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1. Challenges and Solutions for Large Data Volumes |
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Designing for Peta-Scale in the LSST Database |
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LSST, the Spatial Cross-Match Challenge |
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Constructing the Subaru Advanced Data and Analysis Service on the VO |
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A High Performance Spatial Query Engine for Large Event Data Sets Developed for the GLAST LAT Instrument |
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AstroGrid Virtual Observatory Access to Large Scale Surveys: The IPHAS Galactic Plane Survey---a Science Driven Example |
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30 | (4) |
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Storing and Accessing the Largest Astronomical Catalogs with the SAI CAS Project |
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High Performance Data Deployment and Processing |
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38 | (4) |
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Running the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Archive Server |
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42 | (4) |
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The ALMA Science Archive Network |
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46 | (4) |
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Pixel-Level Simulation of Imaging Data |
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Synoptic Data in the WFCAM & VISTA Science Archive |
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2. Grid Computing in Astronomy |
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Simulating the Planck Mission on a Distributed Computing Architecture: The DEISA and EGEE Experiences |
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61 | (4) |
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An All-Sky 2MASS Mosaic Constructed on the TeraGrid |
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A Framework for Analyzing Massive Astrophysical Datasets on a Distributed Grid |
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69 | (4) |
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Grid Technologies Applied to Instrument Processors and Image Analysis |
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73 | (4) |
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Solar System Data Access and Analysis with AstroGrid |
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77 | (4) |
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Seamless Distributed Observing with eSTAR |
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81 | (4) |
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Remote Interface to Science Analysis Tools for Grid Architecture: The XMM-Newton SAS Case |
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85 | (4) |
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Managing Astronomical Data in the Grid through CFITSIO |
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89 | (4) |
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Athena: a Grid-Based Code for Astrophysical Gas Dynamics |
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93 | (6) |
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3. Software Architecture |
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Gaia Data Processing Architecture |
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99 | (10) |
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Spitzer Science Center within an Enterprise Architecture |
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109 | (10) |
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Software Architecture of the Spitzer Archive Interface |
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119 | (4) |
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Image Processing Application for Cognition: IPAC Architecture and Implementation in Java |
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123 | (4) |
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CASA Architecture and Applications |
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127 | (4) |
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Chandra Automatic Processing Task Interface: An Adaptable System Architecture |
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131 | (4) |
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NOAO DMaSS Solutions Platform: An Integrated Approach to Services |
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135 | (4) |
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System Architecture for a Hubble Legacy Archive |
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139 | (6) |
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145 | (8) |
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153 | (10) |
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ESA Planetary Science Archive |
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163 | (9) |
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The Chandra Source Catalog |
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172 | (6) |
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XMM-Newton Data Reprocessing and Creation of the 2XMM X-ray Catalog |
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178 | (4) |
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The European HST Post-mission Science Archive |
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182 | (3) |
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Prototype Development for a Hubble Legacy Archive |
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185 | (4) |
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Archiving Community Contributed Data in MAST |
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189 | (4) |
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A Footprint Service for the HST Archive |
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193 | (4) |
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Solar System Bodies Search Capability for the ST-ECF Hubble Archive |
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197 | (4) |
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Astronomical Archive at Tartu Observatory |
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201 | (4) |
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The Public Archives at the NASA Michelson Science Center |
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205 | (4) |
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Data Processing and Archiving Software for the Kepler Mission |
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209 | (4) |
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New Features of Subaru Telescope Science Archive System, SMOKA |
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213 | (4) |
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ASPID-SR: Prototype of a VO-Compliant, Science-Ready Data Archive |
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217 | (6) |
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5. Pipelines and Calibration |
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Calibration and Imaging for the Next Generation of Radio Synthesis Telescopes |
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223 | (10) |
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LOFAR Core Station 1 Imaging Pipeline: The LOFAR Prototype Data Processing Pipeline |
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233 | (4) |
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237 | (4) |
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241 | (4) |
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PHLAG: Pipeline for Hubble Legacy Archive Grism Data |
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245 | (4) |
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Automating Reduction of Multifiber Spectra from the MMT Hectospec and Hectochelle |
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249 | (4) |
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Virtual Astronomical Pipelines |
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253 | (4) |
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The Pan-STARRS Moving Object Pipeline |
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257 | (4) |
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NICRED: A NICMOS Image Processing Pipeline |
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261 | (4) |
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The NOAO High-Performance Pipeline System: Architecture Overview |
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265 | (4) |
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The NOAO High-Performance Pipeline System: The Mosaic Camera Pipeline |
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269 | (4) |
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The NOAO High-Performance Pipeline System: The Mosaic Camera Pipeline Algorithms |
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273 | (4) |
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Update on Data Processing with the GBT |
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277 | (4) |
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The VIRUS Emission Line Detection Recipe |
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281 | (4) |
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Processing WIRCam/CFHT Wide-Field Near-Infrared Data at TERAPIX |
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285 | (4) |
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The PRIMA Astrometric Data Reduction Software |
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289 | (4) |
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Gaia Data Processing: Status, Architecture, First Results |
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293 | (4) |
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Reduction and Segmentation of Hyperspectral Data Cubes |
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297 | (4) |
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MUSE Data Reduction & Analysis |
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301 | (4) |
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Calibration Software for the Kepler Mission |
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305 | (4) |
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Web-Service Based Approaches to Image Calibration |
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309 | (4) |
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The Challenge of Photometric Alignment: Proper Flat Fielding |
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313 | (4) |
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ESO Reflex: Using a Workflow Engine for Data Reduction |
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317 | (6) |
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Part
6. Databases and Data Engineering |
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A Customizable Database Server: MCS, a Flexible Resource for Astronomical Projects |
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323 | (4) |
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Chandra Data Archive Support for the Chandra Source Catalog |
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327 | (4) |
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Metadata for VO-compatible Spectral Files in FITS Format |
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331 | (4) |
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An Enhanced Multi-mission Calibration Database for High Energy Astrophysics |
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335 | (4) |
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EXODAT: A VO-Compliant Database for Exoplanetary Systems |
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339 | (4) |
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343 | (4) |
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Common Archive Observation Model |
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347 | (4) |
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FITS Foreign File Encapsulation |
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351 | (4) |
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Comprehensive Metadata Query Interface for Heterogeneous Data Archives Based on Open-Source PostgreSQL ORDBMS |
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355 | (3) |
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The Horizon Project Database |
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358 | (5) |
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Part
7. Quality Management and Quality Control |
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Quality Management in Astronomical Software and Data Systems |
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363 | (10) |
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Distributed Quality Control of VLT Data at ESO |
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373 | (4) |
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Logging and Exception Management for SOA-Based Composite Applications |
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377 | (4) |
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Commissioning the NOAO Data Management System |
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381 | (4) |
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Observations Metadata Database at the European Southern Observatory |
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385 | (4) |
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Development of a Quality Assessment System for Subaru Data: NAQATA |
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389 | (6) |
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Part
8. Algorithms and Analysis |
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Efficient Algorithms for Large-Scale Asteroid Discovery |
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395 | (10) |
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The Lost Flux Method: A New Algorithm for Improving the Precision of Space-Based Near-Infrared Stellar Photometry with Lossy Detectors |
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405 | (4) |
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Adaptive Resonance Theory Neural Networks for Astronomical Region of Interest Detection and Noise Characterization |
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409 | (4) |
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Bayesian Belief Networks for Astronomical Object Recognition and Classification in CTI-II |
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413 | (4) |
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Deterministic and Statistical Parameter Space Sampling: an Autonomous Driver for Scientific Workflows |
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417 | (4) |
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Classification and Astrophysical Parameter Estimation from Gaia: Design and First Results |
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421 | (4) |
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CUPID: A Clump Identification and Analysis Package |
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425 | (4) |
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Survey of Methods of Photometric Redshifts |
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429 | (4) |
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Correcting MIPS/Spitzer Images for Distortion |
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433 | (4) |
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Optimal Point-Source Extraction for Spitzer IRS Spectra |
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437 | (4) |
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Automatic Spectral Classification of High Energy Transients Based on the Global Fit Approach |
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441 | (4) |
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A PSF Deconvolution Algorithm For Quasar Images |
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445 | (4) |
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Multi-resolution Image Registration Algorithm(MIRA): Robust Automated Image Registration Using Python |
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449 | (4) |
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Data Mining for Extra-Solar Planets |
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453 | (4) |
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Band Merging of Spitzer Detections in the SWIRE Fields |
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457 | (4) |
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Post-Band Merge Utilities Applied to Spitzer Pleiades Data |
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Part
9. Tools and Technologies |
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Closing the Loop: Linking Datasets to Publications and Back |
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467 | (4) |
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A New Approach to Tagging Data in the Astronomical Literature |
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471 | (4) |
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Data Service: Distributed Data Capture and Replication |
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475 | (4) |
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DTS Tracker: Guaranteed Delivery for the NOAO Data Management System |
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479 | (4) |
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Astronomical Tiled Image Compression: How and Why |
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483 | (4) |
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The Milan-Marseille Future Astronomical Software Environment Prototype |
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487 | (4) |
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Astro-WISE: Chaining to the Universe |
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491 | (8) |
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FITS Files and Regular Grammars: A DMaSS Design Case Study |
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499 | (4) |
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VOTable Construction and a Simple, Lazy, Expression Evaluator: Two Technical Aspects of the DMaSS |
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503 | (4) |
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VOTables in TERAPIX software |
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507 | (4) |
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Binding Applications Together with Plastic |
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511 | (4) |
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The NOAO Data Management System: Day-to-Day Challenges of Managing the DMS |
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515 | (4) |
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Crates: High-Level I/O Interface for Scripting Languages |
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519 | (4) |
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Generating Software Modules Using Model Driven Software Development |
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523 | (4) |
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SIMBAD4: Experiences Gained from the Development |
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527 | (4) |
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Agile Development Processes: Delivering a Successful Data Management Platform Now and in the Future |
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531 | (4) |
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Lifecycle Management for SOA-Based Composite Applications |
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535 | (4) |
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On the Migration of the Gemini IRAF Package to the STScI PyRAF Environment |
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539 | (4) |
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Developing Sherpa with Python |
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543 | (4) |
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AstroAsciiData: Table Handling in Python |
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547 | (4) |
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Astronomy, Linux and the Problem of Large File Support |
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551 | (3) |
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The Hera Data Analysis Service at the HEASARC |
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554 | (5) |
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Part
10. Virtual Observatory |
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Footprint Services for Everyone |
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559 | (4) |
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Knowledge Discovery Framework for the Virtual Observatory |
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563 | (4) |
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VOSpace: a Prototype for Grid 2.0 |
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567 | (4) |
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Astro Runtime: An API to the Virtual Observatory |
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571 | (4) |
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Integrating IRAF with the Virtual Observatory |
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575 | (4) |
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The NOAO NVO Portal: Overall Design & Implementation |
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The NOAO NVO Portal: Client-Side VO |
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Integration of Theoretical Data in the Virtual Observatory |
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587 | (4) |
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On-the-Fly X-ray Analysis for the Virtual Observatory |
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591 | (4) |
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The Quest for Astronomical Sources: VOQuest |
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How to Access Spectral Line Databases in the IVOA: SLAP Services in VOSpec |
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603 | (4) |
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VO Registry Queries and Ontologies |
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607 | (4) |
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ESA VO: VO Services and Activities |
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611 | (4) |
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The NOAO End-to-End Data Management System: An Overview |
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11. Visualization of Astronomical Data |
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Application of Medical Imaging Software to 3D Visualization of Astronomical Data |
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621 | (4) |
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625 | (4) |
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Spatial Indexing and Visualization of Large Multi-Dimensional Databases |
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629 | (4) |
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VisIVO: A Tool for the Virtual Observatory and Grid Environment |
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633 | (4) |
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Astronomical Visualization for Education |
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637 | (6) |
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12. Observatory and Instrument Control |
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The Large Binocular Telescope: Really a Binocular Now |
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643 | (10) |
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HERMES, a High-Resolution, Fiber-Fed Spectrograph for the MERCATOR Telescope |
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653 | (4) |
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A Java GUI Client for Remote Interactive Observing: a Front-End to the Telescope Automation and Remote Observing System (TAROS) |
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657 | (4) |
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LINC-NIRVANA Instrument Control Software |
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661 | (4) |
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Observation Preparation and Support Software for LINC-NIRVANA |
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665 | (4) |
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Astronomical Timekeeping Strategies to Accommodate Possible Changes to UTC |
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669 | (4) |
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Dynamic Scheduling in ALMA |
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673 | (6) |
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13. Birds of a Feather Sessions |
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679 | (2) |
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BoF Summary: Astronomical Data Processing and VO |
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681 | (2) |
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The Emerging Infrastructure of Autonomous Astronomy |
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683 | (2) |
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BoF Session: Building Observatory Legacy Archives |
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685 | (1) |
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Pipeline Processing of Spectroscopic Observations |
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686 | (2) |
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IRAF Users and Developers |
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688 | (2) |
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Next Generation of Visualization Tools for Astrophysics |
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690 | (5) |
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14. Demonstration Sessions |
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GAIA 3D: Visualizing Data Cubes |
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695 | (4) |
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The XCATDB: a Complex Database Based on Saada |
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699 | (4) |
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703 | (4) |
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The NOAO Data Products Program: Developing an End-to-End Data Management System in Support of the Virtual Observatory |
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707 | (4) |
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CIAO 4 Preview: Sherpa and ChIPS Demo |
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711 | (4) |
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The AstroGrid Virtual Observatory Service |
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715 | (4) |
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Building an Astronomical Database with Saada |
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719 | (4) |
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| Author Index |
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