The development of effective iterative methods capable of accurately solving NLTE Stokes transfer problems is of considerable importance for the investigation...
The Polarization-Free Approximation Applied to Multi-Level Non-LTE Radiative Transfer
The polarization-free (POF) approximation (Trujillo Bueno and Landi Degl'Innocenti, 1996) is capable of accounting for the approximate influence of the magnetic...
The population of barred galaxies in the local universe. I. Detection and characterisation of bars
Context: Bars are very common in the centre of the disc galaxies, and they drive the evolution of their structure. The state-of-the-art imaging and redshift...
We present new B, V and I CCD time-series photometry for 177 variable stars in a 13 × 13arcmin2 field centred on the globular cluster M54 (lying at the centre...
The population, magnitudes, and sizes of Jupiter family comets
We analyze the sample of measured nuclear magnitudes of the observed Jupiter family (JF) comets (taken as those with orbital periods P 20 years and Tisserand...
The Possible Ascent of a Closed Magnetic System through the Photosphere
We present a comprehensive interpretation of the evolution of a small magnetic region observed during its entire disk passage. The vector magnetic field...
The possible connection between ionization in the atmosphere by cosmic rays and low level clouds
Recent analysis of monthly mean cloud data from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project uncovered a strong correlation between low cloud and the...
The possible origin of facular brightness in the solar atmosphere
This paper studies the dependence of the Ca ii H line core brightness on the strength and inclination of the photospheric magnetic field, and on the parameters...
The post-common envelope central stars of the planetary nebulae Henize 2-155 and Henize 2-161
We present a study of Hen 2-155 and Hen 2-161, two planetary nebulae which bear striking morphological similarities to other planetary nebulae known to host...