972 resultados para Demmon, Isaac Newton, 1842-1920.


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We investigate if the super-saturation phenomenon observed at X-ray wavelengths for the corona exists in the chromosphere for rapidly rotating late-type stars. Moderate resolution optical spectra of fast-rotating EUV- and X-ray-selected late-type stars were obtained. Stars in a Per were observed in the northern hemisphere with the Isaac Newton 2.5 m telescope and Intermediate Dispersion Spectrograph. Selected objects from IC 2391 and IC 2602 were observed in the southern hemisphere with the Blanco 4 m telescope and R-C spectrograph at CTIO. Ca II H and K fluxes were measured for all stars in our sample. We find the saturation level for Ca II K at log (L CaK/L bol) = -4.08. The Ca II K flux does not show a decrease as a function of increased rotational velocity or smaller Rossby number as observed in the X-ray. This lack of "super-saturation" supports the idea of coronal stripping as the cause of saturation and super-saturation in stellar chromospheres and coronae, but the detailed underlying mechanism is still under investigation.

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The POINT-AGAPE (Pixel-lensing Observations with the Isaac Newton Telescope-Andromeda Galaxy Amplified Pixels Experiment) survey is an optical search for gravitational microlensing events towards the Andromeda galaxy (M31). As well as microlensing, the survey is sensitive to many different classes of variable stars and transients. In our first paper of this series, we reported the detection of 20 classical novae (CNe) observed in Sloan r' and i' passbands.

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The POINT-AGAPE (Pixel-lensing Observations with the Isaac Newton Telescope-Andromeda Galaxy Amplified Pixels Experiment) survey is an optical search for gravitational microlensing events towards the Andromeda galaxy (M31). As well as microlensing, the survey is sensitive to many different classes of variable stars and transients. Here we describe the automated detection and selection pipeline used to identify M31 classical novae (CNe) and we present the resulting catalogue of 20 CN candidates observed over three seasons. CNe are observed both in the bulge region as well as over a wide area of the M31 disc. Nine of the CNe are caught during the final rise phase and all are well sampled in at least two colours. The excellent light-curve coverage has allowed us to detect and classify CNe over a wide range of speed class, from very fast to very slow. Among the light curves is a moderately fast CN exhibiting entry into a deep transition minimum, followed by its final decline. We have also observed in detail a very slow CN which faded by only 0.01 mag d(-1) over a 150-d period. We detect other interesting variable objects, including one of the longest period and most luminous Mira variables. The CN catalogue constitutes a uniquely well-sampled and objectively-selected data set with which to study the statistical properties of CNe in M31, such as the global nova rate, the reliability of novae as standard-candle distance indicators and the dependence of the nova population on stellar environment. The findings of this statistical study will be reported in a follow-up paper.

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For the purposes of identifying microlensing events, the POINT-AGAPE collaboration has been monitoring the Andromeda galaxy (M31) for three seasons (1999-2001) with the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. In each season, data are taken for one hour per night for roughly 60 nights during the six months that M31 is visible. The two 33 x 33 arcmin(2) fields of view straddle the central bulge, northwards and southwards. We have calculated the locations, periods and brightness of 35 414 variable stars in M31 as a by-product of the microlensing search. The variables are classified according to their period and brightness. Rough correspondences with classical types of variable star (such as Population I and II Cepheids, Miras and semiregular long-period variables) are established. The spatial distribution of Population I Cepheids is clearly associated with the spiral arms, while the central concentration of the Miras and long-period variables varies noticeably, the brighter and the shorter period Miras being much more centrally concentrated.

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POINT-AGAPE is an Angle-French collaboration which is employing the Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) to conduct a pixel-lensing survey towards M31. Pixel lensing is a technique which permits the detection of microlensing against unresolved stellar fields. The survey aims to constrain the stellar population in M31, and also the distribution and nature of massive compact halo objects (MACHOs) in both M31 and the Galaxy.

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We present observations of the recently discovered comet-like main-belt object P/2010 R2 (La Sagra) obtained by Pan-STARRS1 and the Faulkes Telescope-North on Haleakala in Hawaii, the University of Hawaii 2.2 m, Gemini-North, and Keck I telescopes on Mauna Kea, the Danish 1.54 m telescope (operated by the MiNDSTEp consortium) at La Silla, and the Isaac Newton Telescope on La Palma. An antisolar dust tail is observed to be present from 2010 August through 2011 February, while a dust trail aligned with the object's orbit plane is also observed from 2010 December through 2011 August. Assuming typical phase darkening behavior, P/La Sagra is seen to increase in brightness by >1 mag between 2010 August and December, suggesting that dust production is ongoing over this period. These results strongly suggest that the observed activity is cometary in nature (i.e., driven by the sublimation of volatile material), and that P/La Sagra is therefore the most recent main-belt comet to be discovered. We find an approximate absolute magnitude for the nucleus of HR = 17.9 ± 0.2 mag, corresponding to a nucleus radius of ~0.7 km, assuming an albedo of p = 0.05. Comparing the observed scattering surface areas of the dust coma to that of the nucleus when P/La Sagra was active, we find dust-to-nucleus area ratios of Ad /AN = 30-60, comparable to those computed for fellow main-belt comets 238P/Read and P/2008 R1 (Garradd), and one to two orders of magnitude larger than for two other main-belt comets (133P/Elst-Pizarro and 176P/LINEAR). Using optical spectroscopy to search for CN emission, we do not detect any conclusive evidence of sublimation products (i.e., gas emission), finding an upper limit CN production rate of Q CN 100 Myr, suggesting that it is likely native to its current location and that its composition is likely representative of other objects in the same region of the main belt, though the relatively close proximity of the 13:6 mean-motion resonance with Jupiter and the (3,-2,-1) three-body mean-motion resonance with Jupiter and Saturn mean that dynamical instability on larger timescales cannot be ruled out.

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Theoretical resonance fluorescence calculations are presented of the triatomic C3 radical and are compared with observations of the C3 emission in comets Hale-Bopp and de Vico. A theoretical model of the C3 vibration-rotational structure in the A1Piu - X1Sigmag + electronic system is introduced. The model takes into account the detailed structure of the bending mode nu2 which is responsible for the emission of the 4050 Å group. A total of 1959 levels are considered, with 515 levels in the ground state. The main effort is to model high-resolution spectra of the 4050 Å emission in comets C/1995 O1 Hale-Bopp and 122P/1995 S1 de Vico. The agreement between observed and theoretical spectra is good for a value of the dipole moment derivative of dmu/dr ~ 2.5 Debye Å-1. The modeled C3 emission exhibits a pronounced Swings effect. Based on observations made with William Herschel Telescope operated on the island of La Palma by the Isaac Newton Group in the Spanish Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, and on observations made at the McDonald Observatory, which is operated by the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

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We present a large data set of high-cadence dMe flare light curves obtained with custom continuum filters on the triple-beam, high-speed camera system ULTRACAM. The measurements provide constraints for models of the near-ultraviolet (NUV) and optical continuum spectral evolution on timescales of ≈1 s. We provide a robust interpretation of the flare emission in the ULTRACAM filters using simultaneously obtained low-resolution spectra during two moderate-sized flares in the dM4.5e star YZ CMi. By avoiding the spectral complexity within the broadband Johnson filters, the ULTRACAM filters are shown to characterize bona fide continuum emission in the NUV, blue, and red wavelength regimes. The NUV/blue flux ratio in flares is equivalent to a Balmer jump ratio, and the blue/red flux ratio provides an estimate for the color temperature of the optical continuum emission. We present a new “color-color” relationship for these continuum flux ratios at the peaks of the flares. Using the RADYN and RH codes, we interpret the ULTRACAM filter emission using the dominant emission processes from a radiative-hydrodynamic flare model with a high nonthermal electron beam flux, which explains a hot, T ≈ 104 K, color temperature at blue-to-red optical wavelengths and a small Balmer jump ratio as observed in moderate-sized and large flares alike. We also discuss the high time resolution, high signal-to-noise continuum color variations observed in YZ CMi during a giant flare, which increased the NUV flux from this star by over a factor of 100. Based on observations obtained with the Apache Point Observatory 3.5 m telescope, which is owned and operated by the Astrophysical Research Consortium, based on observations made with the William Herschel Telescope operated on the island of La Palma by the Isaac Newton Group in the Spanish Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos of the Instituto de Astrofsica de Canarias, and observations, and based on observations made with the ESO Telescopes at the La Silla Paranal Observatory under programme ID 085.D-0501(A).

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Este proyecto formó parte el curso pasado de un macroproyecto, aprobado a la Sociedad Canaria 'Isaac Newton' de profesores de matemáticas; así pues este trabajo no es nuevo sino la ampliación y continuación de uno emprendido el pasado curso. El objetivo principal de este grupo es la construcción de materiales inéditos o comercializados que sirvan para enseñar geometría en la E.S.O. Otros objetivos, establecidos el curso pasado y asumidos en éste son: -Establecer vías de profundización o actualización del profesorado mediante acciones puntuales externas en aquellos aspectos en que el tema lo requiera. -Servir de vehículo aproximativo de la innovación dentro de los Centros, en lo referente a las actividades a desarrollar en ellos. -Elaborar y difundir nuevas técnicas y materiales, recursos didácticos que sirvan de apoyo a los profesores en el marco de la innovación educativa. -Intercambiar experiencias con otros grupos de esta u otra comunidad para el enriquecimiento mutuo. Conclusiones: El propósito del grupo fue construir el mayor número posible de materiales. Esto no se ha conseguido del todo. Muchos materiales que han sido construidos no han sido estudiados en su totalidad, algunas de las fichas elaboradas han quedado incompletas o faltan las fases de experimentación y evaluación. No obstante, el grupo de trabajo se ha consolidado y el objetivo es seguir trabajando en la misma línea.

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Este proyecto es parte de un macroproyecto presentado el pasado curso por la sociedad canaria de profesores de matemáticas 'Isaac Newton'. El objetivo principal de este trabajo es buscar y seleccionar juegos que se pueden emplear en la enseñanza de la geometría, un campo poco desarrollado de una parcela de las matemáticas tradicionalmente abandonada. Objetivos más generales son: - Establecer vías de profundización o actualización del profesorado mediante acciones puntuales externas en aquellos aspectos en que el tema lo requiera. -Servir de vehículo aproximativo de la innovación dentro de los centros, en lo referente a las actividades a desarrollar en ellos. -Elaborar y difundir nuevas técnicas y materiales, recursos didácticos que sirvan de apoyo a los profesores en el marco de la innovación educativa. -Intercambiar experiencias con otros grupos de ésta u otra comunidad para el enriquecimiento mutuo.

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Se recogen las intervenciones que tuvieron lugar en el último seminario sobre la enseñanza de las matemáticas en el año 2000. En éste se analizó la situación en los distintos niveles de la enseñanza de las matemáticas. Se hace especial énfasis en el papel del profesorado, y en los materiales y recursos necesarios para oferecer una enseñanza de calidad. Así mismo, se dan unas recomendaciones para que los profesores y centros adquieran unos mínimos que les permitan impartir las clases de matemáticas con garantías. También se incluye un cuestionario que rellenaron cada uno de los miembros de las sociedades federadas en la Federación Española de Sociedades de Profesores de Matemáticas.

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Desarrolla un taller de artesanía con los grupos de diversificación de tercero de ESO. Comienza con una introducción histórica: importancia, épocas y declive de la artesanía, para centrarse en los esmaltes sobre metal, tipos y elaboración y relación con otras áreas curriculares (Física, Química, Geología, Matemáticas, Dibujo y Tecnología). Los objetivos son: interrelacionar áreas curriculares; valorar el trabajo bien realizado; entender la utilidad de la evolución histórica dentro de la artesanía; trabajar de forma ordenada, limpia y sencilla; aumentar la confianza en uno mismo para integrarse en un grupo general y entender y respetar las normas de trabajo, seguridad e higiene. Se trabajan todas las técnicas de elaboración de esmaltes en grupos reducidos con dinámica de asamblea. Se evalúa el grado de consecución de los objetivos por medio de los trabajos realizados.

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Con este proyecto se pretende mostrar a los alumnos la importancia de la artesanía en el entramado socioeconómico. Tiene como objetivos entender la utilidad de la evolución histórica en la artesanía, valorar el trabajo bien realizado, trabajar de forma ordenada, limpia y sencilla, aumentar la confianza en uno mismo para integrarse en un grupo general, conocer actividades comerciales y mercantiles de autoempleo, y entender y respetar normas de trabajo, seguridad e higiene. Con los alumnos se sigue una metodología de asamblea, dialogante, práctica y constructivista. Las actividades se centran en el recorrido por distintas artesanías de la región, conocimiento de variados materiales y de su utilidad, trabajos sobre base de metal, trabajos de esmalte al fuego, proyecto y realización de un esmalte y exposición de trabajos y técnicas empleadas.

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Con este proyecto se quiere implicar a los alumnos en el diseño y creación de una obra material y artística. Los objetivos son estudiar a Newton, su época y sus influencias; identificar a los alumnos con su medio natural y social; lograr un eje vertebrador de sus enseñanzas, motivador para los grupos de diversificación; e implicar a los alumnos en un proyecto común del centro. Cuando se explicó la idea, se incorporaron más profesores y más áreas, lo que hizo revisar el planteamiento y encontrar nueva financiación. Tras la investigación y preparación, los alumnos elaboran murales, trabajos orales y escritos, cintas de audio y vídeo, trasparencias, etc., dependiendo de cada taller y signatura. Posteriormente se exponen y se elabora una memoria del proyecto con los materiales y conclusiones. Por último se realiza el mural de cerámica del centro a modo de puzle o vidriera. Se potencia el trabajo en grupo, la participación, observación, investigación y relación entre áreas como informática, artística y ciencias. Se evalúa mediante los trabajos realizados y los ejercicios de evaluación.