Automated stellar proper motion measuring machine Monthly progress report, Aug. - Sep. 1969
Automated stellar proper motion measuring machine
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Automated stellar proper motion measuring machine
Computer models of one dimensional stellar problems, discussing fast relaxation of unsteady state to Fermi-Dirac distribution and slow relaxation to thermal equilibrium
Stellar spectra observed with 2.8-14 micron IR spectrometer, noting broad absorption feature near 5 and 8 microns
Spectral line identification in quasars, noting emission lines characteristic of emission nebulas and absorption lines of stellar atmospheres
Growth curve for analysis of stellar spectra, determining relative f values and abundance
Stellar spectra taken with rapid scanning Michelson interferometer, noting IR excess due to radiation from clouds surrounding stars
Dissociation equilibrium of negative H ions in solar type stellar atmospheres, noting H molecule vibrational and rotational levels and continuous thermal radiation
Chemical composition of stellar atmospheres by model atmospheres, considering atomic transition, line broadening and thermodynamic equilibrium
Spectroscopic observation of quasi-stellar objects noting red shifts
Power spectrum analysis of photometric observations of white dwarf stars for measuring variability of stellar luminosity
Quasi-stellar and related objects emission and absorption red shifts tabulation suggesting absorption lines origin
Planetary systems interrelationship with binaries and rotating stars, emphasizing occurrence frequency study based on stellar angular momentum orientation
Monte Carlo relaxation method for physically self consistent model stellar atmospheres, discussing stability, accuracy and convergence of solution
Autoionization lines effect on stellar structure by computing contributions to Rosseland mean opacity
Photospheric radiation field role in temperature inversion of stellar chromospheres with dominant H ion opacity, postulating mechanical energy dissipation
Carroll Fourier transform method applied to stellar spectra lines to determine small rotational velocities
Stellar classification is accomplished by correlating holograms of classified spectra with the Fourier transform of the spectral images to be classified.