ELTE Astronomy

COURSE CODES: cc2n5cs4, cccn1cs6
CREDITS: 2
TEACHER: K. Petrovay

1. Penumbral fine structure
   - Scharmer et al.: observations Science 333, 316-319 (2011)
   - Rempel: model ApJ 740, 15 (2011)
   
   
2. Magneto-thermal convection in solar prominences
   Berger et al., Nature 472, 197-200 (2011) + supplementary information
   
   
3. Solar wind composition: Genesis results
   - Clayton, Science 332, 1509-1510 (2011)
   - McKeegan et al., Science 332, 1528-1532 (2011)
   - Marty et al., Science 332, 1533-1536 (2011)
   - Wiens et al., Space Res. Today 176, 4-12 (2009)
   
   
4. Ancient lunar dynamo
   - Jault Nature 479, 183-184 (2011)
   - Dwyer et al. Nature 479, 212-214 (2011)
   - Le Bars et al. Nature 479, 215-218 (2011)
   
   
5. MESSENGER results:
   Science 333, 1812; 1847-1868 (2011)
   See also: MESSENGER Teleconference Multimedia Page
   
   
6. A cold and wet Mars? (Fairén)
   Icarus 208, 165-175 (2010)
   
   
7. Hayabusa results:
   Science 333, 1081; 1098-99; 1113-31 (2011)
   
   
8. Asteroid 21 Lutetia: A remnant planetesimal
   Science 334, 487-494 (2011) (3 papers, with supporting online material!)
   
   
9. EPOXI at Comet Hartley-2
   Hearn et al., Science 332, 1396-1400 (2011) + supporting online material
   
   
10. Birth cluster dispersal and capture of distant companions: the extrasolar origin of parabolic comets
    - Levison et al.  Science 329, 187-190 (2010)
    - Kowenhoven et al.   MNRAS 404, 1835-1848 (2010)
    
    
11. Free floating planets
    - Quanz et al., ApJ 708, 770-784 (2010)
    - MOA & OGLE Nature 473, 349-352 (2011)
    
    
12. Alcor is a binary
    - Mamajek et al.   AJ 139, 919-925 (2010)
    - Zimmerman et al.   ApJ 709, 733-740 (2010)
    
    
13. Triply eclipsing triple systems:
    - HD 181068: A Red Giant in a Triply Eclipsing Compact Hierarchical Triple System
       Derekas et al. Science 332, 216-218 (2011) + supporting online material
    - KOI-126: A Triply Eclipsing Hierarchical Triple with Two Low-Mass Stars
       Carter et al. Science 331, 562-565 (2011) + supporting online material
    
    
14. ε Aurigae imaged
    - Guinan   Nature 464, 842-843 (2010)
    - Kloppenborg et al.   Nature 464, 870-872 (2010)
    - Stefanik et al.   AJ 139, 1254-1260 (2010)
    
    
15. On the Rebrightenings of Classical Novae during the Early Phase
    Tanaka et al. PASJ 63, 159-169 (2011)
       also check: Strope et al. AJ 140, 34-62 (2010)
    
    
16. Jets in SN Type Ibc
    - Soderberg et al.   Nature 463, 513-516 (2010)
    - Paragi et al.   Nature 463, 516-519 (2010)
    
    
17. Diffuse gamma emission from the Cygnus X region detected by Fermi LAT
    - Binns, Science 334, 1071-1072 (2011)
    - Ackermann et al., Science 334, 1103-1107 (2011) + supporting online material
    
    
18. Collision of the Milky Way with the Sagittarius dwarf elliptical
    - Struck, Nature 477, 286-287 (2011)
    - Purcell et al., Nature 477, 301-303 (2011)
    - Law et al., ApJ 714, 229 (2010)
    
    
19. The imprint of Population III on extremely metal poor stars
    - Trenti et al., ApJ 712, 435-444 (2010)
    - Tumlinson, Nature 472, 426-427 (2011)
    - Chiappini et al., Nature 472, 454-457 (2011)
    
    
20. Were the primordial stars binaries?
    - Haiman, Nature 472, 47-48 (2011)
    - Mirabel et al. A&A 528, A149 (2011)
    - Prieto et al. ApJ 731, L38 (2011)
    
    

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• Talks must be given in English, preferably in free speech. If you must read it from a paper, that will likely reduce your mark. In any case, it should be a text of your own; you should never ever just read aloud the text of the paper or excerpts from it! (Otherwise, you'll fail -you have been warned!).
  
  
• The task is not simply to describe the contents of the paper(s) but to construct an independent, informative and interesting talk of your own on the topic, based on the information found in the papers. In particular, when two or more papers belong to your topic, do not just present first one paper, then the other. Instead, try to combine the two into one coherent talk.
  
  
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• The basis of evaluation is:
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  • a clear and concise presentation, emphasizing the essence, and making it accessible to other students
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  • interesting presentation
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• A maximum of two talks can be given on each seminar day. (I.e. two "slots"/day.) A seminar in the program can be postponed to a later date provided that there is still a free slot in the program, and that the postponement is announced at least a week before the seminar date. If announced later, the mark of the postponed talk will be reduced by one. (Barring properly documented exceptional cases, e.g. medical certificates.)
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