Carrying out detailed analyses on massive blue stars further than the Milky Way is a demanding task, however it is feasible and the best way to comprehend the...
Characterization of OCam and CCD220: the fastest and most sensitive camera to date for AO wavefront sensing
For the first time, sub-electron read noise has been achieved with a camera suitable for astronomical wavefront-sensing (WFS) applications. The OCam system has...
Characterization of Optical Microvariability in Quasars
Microvariations (magnitude changes of several hundredths in timescales ranging from minutes to hours) may arise from three sources: jet and accretion...
Characterization of the atmospheric extinction in the near infrared at the Teide Observatory
Atmospheric extinction data covering a long period are analysed. We present infrared atmospheric extinction in the J, H and K bands obtained at the Teide...
Characterization of the craters' surface at Ryugu using NIR spectroscopy
Asteroid Ryugu was observed up close for almost a year and a half by the instruments on-board the Japanese Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) Hayabusa2...
Characterization of the Lower Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE) 1a in the Eastern Iberian Chain (Maestrat Basin, E Spain) by Means of Ammonite Biostratigraphy
Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (OAE1a) is now generally recognized to correlate with the lower part of the Leupoldina cabri planktonic foraminifer Zone. Unfortunately...
Characterization of the Nucleus of 103P/Hartley 2 for the EPOXI Mission
With the recovery of comet 103P/Hartley 2, the target of the EPOXI mission, we have begun the characterization of the nucleus necessary for the mission...
Characterization of the scientific grade Hawaii detector for LIRIS
The instrument LIRIS is a near IR spectrograph to be installed at the WHT telescope. Currently it is being assembled at the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias...