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Title

New horizons in globular cluster astronomy : proceedings of a conference held at Università di Padova, Padova, Italy 24-28 June, 2002 / edited by Giampaolo Piotto [and others].

Publication

San Francisco, Calif. : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, [2003], ©2003.

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Additional Authors

Piotto, G. (Giampaolo)

Description

xxx, 630 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 296

Uniform Title

Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 296.

Subject

• Stars > Globular clusters > Congresses

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• A Life with the Globular Clusters - My Lucky Stars / I. R. King -- Globular Clusters: a Partial Overview / G. Meylan -- Theory of Dynamical Evolution of Star Clusters / R. Spurzem, S. Deiters and J. Fiestas -- Numerical Dynamics: an Overview and a Vision / S. McMillan -- Hydrodynamical Simulations of Stellar Collisions: with a Focus on Blue Stragglers / M. B. Davies -- Dynamical Models with Stellar Evolution and Binaries / J. R. Hurley, M. M. Shara, S. J. Aarseth, C. A. Tout and O. R. Pols -- Collisions between Main-Sequence Stars of Various Masses / T. Adams, M. B. Davies, A. Sills and M. Bate -- Hybrid Code - Direct Integration of Three- and Four-Body Interactions / M. Giersz and R. Spurzem -- Evolutionary Time Scale in Two-Component Clusters / E. Khalisi -- The Runaway Growth of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes in Dense Star Clusters / S. McMillan and S. Portegies Zwart -- Ellipticals and Globular Clusters: Some Common Features / L. Secco -- An HST Study of the Central Kinematics of M15 / J. Gerssen, R. P. van der Marel, K. Gebhardt, P. Guhathakurta, R. C. Peterson and C. Pryor -- Fitting Dynamical Models to Observations / D. E. McLaughlin -- Radial Velocities of Globular Cluster Stars / C. Pryor and B. Xie -- Astrometry with HST: the Promise and the Perils / J. Anderson -- Preliminary Results from VLT (FORS1) Photometry of NGC 6397 / G. Andreuzzi, V. Testa, G. Marconi, G. Alcaino, F. Alvarado and R. Buonanno -- Dynamical Evolution of M92 Globular Cluster / M. R. de Oliveira, A. Fausti, H. Dottori and R. R. de Carvalho -- Absolute Proper Motions of Globular Clusters in the Inner Halo and Bulge of the Milky Way / D. L. Dinescu, T. M. Girard and W. F. van Altena -- Astrometry in the Core of NGC 6752 / G. A. Drukier, C. D. Bailyn, W. F. van Altena and T. M. Girard -- The Radial Density Profile of NGC 6752 / F. R. Ferraro, A. Possenti, P. Lagani, E. Sabbi, N. D'Amico and R. T. Rood -- Unveiling Black Holes Ejected from Globular Clusters / A. Gualandris, M. Colpi and A. Possenti -- HST/WFPC2 Proper Motions in the Core of 47 Tucanae / D. E. McLaughlin, G. Meylan, J. Anderson, I. R. King, K. Gebhardt and C. Pryor -- Surface Brightness Profiles of Galactic Globular Clusters / E. Noyola and K. Gebhardt -- A Test of Newton's Law of Gravity in the Weak Acceleration Regime / R. Scarpa, G. Marconi and R. Gilmozzi -- Velocity Dispersion in the Halo of [omega] Centauri; No Need for MOND Given the Present Data / D. E. McLaughlin and G. Meylan -- The Galactic Orbit of the Globular Cluster M3 / Z. Y. Wu, J. J. Wang and L. Chen -- Modern Stellar Evolution Models for Low Mass Stars / V. Castellani -- Color-Magnitude Diagrams and Mass Functions of Globular Clusters down to the Hydrogen-Burning Limit / I. R. King -- Spectroscopy of Main Sequence Stars in Globular Clusters / R. Cannon, G. Da Costa, J. Norris, L. Stanford and B. Croke -- White Dwarfs in Globular Clusters - Progenitors, Successors and the Real Thing / S. Moehler -- Mass Segregation in M22 / M. D. Albrow, G. De Marchi and K. C. Sahu -- The Stellar Mass-Function of Globular Clusters / H. Baumgardt -- Using M32 to Study Rapid Phases of Stellar Evolution / T. M. Brown and H. C. Ferguson -- Mass Loss Predictions for Hot Horizontal Branch Stars / S. Cassisi and J. S. Vink -- Theoretical Constraints on the Neutrino Magnetic Moment from the White Dwarf Cooling / V. Castellani, G. Coraggio, S. Degl'Innocenti and P. G. Prada Moroni -- Theoretical Evolutionary Tools for the Magellanic Clouds / V. Castellani, S. Degl'Innocenti, M. Marconi, P. G. Prada Moroni and P. Sestito -- Primordial or Dynamical Mass Segregation in Young LMC Clusters? / R. de Grijs, G. F. Gilmore and R. Johnson -- Globular Clusters: Mass Function and Metallicity / G. De Marchi, L. Pulone, F. Paresce and S. Covino -- NGC 1866: New Analysis from HST-WFPC2 Observations of the Inner Regions / E. Di Carlo, G. Raimondo, E. Brocato, V. Castellani and A. R. Walker -- The Bologna Key Project on [omega] Cen / F. R. Ferraro, M. Bellazzini, L. Origlia, E. Pancino and A. Sollima -- Red Giant Branch Stars as Probes of Stellar Populations: 2MASS Calibration and Application to 2MASS GC01 / V. D. Ivanov and J. Borissova -- Models of Metal-Poor Stars with Gravitational Settling and Radiative Accelerations / G. Michaud, O. Richard, J. Richer and D. A. VandenBerg -- Wide Field Photometry of Globular Clusters: the Case of M22 and M54 / L. Monaco, E. Pancino, F. R. Ferraro and M. Bellazzini -- High Resolution IR Spectroscopy of Bulge Globular Clusters / L. Origlia and R. M. Rich -- The Metal-Rich Population in [omega] Cen / E. Pancino, L. Origlia, F. R. Ferraro, M. Bellazzini, V. Hill and L. Pasquini -- Self-Enrichment of Galactic Halo Globular Clusters / G. Parmentier, A. Noels and G. F. Gilmore -- HST Color-Magnitude Diagrams of 74 Galactic Globular Clusters: the Snapshot Database / G. Piotto, F. De Angeli, M. Riello, A. Recio-Blanco, I. R. King, S. G. Djorgovski, M. Zoccali, A. Renzini, I. Saviane, C. Sosin, R. M. Rich and G. Meylan -- The Red Giant Branch Bump / M. Riello, G. Piotto, A. Recio-Blanco, S. Cassisi and M. Salaris -- UVES Abundances of Stars in Nearby Galaxies: How Good Are Theoretical Isochrones? / E. Tolstoy -- FUSE Observations of the Post-AGB Star ZNG 1 in the Globular Cluster M5 (NGC 5904) / W. Van Dyke Dixon, T. M. Brown and W. B. Landsman -- The BaSel 3.1 Stellar SED Library: an Ideal Tool for Globular Cluster Studies / P. Westera and R. Buser -- The Y[superscript 2] Isochrones / S. Yi, P. Demarque and Y. C. Kim -- Binary Evolution and Neutron Stars in Globular-Clusters / F. Verbunt -- Recent Breakthroughs in Detecting Neutron Star Binaries in Globular Clusters / P. Edmonds -- Hot Stellar Populations in Globular Clusters: a Photometrist's View / G. Piotto -- Rotation and Abundance Anomalies in Blue Horizontal-Branch Stars / B. Behr -- Gravitational Radiation from Globular Cluster Binaries / M. Benacquista -- Radial Distribution of Red Giant Branch Stars of Galactic Globular Clusters in 2MASS Database / J. Borissova and V. D. Ivanov -- On the Oosterhoff Classification of the Unusual, Metal-Rich Globular Cluster NGC 6388 and NGC 6441 / M. Catelan, A. V. Sweigart, B. J. Pritzl and H. A. Smith -- Is NGC 6752 Hiding a Double Black Hole Binary in its Core? / M. Colpi, A. Gualandris and A. Possenti -- Is the Helium Variation Due to Self-Pollution Responsible for the Appearance of Blue Tails in the Horizontal Branch? / F. D'Antona, V. Caloi, J. Montalban, P. Ventura and R. Gratton -- Statistical Study of the Blue Straggler Properties in Galactic Globular Clusters / F. De Angeli and G. Piotto -- The X-Ray Sources of Omega Centauri / B. Gendre, N. A. Webb and D. Barret -- The Radial Distribution of Millisecond Pulsars in 47 Tuc / M. A. Gurkan and F. A. Rasio -- Some Clues on the Tilt of the Horizontal Branches in Metal-Rich Clusters / G. Raimondo, V. Castellani, S. Cassisi, E. Brocato and G. Piotto -- Rotation of Hot Horizontal Branch Stars in Galactic Globular Clusters / A. Recio-Blanco, G. Piotto, A. Aparicio and A. Renzini -- First Wailings from a New-Born MSP in NGC 6397? / E. Sabbi, F. R. Ferraro, A. Possenti and N. D'Amico -- Radial Velocity Observations and Radius Determination of Pulsating Stars in Globular Cluster M5 / M. E. Sachkov and A. S. Rastorguev -- Statistical Investigation of Apparent Distributions of Different Population RGB Stars in [omega] Cen / A. F. Seleznev, E. Pancino, G. Piotto, F. R. Ferraro and M. Ballazzini -- A New Formation Mechanism for the Hottest Horizontal-Branch Stars / A. V. Sweigart, T. M. Brown, T. Lanz, W. B. Landsman and I. Hubeny -- Accretion of Gas by Globular Cluster Stars / A. Thoul, E. Jehin, P. Magain, A. Noels, G. Parmentier, A. Jorissen and S. Goriely -- XMM-Newton Observations and Optical Photometry of the Globular Cluster M22 (NGC 6656) / N. A. Webb, B. Gendre and D. Barret -- Abundance Anomalies in Globular Clusters / R. Gratton --
• Globular Cluster Distances / C. Cacciari -- Globular Cluster Ages: Absolute and Relative / F. Grundahl -- Multi-Wavelength Observations of Stellar Populations in Galactic Globular Clusters / F. R. Ferraro -- The Distance to NGC 6822 from its RR Lyrae's / L. Baldacci, L. Rizzi, G. Clementini, E. V. Held, Y. Momany, L. Di Fabrizio and I. Saviane -- VLT-UVES Spectroscopy of the Subgiant I-24 of the Bulge Globular Cluster NGC 6528 in Baade's Window / B. Barbuy, C. Dutra, V. Hill, S. Ortolani, Y. Momany, E. Bica, A. Renzini, M. Zoccali, I. Pasquini, D. Minniti and R. M. Rich -- Accurate Internal Proper Motions of Globular Clusters / L. R. Bedin, G. Piotto, J. Anderson and I. R. King -- Search for Variables in the Globular Cluster M56 / J. M. Benko -- Lithium in NGC 6397: Evidence for a Primordial Origin / P. Bonifacio, L. Pasquini, F. Spite, A. Bragaglia, E. Carretta, V. Castellani, M. Centurion, A. Chieffi, G. Clementini, F. D'Antona, S. Desidera, P. Francois, R. Gratton, F. Grundahl, G. James, S. Lucatello, C. Sneden and O. Straniero -- Surface Brightness Fluctuations: a Theoretical Point of View / M. Cantiello, G. Raimondo, E. Brocato and M. Capaccioli -- Global Metallicity of Globular Clusters Stars from Color-Magnitude Diagrams / S. Cassisi and F. Caputo -- Pulsational Constraints to the Distance to Globular Clusters / M. Di Criscenzio, M. Marconi and F. Caputo -- Stellar Abundances in Giant Stars in the Metal-Rich Globular Cluster NGC 6528 / S. Feltzing, F. Primas and R. Johnson -- Anomalous Cepheids: Pulsation Models and Comparison with Observations / G. Fiorentino, M. Marconi and F. Caputo -- New Determination of the Distances to NGC 6397, NGC 6752 and 47 Tuc Based on Main Sequence Fitting / R. Gratton, E. Carretta, A. Bragaglia, G. Clementini and F. Grundahl -- Magnesium Isotope Ratios in NGC 6752 Red Giant Stars / F. Grundahl, P. E. Nissen, D. Yong, D. L. Lambert and M. Briley -- Heavy Elements Abundances in Turn-off Stars and Early Subgiants in NGC 6752 / G. James and P. Francois -- Metallicity Spread in M3 / J. Jurcsik -- Multiwavelength Time Series Data of the LMC Cluster Reticulum / M. Monelli, G. Andreuzzi, G. Bono, R. Buonanno, F. Caputo, M. Castellani, V. Castellani, C. E. Corsi, M. Dall'Ora, G. Marconi, L. Pulone, V. Ripepi, J. Storm and V. Testa -- A New Survey of Variability in the Core of M15 with TRIFFID-2 / S. O. Tuairisg, R. Butler, A. Shearer, M. Redfern and D. Butler -- A Photometric Method for Estimating CNO Abundances in Globular Clusters / D. Peat and R. Butler -- Resolving the 47 Tucanae Distance Problem / S. Percival, M. Salaris, F. van Wyk and D. Kilkenny -- Pulsational Properties of Cluster RR Lyrae Stars / S. Petroni, G. Bono and V. Castellani -- Horizontal-Branch Morphology as an Age Indicator / S.-C. Rey, Y.-W. Lee, S.-J. Yoon, Y.-J. Sohn, B. Chaboyer and A. Sarajedini -- The Relative Ages of LMC Old Clusters and the Case of NGC 1841 / I. Saviane, A. Rosenberg, A. Aparicio and G. Piotto -- RR Lyrae Stars in the Globular Cluster NGC 6304 / E. Valenti, M. Bellazzini and C. Cacciari -- The Age of M3 / E. Wenger and R. Buser -- Formation of the Galactic Halo / O. Gerhard -- Globular Cluster Formation / R. Pudritz and M. L. Weil -- Formation and Dynamical Evolution of Star Cluster Systems / S. M. Fall and Q. Zhang -- Signatures of Disruption Around Globular Clusters / K. Johnston -- Tidal Disruption and Globular Clusters: Observational View / S. Majewski -- The Formation of Globular Cluster Systems / P. Cote -- Formation of Globular Clusters in Merging Galaxies / F. Schweizer -- Correlations of Globular Cluster Properties: Their Interpretations and Uses / S. G. Djorgovski, P. Cote, G. Meylan, S. Castro, L. Federici, G. Parmeggiani, C. Cacciari, F. Fusi Pecci, R. M. Rich and T. Jou -- Globular Clusters in the Sgr dSph Stream / M. Bellazzini, F. R. Ferraro and R. A. Ibata -- The Formation of Metal-Poor Globular Clusters in the Inner Halo / J.-W. Lee and B. W. Carney -- On the Origin of [omega] Centauri and Other Massive Globular Clusters / Y.-W. Lee, S.-C. Rey, S.-J. Yoon, C. H. Ree, Y.-J. Sohn and J.-M. Joo -- Dynamical Evolution of Globular Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds and Other Local Systems / A. D. Mackey and G. F. Gilmore -- Remnants of the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Around the Young Globular Cluster Palomar 12 / D. Martinez-Delgado, R. Carrera, C. Gallart and R. Zinn -- Palomar 5 and its Tidal Tails: New Observational Results / M. Odenkirchen, E. K. Grebel, W. Dehnen, H. W. Rix, C. M. Rockosi, H. Newberg and B. Yanny -- Can We Know How Globular Clusters Form? / J. Perez and F. Roy -- Cluster Formation in the LMC / A. Vallenari, A. Moretti, E. Held, L. Rizzi and D. Bettoni -- Dynamical Evolution of the M87 Globular Cluster System / E. Vesperini, S. E. Zepf, A. Kundu and K. M. Ashman -- An Extensive Study of the Effects of Dynamical Friction on the Orbits of Globular Clusters / A. Vicari and R. Capuzzo-Dolcetta -- An Aligned Stream of the Most Metal-Poor Globular Clusters in the Halo of the Milky Way / S.-J. Yoon and Y.-W. Lee -- Observational Properties of Extragalactic Globular Cluster Systems / D. Forbes -- Globular Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds / C. Chiosi -- The M31 Globular Cluster System / R. M. Rich -- Globular Clusters and Dwarf Galaxies / G. S. Da Costa -- A New Class of Star Clusters in Lenticular Galaxies / J. P. Brodie and S. S. Larsen -- Variable Stars in M31's Globular Clusters / D. R. Alves, A. Bergier, A. Crotts and P. Cseresnjes -- Analysing Multi-Color Observations of Young Star Clusters in Mergers / P. Anders, U. Fritze-v. Alvensleben and R. de Grijs -- Age and Metallicity of Three LMC Globular Clusters / G. Bertelli, E. Nasi, L. Girardi, C. Chiosi, M. Zoccali and C. Gallart -- N-Body Simulations of Globular Cluster-like Systems / P. Di Matteo, P. Miocchi and R. Capuzzo-Dolcetta -- Stellar Substructure in the Halo and Outer Disk of M31 / A. M. N. Ferguson, M. J. Irwin, R. A. Ibata, G. F. Lewis and N. R. Tanvir -- Globular Cluster Populations: Signatures and Implications / U. Fritze-v. Alvensleben and R. de Grijs -- Near-IR Surface Brightness Fluctuations of Magellanic Globular Clusters / R. A. Gonzalez, M. C. Liu, G. A. Bruzual and A. Marin-Franch -- Extragalactic Globular Clusters in the Near Infrared: Revealing Intermediate Age Populations in Early-Type Galaxies / M. Hempel, M. Kissler-Patig, M. Hilker, T. H. Puzia, J. P. Brodie, P. Goudfrooij, D. Minniti and S. E. Zepf -- Globular Clusters in the Central Region of Nearby Galaxy Clusters / M. Hilker -- Comparing the Old Stellar Population in Globulars and Dwarf Galaxies: the Cases of Phoenix and Leo A / U. Hopp and L. Greggio -- Stellar Populations in Globular Clusters and Dwarf Galaxies / C. Ikuta and N. Arimoto -- The Ages of Globular Clusters in M87 from Stromgren Photometry / A. Jordan, P. Cote, M. J. West and R. O. Marzke -- Do Intergalactic Globular Clusters Exist in A-1656 (Coma)? / A. Marin-Franch and A. Aparicio -- Spectroscopy of Globular Clusters in M104 / A. Moretti, E. V. Held, L. Federici, C. Cacciari, L. Rizzi and V. Testa -- Chemical Evolution of the M82 B Fossil Starburst / G. Parmentier, R. de Grijs and G. F. Gilmore -- Ultra-Compact Dwarfs: a Missing Link Between Galaxies and Globular Clusters? / S. Phillipps, M. J. Drinkwater, H. C. Ferguson, M. D. Gregg, M. Hilker and J. B. Jones -- Future Opportunities for Globular Cluster Astronomy at Ground Based Facilities / A. Renzini -- Future Prospects: Merging Data with Models / G. Gilmore -- Conference Summary / K. C. Freeman.

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1583811435

LCCN

2003105435

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