Science with the VLT

1. Stellar Astrophysics

   1. VLT High-Speed Spectro-Photometry: A Powerful Tool for Exploring Compact Stellar Objects and Related Phenomena

      • H. Barwig, K.-H. Mantel

      Pages 134-140

   2. Observational Astrophysics on Milli-, Micro-, and Nanosecond Timescales

      • D. Dravins, L. Lindegren, E. Mezey

      Pages 141-144

   3. Problems and Prospects in White Dwarf Stars

      • Detlev Koester

      Pages 145-149

   4. Mass Determination of Very Low Mass Stars

      • A. Duquennoy, J.-M. Mariotti, M. Mayor, C. Perrier

      Pages 150-154

   5. Evolution of Massive Stars and the VLT

      • Corinne Charbonnel, André Maeder

      Pages 155-158

2. Stellar Clusters

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159

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   2. Globular Clusters with the VLT

      • F. Fusi Pecci, C. Cacciari, F. R. Ferraro, R. Gratton, L. Origlia

      Pages 161-170

   3. Detailed Analysis of Stars in the Galactic Bulge with the VLT

      • Roger Cayrel, Poul. E. Nissen

      Pages 171-174

   4. Deep Star Counts and Cosmological Backgrounds: A Powerful New Model for the Point Source Sky

      • Martin Cohen

      Pages 175-180

3. Interstellar Medium

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181

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   2. High Resolution Spectroscopy of the Interstellar Medium

      • Roger Ferlet

      Pages 183-189

   3. The Interstellar Medium in Galaxies

      • J. M. van der Hulst

      Pages 190-199

4. Astronomical Targets in Nearby Galaxies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201

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   2. Supernovae and the VLT: More Light to Examine

      • Bruno Leibundgut, Jason Spyromilio

      Pages 203-213

   3. Supernovae with the VLT

      • Enrico Cappellaro, I. John Danziger, Paolo A. Mazzali, Massimo Turatto

      Pages 214-219

   4. Late Stages of Supernovae with the VLT

      • Claes Fransson

      Pages 220-231

   5. Faint Planetary Nebulae as Mass Tracers for Early Type Galaxies

      • M. Arnaboldi, S. Beaulieu, M. Capaccioli, K. C. Freeman, P. J. Quinn

      Pages 232-235

   6. Resolving Distant Galaxies Into Stars

      • D. Minniti, T. R. Bedding

      Pages 236-240

   7. Proper Motions for the Nearest Galaxies using ASTROCAM on the VLT

      • Christopher G. Tinney

      Pages 241-245

   8. Quantitative Spectroscopy of Luminous Blue Stars in Distant Galaxies

      • R. P. Kudritzki, D. J. Lennon, J. Puls

      Pages 246-255

ESO's new and exciting telescope, the VLT in Chile, will certainly bring a host of new results in optical astronomy for the years to come. This workshop surveys a large variety of possible observations and the needed instrumentation. It is an exciting overview of front research in astronomy rarely published before. The book covers the whole gamut of optical-IR astronomy from the solar system, search for planets in nearby stars, physics of galactic stars and clusters, galactic structure, structure of nearby galaxies, AGN and quasars, clusters of galaxies, to large structure and cosmology. Furthermore it summarizes the two panel discussions.

• active galactic nuclei
• astronomy
• cosmology
• galaxies
• planet
• quasar
• quasars
• solar system
• telescope

"...well-presented and thought-provoking, carefully dissecting individual goals and requirements for the future." - Irish Astronomical Journal

• European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany

  Jeremy R. Walsh, Ivan J. Danziger

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