Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory observatory report. [Summary of LASL research in astronomy and astrophysics]

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · Am. Astron. Soc., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:7220728

Sandford, II, M T; Cox, A N; Jones, E M

Very brief summaries of astronomical and astrophysical research at LASL are given. Recent highlights include determinations of the abundance of O, Si, and Fe as well as He in the solar wind; the first production of extensive opacity data including molecular effects for studies of stellar structure, evolution, and pulsation; calculations of variable stars which show more than one pulsation mode simultaneously; and further observations of cosmic ..gamma..-ray bursts. The overview is divided as follows: visitors; new research; facilities and equipment; current research--comets, galaxies, interstellar medium, magnetosphere and solar wind, numerical hydrodynamics, opacities and equations of state, radiative transfer and stellar atmospheres, relativistic astrophysics, satellite and rocket astronomy, solar physics, and variable stars; and publications in the fields of research. (RWR)

• OSTI ID: 7220728
• Journal Information: Am. Astron. Soc., Bull.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. Astron. Soc., Bull.; (United States) Vol. 8:1; ISSN AASBA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS
COSMIC RADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LASL
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OPACITY
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION
PULSATIONS
RADIATIONS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SOLAR ACTIVITY
SOLAR WIND
STARS
US AEC
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VARIABLE STARS