Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics. Volume 24

Book · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6513505

Burbidge, G; Layzer, D; Phillips, J G

Recent progress made in the instrumentation, observational techniques and data analysis tools for studying various astrophysical and astronomical phenomena is explored. Features of the quiet solar transition region, the evolution of H II regions, and stellar molecules are discussed. Maximum entropy image restoration techniques are described, as are emission-line regions of active galaxies and QSOs, and the physics of supernova explosions and pulsars. Attention is given to the uses of CCDs in astronomy, the evolution of massive stars and cool stars with mass loss and the structure of magnetic fields in spiral galaxies. Optical and UV absorption-line studies of interstellar gas are outlined. The development of the population concept is traced and techniques for correcting for relativistic effects in pulsar timing measurements and performing star counts as an aid to modeling the structure of the Galaxy are summarized.

• OSTI ID: 6513505
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ABSTRACTS
ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
DATA ANALYSIS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS
GALAXIES
H2 REGIONS
INTERSTELLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS
LEADING ABSTRACT
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEETINGS
MILKY WAY
PULSARS
STAR EVOLUTION
STARS
SUPERNOVAE
VARIABLE STARS