Session
List
TUESDAY, 10 JUNE 1997
Session 20. All Sky Imaging Surveys of Black Hole Candidates and AGN - I
Oral, Tuesday, 8:30am-12:30pm, North Main Hall A
- 20.01
Hard X-ray Imaging Survey Science Objectives
- T. A. Prince (Caltech)
- 20.02
Comparison of the galactic distributions of LMXBs with black holes and with neutron stars
- J. van Paradijs (U. Amsterdam/U. Alabama, Huntsville)
- 20.03
Temporal Signatures of Black Holes in X-ray Novae
- J. C. Wheeler (U. Texas)
- 20.04
Spectral Signatures of Black Holes in X-Ray Binaries
- E. Liang (Rice U.)
- 20.05
OSSE Results on AGN Spectra and Variability
- N. Johnson (NRL)
- 20.06
Annihilation lines and cutoffs in XRBs and AGN
- A. A. Zdziarski (Copernicus Ctr., Warsaw)
- 20.07
Heavily Obscured AGN and the X-ray Background
- A. S. Wilson (U. Maryland, STScI)
Session 21. Amateurs & Professionals: Collaborators in the New Age of Electronic Astronomy - I
Oral, Tuesday, 8:30am-12:30pm, North Main Hall C/D
- 21.01
Current AAVSO Frontiers
- E. O. Waagen, J. A. Mattei (American Association of Variable Star Observers)
- 21.02
The CCD Program of the American Association of Variable Star Observers
- G. Walker (American Association of Variable Star Observers)
- 21.03
Introducing the Benson Prize for Discovery Methods of Near Earth Objects by Amateurs
- J. W. Benson (Space Development Corp.)
- 21.04
The Pro-Am Experience: 65 Years an Amateur, 45 Years a Professional
- W. Liller (Inst. I. Newton)
- 21.05
Early Detection of Nearby Supernova with both Neutrinos and Eyeballs
- A. T. Habig (Boston Univ. Particle Astrophysics Group)
- 21.06
Taking the Observatory to the Astronomer
- T. M. Bisque (Software Bisque)
- 21.07
The Time is Ripe!
- R. Fried (Braeside Obs.)
- 21.08
Amateur Astronomers and the Hubble Space Telescope
- M. Mutchler (STScI)
- 21.09
Recycling Hardware for New Programs
- T. Puckett (Puckett Obs.)
- 21.10
Research Experiences for 14 Year Olds: preliminary report on the `Sky Explorer' pilot program at Springfield (MA) High School of Science and Technology
- G. E. Tucker (Boston Engineering Services)
- 21.11
High Precision CCD Measurements of Double Star Parameters
- G. A. Elliott (Holland Center), D. D. Meisel (SUNY-Geneseo)
Session 22. Binary Stars: New Generation Modeling Developments & Results
Oral, Tuesday, 8:30am-12:30pm, North Main Hall F/G
- 22.01
Enlightening Light Curves or Modeling for the Masses: Opening Remarks
- E. F. Milone (RAO, The University of Calgary)
- 22.02
Extending the Applications of Binary Star Models
- R. E. Wilson (U. Florida)
- 22.03
A New Damped Least Squares Version of a Wilson-Devinney-Based Program for Binary Star Analysis
- J. Kallrath (BASF-AG), E. F. Milone (RAO), D. Terrell (U. Florida, Gainesville), A. T. Young (SDSU)
- 22.04
Tools for the Analysis of Binary Star Data Using Desktop Workstations
- D. Terrell (U. Florida)
- 22.05
Radial Velocities Weighted with Line Strength
- W. Van Hamme (Florida International U.), R. E. Wilson (U. Florida)
- 22.06
Radiation Pressure Effects on Binary Star Geometry -- with Application to Modeling Binary Stars with Hot Components
- H. Drechsel (Remeis Obs. Bamberg)
- 22.07
Combined Spectrum Synthesis and Light Synthesis Analysis of Eclipsing Binary Stars
- A. P. Linnell (MSU)
- 22.08
Simultaneous Fitting of Orbital Elements and Doppler Imaging of Spots Using Photometric and Spectroscopic Data
- S. W. Mochnacki, P. D. Hendry (DDO)
Session 23. Degenerate Stars, Pulsars
Display, Tuesday, 10:00am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 23.01
A Statistical Model for the Orthogonal Modes of Polarization in Pulsar Radio Emission
- M. M. McKinnon (NRAO), D. R. Stinebring (Oberlin College)
- 23.02
A Search for the Optical Counterpart of the Luminous X-ray Source in NGC 6652
- E. W. Deutsch, B. Margon, S. F. Anderson (U. Washington)
- 23.03
The Active State of Circinus X-1
- R. Shirey, H. Bradt, A. Levine, E. Morgan (MIT, Center for Space Research and Dept . of Physics)
- 23.04
Characteristics of X-ray Bursts from GRO J1744-28
- D. W. Fox, J. M. Kommers, W. H. G. Lewin (MIT and CSR), R. E. Rutledge (MPE), J. van Paradijs (UA Huntsville and Univ. of Amsterdam), C. Kouveliotou (USRA, Huntsville)
- 23.05
Gravitational Redshifts and Radial Velocities of White Dwarf Stars in Wide Binary Systems
- N. M. Silvestri, T. D. Oswalt, M. A. Wood (Florida Inst.of Tech.), N. Reid (Cal Tech.)
Session 24. Star Formation in the Galaxy & the LMC
Display, Tuesday, 10:00am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 24.01
M4: The Milky Way Magnetic Field Mapping Mission
- D. Clemens (Boston U.), T. J. Jones (U.Minn), A. Goodman, P. Myers, G. Field (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), G. Rieke, E. Young (U.Arizona), C. McKee, C. Heiles (U.C.Berkeley), B. Draine (Princeton), R. Hildebrand (U.Chicago), E. Zweibel (U.Colo), S. Lord (IPAC), B. Ellis (Ball Aerospace)
- 24.02
Mission Plan Simulator Tool for the M4 SMEX Mission: Movies
- J. T. Wright, P. J. Ilardi, D. Clemens (Boston U.)
- 24.03
A Detailed Look at the Kinematics of the Ursa Major Stellar Kinematic Group
- S. J. Adelman (The Citadel), D. Soderbloom (STScI), M. Mayor (Observatoire de Geneve)
- 24.04
UVISI Observations of the Pleiades
- M. M. Allen, J. Murthy, J. Daniels, A. R. Dring, R. E. Newcomer, R. C. Henry (JHU), L. Paxton (JHUAPL), E. Tedesco (Mission Research Corporation), S. D. Price (Phillips Laboratory)
- 24.05
The Star Formation History of Tr 14 and Tr 16
- K. DeGioia-Eastwood, H. Throop, G. Walker (NAU), K. Cudworth (U. Chicago)
- 24.06
UVISI Observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud
- J. Daniels, J. Murthy, M. M. Allen, A. R. Dring, R. E. Newcomer, R. C. Henry (JHU), L. Paxton (JHUAPL), E. Tedesco (Mission Research Corporation), S. D. Price (Phillips Laboratory)
- 24.07
The Star Formation History of the LMC from Field Stars
- K. Olsen, P. Hodge, A. Dolphin (U. Wash.), N. Suntzeff, A. Walker (CTIO)
- 24.08
Rotational Velocities and Radii of Low-Mass Pre-Main Sequence Stars in the Orion Nebula Cluster
- K. L. Rhode (Wesleyan U.), R. D. Mathieu (U. Wisconsin), W. Herbst (Wesleyan U.)
- 24.09
A Reexamination of Galactic OB Associations
- C. D. Garmany (U.Colorado)
- 24.10
The Propagation of Radiative MHD Jets
- A. Frank (U of Rochester), D. Ryu (U of Washingston), T. Jones (U of Minnesota), A. Noriega-Crespo (IPAC)
Session 25. Stars in the Ultraviolet
Display, Tuesday, 10:00am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 25.01
Introduction to the GHRS Ultraviolet Spectral Atlas of 10 Lacertae
- J. C. Brandt (U. Colorado), S. R. Heap (NASA-GSFC), D. C. Ebbets (Ball Aerospace), M. Snow (U. Colorado), GHRS Team
- 25.02
Study of massive stars in NGC6822 with HST imaging and spectroscopy.
- S. Scuderi (Astronomical Obs. of Catania, Italy), L. Bianchi (Center for Astrophysical Sciences,JHU)
- 25.03
High-Dispersion UV Spectroscopy of Mira Variables with HST/GHRS
- D. G. Luttermoser, S. Mahar (East Tenn. St. U.)
- 25.04
Weighing Blue Stragglers in Globular Cluster Cores
- R. A. Saffer (Villanova U.), M. M. Shara, M. Livio (STScI)
- 25.05
The Properties and Evolution of Very Massive Stars
- S. R. Heap (NASA/GSFC), A. de Koter (ACC/GSFC), I. Hubeny (NOAO/GSFC), E. Malumuth (STX/GSFC)
- 25.06
Far-Ultraviolet Observations of the UV-Bright Star Barnard 29 in M13 with the Berkeley Spectrograph on the ORFEUS-II Mission
- W. V. Dixon, M. Hurwitz (SSLandCEA/UCB)
- 25.07
Investigation of the Extreme Ultraviolet Line Emission from the Wind of \epsilon CMa (B2 II)
- J. J. MacFarlane, D. H. Cohen, J. P. Cassinelli (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison)
- 25.08
Ultraviolet Light Curves, Velocities, and Abundances for the V356 Sagittarii System
- S. Roby (S.U.N.Y. Oswego), R. Polidan (NASA/GSFC), D. Armstrong, S. Chruszcz, K. Fraser, J. Hassett, K. E. Mauser (S.U.N.Y. Oswego)
- 25.09
Multiwavelength Coronal Studies of the RS CVn Binaries \sigma^2 CrB and HR1099
- A. Brown, R. A. Osten, T. R. Ayres (CASA, Univ. Colorado), S. A. Drake (HEASARC-GSFC)
- 25.10
The Abundances of the Iron Group Elements in \iota Herculis
- J. A. Grigsby (Wittenberg Univ.), G. J. Peters (USC)
- 25.11
ORFEUS Far Ultraviolet Observations of Cool Stars
- A. K. Dupree, N. S. Brickhouse (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), M. Hurwitz (Space Sciences Lab., UC Berkeley)
- 25.12
UV Classification System for the SMC
- M. M. S. Neubig, F. C. Bruhweiler (Catholic U.)
- 25.13
Simultaneous ASCA and EUVE Observations of Capella
- N. S. Brickhouse, A. K. Dupree, R. J. Edgar (SAO), S. A. Drake, N. E. White (NASA/GSFC), D. A. Liedahl (LLNL), K. P. Singh (TATA/Bombay)
- 25.14
Using Temporal Variations of the Nonthermal Redshifted Ly-Alpha Emission to Deduce Properties of Proton Beams Injected into a Stellar Atmosphere
- J. W. Brosius (Hughes STX/NASA GSFC), B. E. Woodgate (NASA GSFC)
- 25.15
Loop Modelling of the RS CVn Stars V711 Tau, AR Lac and II Peg
- N. W. Griffiths (Univ. of California, Berkeley), C. Jordan (Univ. of Oxford)
Session 26. Stars in the Visible & IR
Display, Tuesday, 10:00am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 26.01
Three Years of Starspots on RT AND: 1995 to 1997
- P. A. Heckert, K. Phillips, M. R. Beaver (Western Carolina U.)
- 26.02
Visual, Near-IR, and TiO Spectrophotometry of Pulsating Giant and Supergiant M-Type Variable Stars
- R. P. Wasatonic, E. F. Guinan (Villanova University)
- 26.03
Stars Below the Horizontal Branch in M 92. II.
- A. G. D. Philip (ISO and Union College)
- 26.04
Six Years of APT Observations of the Prototypical Star, 53 Persei
- L. Mills, R. Dukes (College of Charleston)
- 26.05
Near-Infrared and Visual Photometry of the Mira Variables V Tau and X Aur
- G. D. Henson (East Tennessee St. Univ.)
- 26.06
Massive Automated Variability Search With OGLE-2
- B. Paczy\'nski (Princeton Univ. Obs.), A. Udalski, M. Kubiak, M. Szyma\'nski, A. Olech, G. Pietrzy\'nski (Warsaw Univ. Obs.)
- 26.07
APT Observations of the Former Beta Cephei Star Spica
- J. Jordan, R. Dukes, L. Mills (College of Charleston)
- 26.08
Eclipsing Binaries as Astrophysical Laboratories: CM Draconis - Accurate Absolute Physical Properties of Low Mass Stars and an Independent Estimate of the Primordial Helium Abundance
- G. P. McCook, E. F. Guinan (Villanova Univ.), D. Saumon (Vanderbilt Univ.), Y. W. Kang (Sejong Univ.)
- 26.09
Eclipsing Binaries as Astrophysical Laboratories: Evidence of a Jupiter-size Planet Orbiting the Short Period Eclipsing Binary CM Draconis
- E. F. Guinan, G. P. McCook, S. R. Wright (Villanova U.), D. H. Bradstreet (Eastern Coll.)
- 26.10
Evidence for an Abrupt Change in the Period of the CP Star CU Virginis
- D. P. Smith (UNLV), T. Ryabchikova (INASAN), V. Malanushenko (CRAO)
- 26.11
Parallaxes and Proper Motions of Prototypes of Astrophysically Interesting Classes of Stars
- V. L. Trimble (UC Irvine, U. Maryland), G. H. Herbig (IfA, U. Hawaii)
- 26.12
Calibration of Post-AGB A and F Supergiants as Standard Candles
- L. K. Fullton, H. E. Bond, A. Saha (STScI), R. A. Saffer (Villanova Univ.)
- 26.13
Computing Gravity Modes for Rotating Stellar Models: A Progress Report
- M. J. Clement (U.Toronto)
Session 27. Variable Stars, Novae, & Supernovae
Display, Tuesday, 10:00am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 27.01
EUVE Spectra of the Accretion Areas in Magnetic CVs
- P. Szkody (U. Washington), S. Vennes (CEA, Berkeley), K. Long (STScI), E. M. Sion (Villanova)
- 27.02
A Light Curve Analysis of the Cataclysmic Variable AR Cancri
- H. J. Leckenby, J. B. Rafert (Michigan Technological U.)
- 27.03
New Insight into the Spatial Distribution of Novae in M31
- K. Hatano, D. Branch, A. Fisher (U.Oklahoma), S. Starrfield (Arizona.S.U.)
- 27.04
Evidence of a Thermonuclear Runaway and Proton Capture Material on a White Dwarf in a Dwarf Nova
- E. M. Sion, F. H. Cheng (Villanova U.), W. M. Sparks (Los Alamos Nat. Lab.), P. Szkody (U. Washington), M. Huang (Villanova U.), I. Hubeny (NASA/GSFC)
- 27.05
Multi-dimensional multi-group radiation-hydrodynamic models of convection in core collapse supernovae
- F. D. Swesty (UIUC)
- 27.06
HST/WPFC2 Images of the Ultra-Luminous Supernova Remnant in NGC 6946
- W. P. Blair (JHU/CAS), R. A. Fesen (Dartmouth), E. M. Schlegel (CFA)
- 27.07
Hydrodynamical Simulation of an Elliptical Shell Surrounding the Progenitor of SNR Cassiopeia A
- S. Starin (NCSU)
- 27.08
The Dependence of Convection on Numerical Resolution in Core Collapse Supernovae
- J. Knerr (UNC Greensboro), J. M. Blondin (NCSU), A. Mezzacappa (U.Tennessee/ORNL), S. W. Bruenn (FAU)
- 27.09
Transition to the Radiative Phase in Supernovae Remnants
- E. B. Wright, J. M. Blondin, K. J. Borkowski, S. P. Reynolds (Dept. of Physics, NCSU)
- 27.10
Photometry of SN 1994ae
- A. C. Heinlein, W. Herbst (Wesleyan U.)
- 27.11
Quasi-steady Disks, Magnetically Cataclysmic Disks and Jet Forming Disks
- R. Matsumoto, T. Matsuzaki (Chiba U.), T. Tajima (U.Texas), K. Shibata (NAOJ)
Session 28. Double Stars
Display, Tuesday, 10:00am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 28.01
Short Time-Scale Emission Line Variations in Mira B
- H. L. Chamber II, T. J. Moffett (Purdue U.), T. G. Barnes III (McDonald Obs.)
- 28.02
Adaptive Optics Studies of Binary Stars
- L. C. Roberts Jr, T. Brummelaar, W. I. Hartkopf, B. D. Mason, H. A. McAlister, N. H. Turner (CHARA/Georgia State Univ.)
- 28.03
CCD Photometry of Apsidal Motion Eclipsing Binaries
- D. Caton, S. Templeton (Appalachian State U.)
- 28.04
Spectral Decomposition of Binary Spectra
- D. E. Lynch (GST/U. Maryland), R. S. Polidan (GSFC)
- 28.05
The Algol Binary System XX Cephei
- R. J. Angione (SDSU and Mount Laguna Obs.), J. R. Sievers (Mesa College and Mount Laguna Obs.)
Session 29. High Resolution X-ray Imaging & Spectroscopy with AXAF
Display, Tuesday, 10:00am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 29.01
Predictions of the On-Orbit Performance of AXAF's Optics
- D. Jerius, P. Zhao, L. VanSpeybroeck (SAO), A. Tennant, D. Swartz (NASA/MSFC), D. A. Schwartz, W. A. Podgorski, B. Harris, D. E. Graessle, T. J. Gaetz, M. D. Freeman (SAO), R. Elsner (NASA/MSFC), R. J. Edgar, L. M. Cohen (SAO)
- 29.02
Absolute Calibration of the AXAF Telescope Effective Area
- E. Kellogg, D. Schwartz, L. P. VanSpeybroeck, B. Wargelin, I. Evans, W. C. McDermott, S. S. Murray, M. V. Zombeck, T. Gaetz, D. Jerius, R. Edgar, W. Podgorski, L. Cohen, M. Freeman (SAO), M. Weisskopf, S. O'Dell, B. Ramsey, R. Elsner (NASA/MSFC), J. Kolodziejczak (USRA), G. Garmire, J. Nousek (PSU), S. Kraft, F. Scholze, R. Thornagel, G. Ulm (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt), K. Flanagan, D. Dewey, M. Bautz (MIT), J. Arenberg, R. Carlson (TRW)
- 29.03
The AXAF HPGe Solid State Detectors
- W. C. McDermott, E. M. Kellogg, B. J. Wargelin, S. A. Vitek, E. Y. Tsiang, D. A. Schwartz, R. Edgar (SAO), S. Kraft, F. Scholze, R. Thornagel, G. Ulm (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt), M. Weisskopf, S. O'Dell, A. Tennant (NASA/MSFC), J. Kolodziejczak (USRA)
- 29.04
AXAF Calibration: The HXDS Flow Proportional Counters
- B. J. Wargelin, E. M. Kellogg, W. C. McDermott, I. N. Evans, S. A. Vitek (SAO)
- 29.05
Effects of Surface Contamination on AXAF Mirror Coating Witness Flat Reflectance
- B. Harris, A. J. Burek, D. E. Graessle, B. Harris, D. A. Schwartz (SAO), R. L. Blake (Los Alamos National Lab), E. M. Gullikson (Lawrence Berkeley Lab)
- 29.06
Spectral Fitting in AXAF Calibration Detectors
- R. J. Edgar, E. Y. Tsiang (SAO), A. Tennant, D. Swartz (NASA/MSFC), S. Vitek (SAO)
- 29.07
AXAF Synchrotron Witness Mirror Calibrations, 2-12 keV
- J. J. Fitch, A. J. Burek, A. M. Clark, D. E. Graessle, B. Harris, D. A. Schwartz (SAO), R. L. Blake (Los Alamos National Lab)
- 29.08
Focus and Alignment of the AXAF Optics
- T. J. Gaetz, L. M. Cohen, R. J. Edgar, M. D. Freeman, W. A. Podgorski, L. P. VanSpeybroeck, P. Zhao (SAO), C. Atkinson, G. Hull-Allen, G. Matthew, M. Waldman (Eastman Kodak Company)
- 29.09
Optical Constants from Synchrotron Reflectance Measurements of AXAF Witness Mirrors, 2-12 keV
- D. E. Graessle, A. J. Burek, J. J. Fitch, B. Harris, D. A. Schwartz (SAO), R. L. Blake (Los Alamos National Lab)
- 29.10
The High Speed Imager AXAF Calibration Microchannel Plate Detector
- I. N. Evans, E. M. Kellogg, W. C. McDermott, M. P. Ordway, J. M. Rosenberg, B. J. Wargelin (SAO)
Session 30. Amateurs & Professionals: Collaborators in the New Age of Electronic Astronomy
Display, Tuesday, 10:00am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 30.01
Amateur - Professional Cooperation - We Need Each Other!
- D. F. Trombino (Davis Memorial Solar Obs.)
- 30.02
Cataclysmic Variables with the CBA
- J. Patterson, J. Kemp, D. Skillman, D. Harvey, T. Vanmunster, L. Jensen, R. Fried, P. McGee, S. Walker, A. Retter (Center for Backyard Astrophysics (CBA))
- 30.03
Back To The Future: Hunting Astroids From The Backyard
- D. di Cicco (Sky Publishing Corp.)
- 30.04
Example of a Fruitful Partnership: The Millennium Star Atlas
- R. Sinnott (Sky Publishing Corp.)
- 30.05
Surveying the Southern Skies with a Wide-angle Lens
- J. Gaustad (Swarthmore College), W. Rosing, G. Chen (Las Cumbres Obs.), P. McCullough (U. Illinois), D. Van Buren (IPAC)
- 30.06
Stardial -- an autonomous astronomical camera on the WWW
- P. R. McCullough (UIUC), U. Thakkar (NCSA, Urbana-Champaign)
- 30.07
A Small Amateur Research Team Does Precision Science from the Heartland
- R. P. Wilds (Heartland Astronomical Research Team (HART))
- 30.08
Backyard Research on Cataclysmic Variables and X-ray Binaries by a Consortium of Professional and Amateur Astronomers
- T. Vanmunster (Center for Backyard Astrophysics Belgium)
- 30.09
A Backyard Astronomy Sample: Photometry of the DQ Her Star RX J0558.0+5353
- D. R. Skillman (Center for Backyard Astrophysics, Maryland Station)
- 30.10
TASS - The Amateur Sky Survey
- T. F. Droege, C. Albertson, G. Gombert, M. Gutzwiller, N. W. Molhant, H. Johnson, J. Skvarc, R. J. Wickersham (TASS (Amateurs)), M. W. Richmond (Princeton University), P. Rybski (U of WI, Whitewater), A. Henden (USRA/USNO), N. Beser, M. Pittinger, B. Kluga (JHU APL (Amateurs))
- 30.11
GNAT: A Global Network of Astronomical Telescopes
- E. Craine, D. Crawford, R. Culver, R. Angione (GNAT, Inc.)
- 30.12
Amateurs Working with Professionals: The Myriad Ways
- C. C. Petersen (Sky Publishing Corp.), W. Liller (Inst. I. Newton), J. C. Brandt, M. Snow (LASP, U. Colorado, Boulder)
- 30.13
CCD Photometry of Gliese 372
- T. F. Ramseyer, C. Davis, C. Lasley, C. Leonard, A. Portoni (U. Central Arkansas)
- 30.14
Precision Time Measurements of Galilean Satellite Eclipses using Small Format CCD's
- D. F. Collins (Warren Wilson College), A. Mallama (Hughes STX Corp.), P. Nelson, J. Park (Ellinbank Obs., Australia)
Session 31. Binary Stars: New Generation Modeling Developments
Display, Tuesday, 10:00am-6:30pm, South Main Hall
- 31.01
Spot Modeling of the Chromospherically Active Binary SV Cam
- J. I. Ordway (San Diego St. U.), P. A. Heckert (Western Carolina U.)
- 31.02
The Modeling of the Halpha Spectral Feature of V471 Tau
- T. Vaccaro (UF), A. Young (SDSU)
- 31.03
Photometric Investigation of the Total Eclipsing, Very Short Period, Active W UMa System, V743 Sagittarii
- R. G. Samec, M. W. Looi (Bob Jones U.), B. Carrigan (Millikin U.)
Session 32. All Sky Imaging Surveys of Black Hole Candidates & AGN - II
Oral, Tuesday, 2:00-5:30pm, North Main Hall A
- 32.01
Investigations of Black Hole Binaries and AGN with the RXTE All Sky Monitor
- R. A. Remillard, A. M. Levine (M.I.T.)
- 32.02
BeppoSAX Wide Field Camera hard X-ray survey, some first results
- J. Heise, J. in 't Zand (SRON)
- 32.03
ABRIXAS, an Imaging Telescope for an X-Ray All-Sky Survey in the 0.5-10 keV band
- R. Staubert (Univ. Tuebingen, IAAT - Astronomy)
- 32.04
INTEGRAL Galactic Plane Survey
- P. Ubertini (IAS - CNR, Frascati, Italy), INTEGRAL Science Team
- 32.05
Optimization of Choices for Survey Mission Parameters and Possible Implementation
- N. Gehrels (NASA/GSFC)
- 32.06
Hard X-ray Imaging Survey: EXIST Concept
- J. E. Grindlay (CfA)
Session 33. Amateurs & Professionals: Collaborators in the New Age of Electronic Astronomy - II
Oral, Tuesday, 2:00-5:30pm, North Main Hall C/D
- 33.01
Wavelet and Fourier Analysis of Radiometeor Rate Data
- D. D. Meisel (SUNY-Geneseo), J. Richardson (Poplar Springs Radiometeor Station), A. Mallama (Hughes STX Corp.)
- 33.02
An Amateur Radiometeor Network and its Scientific Results
- J. E. Richardson (Poplar Springs Radio Meteor Station), D. D. Meisel (SUNY-Geneseo)
- 33.03
Planetary Imaging to the Max
- D. C. Parker (Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers)
- 33.04
Automated Astrometric and Photometric TASS Data Reduction Techniques
- G. Gombert (Miami Valley Astronomical Society)
- 33.05
First Results from The Amateur Sky Survey
- M. Richmond (Princeton U.)
- 33.06
An Amateur/Professional Connection: The Center for Backyard Astrophysics
- D. R. Skillman (Center for Backyard Astrophysics, Maryland Station)
- 33.07
Astronomical Research with the MicroObservatory Net
- K. Brecher (Boston U.), P. Sadler, R. Gould, S. Leiker, P. Antonucci, F. Deutsch (CFA)
- 33.08
Long term Monitoring of Gravitational lenses
- M. Serra-Ricart, A. Oscoz (Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias)
- 33.09
Amateur-Professional Relations: What Now?
- D. L. Crawford (IDA, Inc.)
- 33.10
Preserving the Future of Small Observatories
- T. D. Oswalt (Fla. Tech.)
Session 34. High Resolution X-ray Imaging & Spectroscopy with AXAF
Oral, Tuesday, 2:00-5:30pm, North Main Hall F/G
- 34.01
The AXAF Mission: Status, Capabilities, Comparisons to other X-ray Facilities
- H. Tananbaum (ASC)
- 34.02
AXAF's Ground Calibration
- M. C. Weisskopf (Marshall Space Flight Center)
- 34.03
High Resolution Imaging with AXAF
- L. P. Van Speybroeck (SAO)
- 34.04
AXAF CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS)
- G. P. Garmire (Penn State University)
- 34.05
High Resolution Spectroscopy from Stars to AGN
- C. R. Canizares (ASC/MIT)
- 34.06
AXAF Science Center: Performance Predictions
- L. P. David (ASC/CfA)
- 34.07
Proposing for AXAF Observations
- E. M. Schlegel (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory)
- 34.08
AXAF Science Center: User Support
- B. J. Wilkes (ASC)