Cooling of Accretion Heated Neutron Star Transients
Some neutron star X-ray transients (the quasi-persistent transients) spend an unusually long time in outburst, with outbursts lasting years to decades rather...
Coordination of Astronomical Observations at the Canary 1049.01-ISLANDS
The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias has two observatories on the Canary Islands; Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma and Teide Observatory, on...
Cophasing of segmented mirrors using the pyramid sensor
All the projects of the Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs) are based on segmented primary mirrors. This idea, solving the problem of producing single mirrors...
Cophasing techniques for extremely large telescopes
The current designs of the majority of ELTs envisage that at least the primary mirror will be segmented. Phasing of the segments is therefore a major concern...
CoRoT and asteroseismology. . Preparatory work and simultaneous ground-based monitoring
The successful launch of the CoRoT (COnvection, ROtation and planetary Transits) satellite opens a new era in asteroseismology. The space photometry is...
The CoRoT satellite is the first instrument hunting for planets from space. We will review the status of the CoRoT/Exoplanet program. We will then present the...