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  Astrophysics Data System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Data in the preprint archive is updated daily from the arXiv, the main repository of physics and astronomy preprints.
The scripts are designed to be as platform independent as possible, given the need to facilitate mirroring on different systems around the world, although the growing dominance of Linux as the operating system of choice within astronomy has led to increasing optimisation of the scripts for installation on this platform.
In the cases of the major journals of astronomy (Astrophysical Journal, Astronomical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society), coverage is complete, with all issues indexed from number 1 to the present.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Astrophysics_Data_System   (3175 words)

  
 Astrophysics Data System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Nuclear Astrophysics Data An area for providing nuclear data for astrophysics calculations, such as nucleosynthesis, stellar evolution, the Big Bang, and super-nova dynamics.
Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics One of the main centers for exploration of astrophysics in Oslo, Norway.
Joint Center for Astrophysics Collaboration between the Laboratory for High-Energy Astrophysics and the University of Maryland - Baltimore County.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Astrophysics_Data_System.html   (488 words)

  
 The SDSS Data System and Data Products
To ease the offline processing, the data from a single CCD are divided into frames of 1362 rows each (one half the separation between CCD centers) and recorded in a staggered fashion such that frames from the 5 filters for a given piece of the sky are written sequentially on tape.
Data that are crucial for the calibration of the spectra and their correlation to the photometric survey will be written along with the spectra.
The focus system is discussed in some detail in Chapter 4; here it need only be noted that only the fitting parameters for the focus images, which are like the astrometric images, need to be stored, though we may store postage stamps as well to allow analysis of the performance of the focusing system.
www.astro.princeton.edu /PBOOK/datasys/datasys.htm   (15106 words)

  
 The NASA Astrophysics Data System
This data system is a NASA funded project and access to all ADS services is free to everybody, through the Internet.
The data in the ADS come from a wide range of resources including references and abstracts of articles from all the major journals, many minor journals, monographs, conference proceedings, observatory reports and newsletters, many NASA reports, technical information and PhD theses in the relevant fields.
Data collected from SIMBAD, NED, LPI (Lunar and Planetary Institute), and IAU (International Astronomical Union) are only searchable in the Astronomy and Astrophysics database.
www.istl.org /04-winter/databases2.html   (1712 words)

  
 The Astrophysics Data System
The NASA Astrophysics Data System has been very successful in providing the researcher and librarian the capability to effectively search the astronomical and space science literature from their desktop.
Astrophysics Data System is a NASA funded project tasked with providing access to astronomical information through the World Wide Web (WWW).
Coverage for most of these publications goes back to 1975, but as more data is converted in digital form from hardcopy, coverage for most astronomy journals will be extended back to volume 1.
www.stsci.edu /stsci/meetings/lisa3/eichhorn1.html   (1717 words)

  
 The NASA Astrophysics Data System: Sociology, Bibliometrics, and Impac
The NASA Astrophysics Data System: Sociology, Bibliometrics, and Impac
The NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS), along with astronomy's journals and data centers, has developed a distributed on-line digital library which has become the dominant means by which astronomers search, access and read their technical literature.
By combining data from the text, citation, and reference databases with data from the ADS readership logs we have been able to create Second Order Bibliometric Operators, a customizable class of collaborative filters which permits substantially improved accuracy in literature queries.
cfa-www.harvard.edu /%7Ekurtz/jasis-abstract.html   (459 words)

  
 BUBL LINK: Astrophysics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Astrophysics preprints dating back to 1992, with details of new papers received and the current month's listings.
An introduction to helioseismology, which is the study of wave oscillations in the Sun and of the physical processes involved, in the same way that seismologists learn about the Earth's interior by monitoring waves caused by earthquakes.
NASA funded project whose main resource is three sets of abstracts: 1) astronomy and astrophysics, containing 240,000 abstracts; 2) instrumentation, containing 460,000 abstracts; and 3) physics and geophysics, containing 220,000 abstracts.
bubl.ac.uk /link/a/astrophysics.htm   (620 words)

  
 NASA Astrophysics Data System
The main body of data in the ADS consists of bibliographic records, which are searcheable through our Abstract Service query forms, and full-text scans of much of the astronomical literature which can be browsed though our Browse interface.
Description: The Center for Astrophysics combines the resources and research facilities of the Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory under a single director to pursue studies of those basic physical processes that determine the nature and evolution of the universe.
Description: The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is a "research institute" of the Smithsonian Institution headquartered in Cambridge, MA, where it is joined with the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) to form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA).
gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov /records/ADS.html   (495 words)

  
 Astronomy/Astrophysics Resources
The Planetary Data System (PDS) archives and distributes digital data from past and present NASA planetary missions, astronomical observations, and laboratory measurements.
The Data Centre is part of the Cambridge Astronomy Survey Unit and houses a good selection of data from the UK's ground based telescopes as well as a number of catalogues.
They are in general accord with the recommendations of the International Astronomical Union and are consistent with the IAU (1976) system of astronomical constants apart from minor modifications introduced to permit a better fit to observations; in particular, dynamical time-scales and the standard reference system of J2000.0 are used where appropiate.
www.library.adelaide.edu.au /guide/sci/Physics/astronom.html   (2000 words)

  
 The Astrophysics Data System and WWW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In an environment of distributed data and interdisciplinary science, it is essential that data be accomplanied by a searchable database of metadata.
Therefore, the developer or data provider does the same development of the metadata and data base organization to provide data regardless of the interface to be used.
Alternatively if the data or service is to be provided to the community in concert with other data and services, the ADS infrastructure, augmented with clear documentation available through the Xmosaic interface, may be a wise choice.
hea-www.harvard.edu /~ssm/Docs/ads_faq.html   (1464 words)

  
 ASTRONOMY: Masers in the Sky -- Elitzur 309 (5731): 71 -- Science
The process that takes the system from A to B is called absorption and is the reason why the intensity of radiation is attenuated when it passes through matter.
The process that takes the system from B to A is called stimulated emission--the interaction of radiation with particles leads to the emission of an additional photon.
P. Armitage, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado, provides lecture notes (in PDF format) for astrophysics 1 and astrophysics 2 courses.
www.sciencemag.org /cgi/content/full/309/5731/71   (2853 words)

  
 A Scale Model of the Solar System
This applet is the obligatory scale model of the solar system.
The sun remains in the center; there are no controls yet to change that, or to change the distance from the sun.
Astrophysics Data Systems article server has way more information than I know what to do with, specifically many Astronomy journals online and searchable.
www.burtleburtle.net /bob/physics/solar.html   (564 words)

  
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Systems as diverse as the early universe, the interstellar medium, red giant stars, and supernova explosions are currently the focus of intense studies utilizing sophisticated computer models -- models which require large quantities of nuclear data as input.
The rates are derived from laboratory measurements of cross sections of relevant reactions -- primarily fusion, transfer, and decay reactions -- convoluted with a thermal (Maxwell-Boltzmann) relative velocity distribution; the released energies of the relevant reactions (Q-values) are derived from measurements and calculations of masses.
An overview of the current status of nuclear data for nuclear astrophysics is given in M.S. Smith, Nuclear Physics A718 (2003) 339c.
www.phy.ornl.gov /astrophysics/data/data.html   (464 words)

  
 Open Directory - Science: Physics: Astrophysics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Astrophysics and Astronomy - Introductory essays on astrophysics and astronomy.
The NASA Astrophysics Data System - The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project which maintains four bibliographic databases containing more than 4.0 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Physics and Geophysics, and preprints in Astronomy.
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory - A research institute of the Smithsonian Institution headquartered in Cambridge, MA, where it is joined with the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) to form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA).
dmoz.org /Science/Physics/Astrophysics   (945 words)

  
 XML in the ADS
Once this XML system is fully implemented, it will allow both users and software tools more control over the formatting of the returned references.
With 1.5 million data records in the database, this parsing has to be done completely automatically.
During that time the system will already use XML and Unicode character support, but only a subset of the record structure in our specification will be populated.
adass.org /adass/proceedings/adass99/P1-58   (1747 words)

  
 Astrophysics - Rensselaer
Research in the astrophysics group includes astrobiology and the chemistry of the interstellar medium, as well as many areas of galactic and extragalactic astronomy.
Research in astrobiology and interstellar chemistry describes the evolution of interstellar clouds into new solar systems.
We also have access to data from major satellite facilities, including the Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra, and the Infrared Space Observatory; and large ground-based astronomy projects, including the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS).
www.rpi.edu /dept/phys/Astro/astro.html   (221 words)

  
 NASA ADS: ADS Home Page
The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA-funded project which maintains three bibliographic databases containing more than 4.5 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics, and ArXiv e-prints.
The main body of data in the ADS consists of bibliographic records, which are searchable through our Abstract Service query forms, and full-text scans of much of the astronomical literature which can be browsed though our Browse interface.
If you have comments or questions about the ADS, you are welcome to contact any of us directly, although the preferred way to get in touch with ADS staff is through our user feedback form, which guarantees a timely reply to your inquiry.
adsabs.harvard.edu   (416 words)

  
 Internet Public Library: Astronomy
The study of the large-scale structure of the universe.
Objects with the Earth's solar system, including the Sun, planets, comets, and asteroids.
This international review journal is written for a broad audience of professional astronomers and astrophysicists. The journal covers solar physics, planetary systems, stellar, galactic and extra-galactic astronomy and astrophysics, as well as cosmology.
www.ipl.org /div/serials/browse/sci02.00.00   (766 words)

  
 The Astrophysics Data System Abstract and Article Services
Our article service, currently providing full-text papers of the Astrophysical Journal Letters from 1975 to the present, will be greatly expanded to include most of the major astronomical journals, creating one of the first implementations of a digital library for astronomers.
Recent advances in the field of distributed database technology, wide-area information systems and network connectivity have allowed much of the functionality of the original (or "classic") ADS system to be ported to network services based on the WWW.
Searching the ADS bibliographic data is possible using a number of different WWW form interfaces depending upon the nature of the query.
cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr /waw/accomazzi.html   (2272 words)

  
 ADS Bibliographic Codes: Refereed Publications
Astrophysics ASPRv Astrophysics and Space Physics Reviews Ap&SS Astrophysics and Space Science ApSSS Astrophysics and Space Science Supplement ASTRA Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions AsAna Asymptotic Analysis ATTTJ AT T Technical Journal Atmos Atmosphere AtO..
International Journal of Neural Systems IJNLM International Journal of Non Linear Mechanics IJNOP International Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics IJNMH International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow IJOMS International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery IJPRS International Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing IJPES International Journal of Physical and Engineering Sciences IJP..
Journal of Metals JMemS Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems JMM&M Journal of Microlithography, Microfabrication, and Microsystems JMiMi Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering JMic.
adsdoc.harvard.edu /abs_doc/refereed.html   (5296 words)

  
 NIST Atomic Spectra Database
This database provides access and search capability for NIST critically evaluated data on atomic energy levels, wavelengths, and transition probabilities that are reasonably up-to-date.
Both Data Centers are located in the Physics Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
This database is also a component of the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS).
physics.nist.gov /cgi-bin/AtData/main_asd   (334 words)

  
 Access to the Astrophysics Data System   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
We have interfaced with the CDS system to provide links from our abstracts to their data tables whenever they are available for a selected abstract.
The data can be returned in an ASCII table in a format that most relational databases use, as an EOS table, the format that the old ADS used, or in a FITS table.
All the query forms contain the selection fields for the data types and the instruments for which the user requests the data.
ads.harvard.edu /pubs/books/egret_1995.html   (2035 words)

  
 ADEC - The Astrophysics Data Centers Executive Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The mandate of the ADEC is to coordinate the overall activities of the Astrophysics Data and Information Services (ADIS), to discuss and set standards for the overall system, prioritize new activities and maximize the efficiency of the system by sharing resources where appropriate and avoiding duplication of effort.
The ADEC is led by a chairperson elected from among the representatives, with a one-year term of office.
The chair acts as the coordinator and consensus builder and as an advocate for the ADIS within the community.
www.adccc.org   (276 words)

  
 Solar System Links @ GCA7Sky
Astronomy 161: The Solar System (Univ. of Tenn.)
Astronomy 121 - Introduction to the Solar System Davison E. Soper Univ. of Oregon.
Solar System Sourcebook by Devin Shanthikumar and Louis Dang.
members.aol.com /gca7sky/planets.htm   (1227 words)

  
 E-LIS -
The system also provides access to reference and citation information, links to on-line data, electronic journal articles, and other on-line information.
This might be interesting for users on slow or unreliable links, since the email system will retry sending information automatically until the transfer is complete.
Egret, D, Wenger, M., and Dubois, P. 1991, ``The SIMBAD Astronomical Database,'' ``Databases and On-line Data in Astronomy,'' D. Egret and M. Albrecht, Eds, Kluwer Acad.
eprints.rclis.org /archive/00000471/fullmetadata.html   (1155 words)

  
 ADS Virtual library (Books)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Welcome to the NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Virtual Library.
The Foundations of Celestial Mechanics by George W. Collins, II The Fundamentals of Stellar Astrophysics, by George W. Collins, II Fundamental Numerical Methods and Data Analysis by George W. Collins, II The Virial Theorem in Stellar Astrophysics, by George W. Collins, II (1978, Pachart Publishing House, Tuscon, Arizona).
Annals of the Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution, Volume I
ads.harvard.edu /books   (299 words)

  
 The Astrophysics Data System: Distributed Data and Services for the Astronomical Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) is a NASA sponsored effort to make astronomical data and services available to the astronomical community.
The data are maintained and stored by the ADS data centers.
Local services provided by ADS include a local database system and table editor, as well as plot, image display and mapping tools.
cadcwww.dao.nrc.ca /abstracts/eichhorn.tex.html   (150 words)

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