MeV \gamma-Ray Spectrum of Cygnus X-1
- M. McConnell, J. Ryan (UNH), W. Collmar, V. Schönfelder, H. Steinle, A. Strong (MPE), H. Bloemen, W. Hermsen, L. Kuiper (SRON-Utrecht), K. Bennett, R. van Dijk, R. Much (SSD-ESA)
Session 11. Instrumentation & Techniques
Oral, Monday, 10:00-11:30am, North Main Hall A
- 11.01
The Next Generation Space Telescope
- J. Mather (NASA/GSFC)
- 11.02
An Adaptive Optics Coronagraph at Mount Wilson
- C. Ftaclas (Michigan Technological U.), C. Shelton (Steward Obs.)
- 11.03
Variability of Yellow Supergiants
- R. S. Patterson (SW Missouri St. U.)
- 11.04D
Application of the TDI Method in Observations of Lunar Occultations
- L. Sturmann (Vanderbilt U.)
- 11.05
Modified Surface Brightness Fluctuation Technique for Determining Relative Distances between Elliptical Galaxies
- E. L. Gates, J. T. McGraw (UNM)
Session 12. Degenerate Stars & Supernovae
Oral, Monday, 10:00-11:30am, North Main Hall C/D
- 12.01
General Relativity and X-Ray Oscillations from Neutron Stars
- P. Kaaret (Columbia Univ.)
- 12.02
Pulsar Phase Lag During and Following X-ray Bursts from the Bursting Pulsar
- M. J. Stark (U. Maryland/GSFC), A. Baykal (METU, Ankara, Turkey), T. E. Strohmayer (USRA/GSFC), J. H. Swank (NASA/GSFC)
- 12.03
Implications of kHz QPOs: constraints on the equation of state of dense matter
- W. Klu\'zniak (UW-Madison)
- 12.04
Her X-1: correlated variability of the 1.24 sec and 35 day periods
- R. Staubert (IAAT-Astronmie, Univ. Tuebingen)
- 12.05
Plasma Turbulence and Radio Emission from Supernova 1993J
- W. K. Rose (Univ. of Maryland)
- 12.06
Evidence of X-ray Synchrotron Emission from Electrons Accelerated to 10^13 eV in the Cassiopeia A Supernova Remnant
- G. E. Allen, E. V. Gotthelf, K. Jahoda, J. Keohane, R. Petre (NASA/GSFC), R. E. Lingenfelter, R. E. Rothschild (UCSD)
- 12.07
SNR Evolution Through a Realistic Circumstellar Medium
- V. Rekovic (Guilford College), J. Blondin, S. Reynolds (NCSU)
Session 13. Galaxies & Globular Clusters
Oral, Monday, 10:00-11:30am, North Main Hall F/G
- 13.01
RXTE Measurement of the Galactic Ridge Diffuse X-ray Emission
- A. Valinia (NASA/GSFC and NRC), F. E. Marshall (NASA/GSFC)
- 13.02
The Annihilation Fountain in the Galactic Center Region
- C. D. Dermer (NRL), J. G. Skibo (NRL)
- 13.03D
Edge-on Disk Galaxies in the Near-Infrared - Looking through the Dust
- R. de Grijs (Kapteyn Institute, Groningen)
- 13.04
A Universal Formation Mechanism for Open and Globular Clusters in Turbulent Gas
- B. G. Elmegreen (IBM Watson), Y. Efremov (Sternberg Obs., Moscow)
- 13.05
Globular Cluster Formation From Giant Molecular Clouds in Colliding Galaxies
- L. Ozernoy (GMU and GSFC/NASA)
- 13.06
Crowded-Field Statistical Analysis of Blue Straggler Stars in M3
- J. P. Fulbright, M. Bolte (UC-Santa Cruz)
- 13.07
The Onset of Chaos in Triaxial Stellar Systems
- M. Valluri, D. Merritt (Rutgers U.)
Session 14. Education & Abstract Services
Oral, Monday, 10:00-11:30am, North Main Hall B
- 14.01
New Educational Resources in Astronomy and Planetary Science
- C. E. Walker (Steward Obs., U. Arizona), S. M. Pompea (Pompea and Associates), C. K. Walker (Steward Obs., U. Arizona), L. Lebofsky (LPL, U.Arizona), M. R. Collins (Steward Obs., U. Arizona)
- 14.02
Moving Towards an Exemplary Professional Development Program for Teachers
- M. K. Hemenway, J. P. Barufaldi (U. Texas)
- 14.03
New Features of the ADS Abstract Service
- G. Eichhorn, A. Accomazzi, M. J. Kurtz, C. S. Grant, S. S. Murray (SAO)
Session 15. Russell Prize Lecture
Oral, Monday, 11:40am-12:30pm, North Main Hall A
- 15.01
Formation of Stars and Planets
- A. G. W. Cameron (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Session 16. Studies of Black Holes & Future Survey Missions
Oral, Monday, 2:00-3:30pm, North Main Hall A
- 16.01
Gamma Ray Spectral Classes of Galactic Black Holes
- J. E. Grove, R. A. Kroeger, J. G. Skibo (NRL), K. McNaron-Brown (GMU)
- 16.02
Three-Dimensional Simulations of Relativistic Jets
- K. -I. Nishikawa (LSU), S. Koide, J. -I. Sakai (Toyama Univ.), D. M. Christodoulou (LSU), H. Sol (Obs. de Paris-Meudon), R. L. Mutel (Univ. of Iowa)
- 16.03
HEXIS High Energy X-Ray All-Sky Survey/Monitor
- J. Matteson, W. Coburn, W. Heindl, M. Pelling, L. Peterson, R. Rothschild (University of California, San Diego), P. Hink, C. Crabtree (Washington University)
- 16.04
An All-sky Low Energy Gamma-Ray Observatory (ALLEGRO)
- M. P. Ulmer, S. M. Matz, W. R. Purcell (Northwestern Univ), G. N. Pendleton, R. B. Wilson (NASA/MSFC), J. M. Cordes (Cornell Univ.), J. P. Finley (Purdue Univ.), W. A. Wheaton (NASA/JPL)
- 16.05
A High Sensitivity Hard X-ray Imager Utilizing Nested, Replicated Mirrors
- R. E. Rothschild, J. L. Matteson, M. R. Pelling (CASS/UCSD), M. P. Ulmer (NWU)
- 16.06
MAXI (Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image) for JEM on the Space Station
- M. Matsuoka, N. Kawai, T. Kotani, T. Mihara, B. Rubin, H. Shimizu, A. Yoshida (Inst. of Phys. and Chem. Res. (RIKEN)), H. Tsunemi, K. Hayashida, S. Kitamoto, K. Yoshita (Osaka Univ.)
Session 17. ISM, Star Formation & Planets
Oral, Monday, 2:00-3:30pm, North Main Hall C/D
- 17.01
UV Spectra of CO and C I as Probes for the Many Environments of the Red Rectangle
- R. J. Glinski (Tennessee Tech. U.), I. A. Nuth, J. T. Lauroesch (NASA/GSFC), M. D. Reese, M. L. Sitko (U. Cincinnati)
- 17.02D
First Results from the WHAM Spectrometer: H\alpha Emission from HVCs and the First Detection of He I \lambda5876 from the WIM
- S. L. Tufte (U. Wisconsin, Madison)
- 17.03D
Observations of the Magnetic Field in the Neutral ISM
- E. M. Murphy (U. Virginia and NRAO), F. J. Lockman (NRAO)
- 17.04
Near-Infrared Spectra of Flat-Spectrum Young Stellar Objects: Extremely Young Photospheres Revealed
- T. P. Greene (UH IfA), C. J. Lada (SAO)
- 17.05
The Planet that Did Not Form Between Earth and Mars
- D. M. Christodoulou (LSU)
Session 18. Outcome of the Examination of Graduate Education in Astronomy
Oral, Monday, 2:00-3:30pm, North Main Hall F/G
Session 19. Old Stellar Populations in the Milky Way
Invited, Monday, 3:40-5:10pm, North Main Hall A
- 19.01
The Kinematics and Chemistry of Field Stellar Populations
- B. W. Carney (Univ. of North Carolina)
- 19.02
Recent Results from HST Studies of Globular Clusters
- A. M. Cool (SFSU)