National Academies Press: OpenBook
« Previous: Appendix D: Members, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources
Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×

Index

A

Academic research,

see University research

Accretion disks, 29–30, 35, 41–42, 72, 82

Active galaxies, 40–42, 59, 64, 73, 88

Active optics, 82

Adaptive optics, 58, 76, 82–83, 85, 88, 113

Advanced Composition Explorer, 38

Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), 15, 26, 34, 38, 42, 50, 53, 63, 64–65, 68, 76

Airborne telescopes, 5, 66–67, 117

KAO, 41, 61, 67, 75, 77, 78, 79, 156

SOFIA, 5, 23, 25, 32, 35, 38, 67, 77, 78–79, 80

Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 113

Airshower detector, 70–71, 90, 111

American Astronomical Association, 114, 150–152

Andromeda Galaxy, 39

Anglo-Australian Telescope, 96

Apollo program, 103

Archiving, 95–97, 98–99

ARC telescope, 57

Arecibo telescope, 59–60, 61

Aristotle, 44–45

Asteroids, 31–32

ASTRO telescope, 68

ASTRO-D, 50, 67

Astrometric Interferometry Mission (AIM), 5, 23–24, 85

Astronomical Image Processing System (AIPS), 93, 95, 97

Astrophysical Data System, 98

Atmospheric processes, 33, 75, 127

climate and weather, 8, 32–33, 126–127

image quality and, 80, 82–83, 101, 104

Jupiter, 28, 61, 127

Mars, 10, 127

ozone layer, 127

Pluto, 10, 33 see also

Planetary atmospheres

B

Baade, W., 36

Berkeley, University of California, 60

Beryllium, 26, 62

Big Bang, 8, 9, 28, 29, 44–47, 48, 51, 52, 54, 71

Biological/organic evolution

comets, 31–32

extraterrestrial intelligence, 62

interstellar media, 62, 122

Black holes, 9, 37, 41–42, 64, 66, 79

Bruno, G., 31

Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×

C

California Institute of Technology, 56

Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO), 60, 75

Canada, 70, 133

Canary Islands, 85

Carnegie Institution, 56

Charon, 10

Chemical processes, 122

evolutionary, 8, 9, 31–32

galactic, 39

interstellar media, 62, 75

Chicago Airshower Array, 111

Climate and weather, 8, 32–33, 126–127

Columbus telescope, 56

Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby, 31

Comets, 31–32, 61

Computers and computer science, 6, 89, 91–99, 130

centimeter wavelength programs, 58

cost-effectiveness, 91–92, 96–97

databases, 26, 88, 89, 92

archiving, 95–97, 98–99

international collaboration, 92, 96

robotics, 27, 33, 106

simulations, 30, 42, 48, 91, 97–98, 127

Consortia, telescopes, 56–57, 96

Copernicus, N., 45, 121

Copernicus telescope, 65

Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), 38–39, 44, 46, 51, 66, 117

Cosmic Background Imager, 25, 68

Cosmic dust, 40, 75, 79

Cosmic rays, 22, 25, 38, 53, 68, 70, 71, 80, 90 see also

Fly's Eye telescope

Cosmology, 28–29, 44–45, 121–122

Big Bang, 8, 9, 28, 29, 44–47, 48, 51, 52, 54, 71

large-scale structure of universe, 9, 29, 47–49, 51–54, 73, 88

Cost-effectiveness, 119

computer technology, 91–92, 96–97

international efforts, 120

large missions, 15–16, 117

manned space programs, 103, 106

technology development, 68

D

Dark matter, 49–51, 54, 71

black holes, 9, 37, 41–42, 64, 66, 79

Databases, 26, 88, 89, 92

archiving, 95–97, 98–99

Defense,

see National security

Demographic factors, 150–152

Density of universe (omega), 49, 50, 52–54

Department of Defense, 16, 83, 113

Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 113

Department of Energy, 16, 69–70, 112–113

Department of the Navy, 58, 113

Naval Observatory, 132

Naval Research Laboratory, 113

Deuterium, 65

Digges, T., 45

E

Economic factors,

see Cost effectiveness;

Funding

Education, 7, 110, 113–115, 122–124, 150–152

grants and fellowships, individuals, 55, 63, 110, 114, 116, 156

university research, 56–57, 60–61, 88–89, 106, 114, 122–124

An Educational Initiative in Astronomy , 114

8-m telescopes,

see Infrared-optimized 8-m telescope;

Southern 8-m telescope

Einstein, A., 9, 45

Einstein Observatory (HEAO), 42, 50, 64, 91, 96, 117

Energy sources, 16, 69–70, 112, 133

Europe, 58, 63, 85, 112 see also

specific countries

European Southern Observatory (ESO), 88, 96, 133

European Space Agency (ESA), 61, 67, 118

Infrared Space Observatory (ISO), 67, 76, 78

Explorer program, 23, 38, 65–66, 67, 90, 118, 119

Advanced Composition Explorer, 38

COBE, 38–39, 44, 46, 51, 66, 117

EUVE, 38, 65, 89, 119

funding, 24, 112

FUSE, 5, 23, 38, 65, 89, 111–112, 119

IRAS, 4, 30, 35, 40, 66, 67, 75, 76, 78, 80, 93, 96, 117, 119, 131–132, 134

IUE, 96, 117, 119, 133, 156

SMEX, 25, 65, 90, 112, 118, 119

Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×

Working Papers , 23, 90, 118

XTE, 65–66, 89

Extraterrestrial intelligence, 62

Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE), 38, 65, 89, 119

F

Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopy Explorer

(FUSE), 5, 23, 38, 65, 89, 111–112, 119

Federal government, 110–120, 152

Department of Defense, 16, 83, 113

Department of Energy, 16, 69–70, 112

Department of the Navy, 58, 113

private projects, partnerships, 56–57

see also National Aeronautics and Space Administration;

National Science Foundation

Fellowships and grants,

see Grants and fellowships, individuals

Fiber optics, 86

Field Report, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, 111

Flexible Image Transport System (FITS), 97

Fly's Eye telescope, 22, 38, 71, 90, 111

Focal plane arrays, 26

4-m telescopes, 22, 44, 53, 88, 111

European Southern Observatory (ESO), 88, 96, 133

France, 62, 67, 133

Friedmann, A., 45

Funding, 152, 153–154

archival data, 6, 96–97, 98–99

centimeter wavelength programs, 58

cooperative projects, 56–57

grants and fellowships, individuals, 2, 7, 13–14, 55, 63, 110, 114, 116, 156

ground-based infrastructure and programs, 2, 12–27, 115–116

international collaborations, 24, 67

lunar initiative, 7, 107, 108–109

NASA, 6, 27, 111–112, 116–117, 153, 156, 157

NSF, 2, 6, 13–14, 115, 153–156

prioritized equipment initiatives, 3–6, 16–18

small and moderate programs, 5, 24, 117

solar astronomy, 61–62, 85

technology development, 20, 26–27

theory, 6, 14, 69

see also Joint ventures

G

Galaxies and galactic processes, 28, 51, 59, 60

active, 40–42, 59, 64, 73, 88

Andromeda, 39

clusters, 9, 39, 40, 47–48, 49–50, 53

constituent elements, 38

evolution, 8, 9, 39–40, 42–44, 65, 73–74, 81–82, 103, 105

explosions, 28

gas processes, 43–44, 47, 50, 53, 60, 64, 75, 82

intergalactic media and processes, 43–44, 47, 50, 53, 60

Large Magellanic Cloud, 9

magnetic fields, 90

Milky Way, 38–39

nuclei, 66, 67, 79, 82, 88

theory, 42, 43, 44, 48–49

ultraluminous, 9, 75, 105;

see also Quasars

Gamma-ray astronomy, 26 , 38, 42, 70–71, 90, 105, 132

airshower detector, 70–71, 90, 111

Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO), 15, 38, 63, 64

Gas processes

galactic, 43–44, 47, 50, 53, 60, 64, 75, 82

interstellar, 39, 41–42, 43, 73–74, 82, 122

supernova, 38

see also Accretion disks

Geophysics, 126

volcanoes, 32–33, 61

Germany, 61, 62, 67, 78–79

Gladstone, W., 129

Global Oscillations Network Group (GONG), 61, 111, 119

Global Positioning System, 132

Granite telescope, 70

Grants and fellowships, individuals,

see Funding

Gravitational processes

accretion disks, 29–30, 35, 41–42, 72, 82

Big Bang, 8, 9, 28, 29, 44–47, 48, 51, 52, 54, 71

black holes, 9, 37, 41–42, 64, 66, 79

dark matter, 49–51, 54, 71

galactic, 41, 43, 47, 48

refraction, 9

solar/stellar, 33, 34–35, 37

solar systems, other, 31

theory, 45, 50

Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×

universal scale, 50, 52–53

Great Observatories, 15, 27, 59, 63, 110, 117

see also Advanced X-ray Astrophysics

Facility;

Gamma Ray Observatory;

Hubble Space Telescope;

Space

Infrared Telescope Facility

Great Red Spot, 28

Green Bank radio telescope, 59, 60, 82

Ground-based research, general, 2, 5–6, 12–14, 16–19, 20–22, 25, 55–62, 115–116, 156, 158

data archiving, 96–97, 98–99

see also specific projects

H

Halley's Comet, 61, 122, 134

HEAO,

see Einstein Observatory

Helioseismology, 9–10, 34, 61

High-Energy Astronomical Observatory,

see Einstein Observatory

High-Energy Transient Experiment (HETE), 118–119

Historical perspectives, 28, 29–31, 33, 121, 152

archiving, data, 95

computer technology, 91

cosmological theory, 44–45, 51, 54

galactic astronomy, 39, 49

interferometry, 83

Little Ice Age, 126

non-astronomy applications, 129–133

policy, 111–113

quasars, 40

space-based research, 63

stellar astronomy, 35, 36–37

Homestake mine, 70

Hubble, E., 45, 53

Hubble Space Telescope (HST), 15, 40, 41, 43, 44, 63–64, 68, 112, 117

I

Image Reduction and Analysis Facility (IRAF), 93, 95, 97

Indiana University, 56

Inflationary universe model, 53–54

Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), 30, 35, 40, 66, 67, 75, 78, 93, 96, 117, 119, 131–132, 134

Infrared astronomy, 75–80, 158

galactic evolution, 43

infrared-optimized 8-m telescope, 4, 17, 20, 30, 32, 39, 40, 43, 44, 56, 74, 76–78, 79, 83

IRAF, 97

IRAS, 30, 35, 40, 66, 67, 75, 76, 78, 80, 93, 96, 117, 119, 131–132, 134

IRTF, 20, 61, 83

ISO, 67, 76, 78

moon, observatories on, 101

NICMOS, 64, 68

planetary evolution, 9

SIRTF, 3–4, 15, 26, 30, 35, 38, 40, 43, 50, 63, 67, 68, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80

SOFIA, 5, 23, 25, 32, 35, 38, 67, 77, 78–79, 80

telescopes, general, 25, 26, 31

two-micron survey, 24

Infrared-optimized 8-m telescope, 4, 17, 20, 30, 32, 39, 40, 43, 44, 56, 74, 76–78, 79, 83

Infrared Space Observatory (ISO), 67, 76, 78

Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF), 20, 61, 83

Interdisciplinary cooperation, 69, 71, 124–126, 129–133

Interferometry, 21, 23–24, 80, 113

AIM, 5, 23–24, 85

history, 83

infrared and optical, 26–27, 31, 58, 80–81, 83–84, 103–105

moon, observatories on, 101, 103–105, 106, 108

optical, 26–27, 31, 58, 80–81, 83–84

planetary, 23–24

radio, 60, 80, 81, 105, 119, 160

VLA, 5, 13, 22–23, 58, 80, 85–86, 91, 93, 94

VLBA, 23, 40, 59, 85–86, 111

VLBI, 26, 59, 80, 126, 134

Intergalactic media and processes, 43–44, 47, 50, 53, 60

International Astronomical Union, 133

International collaborations, 24, 67, 110, 112, 119–120, 133–134

computer technology, 92, 96

cost-effectiveness, 120

IRAS, 30, 35, 40, 66, 67, 75, 78, 93, 96, 117, 119, 131–132, 134

moon-based technology, 109

particle physics, 70

Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×

solar astronomy, 22, 34, 61, 62, 85–86

telescopes, 56, 61, 78–79, 96

VLBI, 134

see also specific countries

International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE), 96, 117, 119, 133, 156

Interstellar media and processes, 65

cosmic dust, 40, 75, 79

gases, 39, 41–42, 43, 73–74, 82, 122

organic materials, 62

supernova gases, 38

Io, 33, 61

Iron, 36

Italy, 56, 62, 70

J

Japan, 63, 67, 70, 112, 118, 134

Johns Hopkins University, 56

Joint ventures, 56–57, 60, 61

NASA/NSF, 112

see also International collaboration

Jupiter, 28, 30, 31, 32, 61

K

Kamiokande II, 70

Kant, I., 29

Keck optical telescope, 56, 78, 82, 86, 87

Kodak Company, 130

Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO), 41, 61, 67, 75, 77, 78, 79, 156

L

Laboratory astrophysics, 25, 26, 55, 68–70

La Palma Observatory, 96

Large Earth-based Solar Telescope (LEST), 22, 34, 85

Large-scale structure of universe, 9, 29, 47–49, 51–54, 73, 88

Laser technology, artificial stars, 83

Launch vehicles, 27, 67–68, 76, 89, 101, 117, 119

Little Ice Age, 126

Lunar bodies

Charon, 10

Io, 33, 61

Moon, 6–7, 27, 100–109

M

Magellanic Clouds, 9, 21, 88

Magellan telescope, 56

Magnetic fields

galactic, 90

stellar, 36, 85

MANIAC, 91

Manned space exploration, 101, 103, 106

Space Shuttle, 62–63, 67–68, 89, 112, 118, 119

Mars, atmosphere, 10, 127

Medical science, 129–130

Michelson, A., 83

Microwave Observing Program, 62

Milky Way, 38–39

Millimeter Array (MMA), 4–5, 20–21, 30, 35, 53, 74, 81–82

Millimeter astronomy, 4–5, 13, 30, 35, 60–61, 158

MMA, 4–5, 20–21, 30, 35, 53, 74, 81–82

Millitech Corporation, 130

Minorities, 151–152

Mirror Laboratory of Steward Observatory, 86

Mirror technology, 56, 57, 63, 86, 106–107, 117

Keck optical telescope, 56, 78, 82, 86, 87

on moon, 101

Spectroscopic Survey Telescope, 56, 86

Mission operations and data analysis, 89, 92

see also Computers and computer science

Moon, 6–7, 27, 100–109

see also Lunar bodies

Multidisciplinary approach,

see Interdisciplinary cooperation

N

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA), 11, 16, 26, 27, 61, 66, 111–112, 116–117, 153, 156, 157

Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby, 31

computer science, 95–97, 98–99

education, 114, 115, 151–152

extraterrestrial intelligence, 62

interferometry, general, 5, 23–24, 85, 108

manned space exploration, 101, 103, 106,

see also Space Shuttle

moon observatories, 100, 107–108, 109

planning, 63, 107–108, 111, 116–117, 118

Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×

suborbital program, 66–67, 117

theory, 69

Voyager program, 33

see also Explorer program;

Great Observatories

National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC), 13, 116

National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO), 13, 56, 88, 93, 115, 116

National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), 12, 58, 93–94, 115, 116

see also Very Large Array;

Very Long Baseline Array

National Research Council, 1–2, 10–11

Stever Report, 68

see also Field Report;

Working Papers

National Science Foundation, 13, 16, 57, 58, 59, 60, 69, 111, 112, 115–116, 153–156

computer science, 92, 95, 97, 98, 99

education, 114

GONG, 61, 111, 119

National security, 130–132

telescopes, 26

see also Department of Defense

National Solar Observatory (NSO), 62

Naval Observatory, 132

Naval Research Laboratory, 113

Netherlands, 134

von Neumann, J., 91

Neutrino astronomy, 9, 37, 124

solar, 10, 26, 34, 62, 68–69, 70, 124

Neutron stars, 9, 36, 37, 64, 66

New Mexico State University, 57

New Technology Telescope, 88

Newton, I., 33, 45

Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-Objective Spectrometer (NICMOS), 64, 68

Nuclear reactions, fusion, 36, 133

O

Office of Management and Budget, 12

Office of Space Science and Applications,

Strategic Plan , 63, 107, 111, 116–117, 118

Ohio State University, 56

Omega,

see Density of universe

Optical astronomy, 5, 21–22, 31, 32, 48, 49–50, 55–56, 58, 158

active optics, 82

adaptive optics, 58, 76, 82–83, 88, 113

interferometry, 26–27, 31, 58, 80–81, 83–84

Keck telescope, 56, 78, 82, 86, 87

laser technology, 83

National Optical Astronomy Observatories, 13, 56, 88, 93, 115

see also Mirror technology

Ozone layer, 127

P

Particle astrophysics, 9, 26, 33, 36, 38, 42, 55, 70–71, 124–125

American Astronomical Association, 114, 150

cosmology, 47

dark matter, 49–51, 54, 71;

see also Black holes

neutrinos 9, 10, 26, 34, 37, 62, 68–69, 70, 124

protons, 26, 38, 62, 90

theory, 51, 111, 124

see also Cosmic rays

Pease, F., 83

Pennsylvania State University, 56

Planetary astronomy, 8, 61

geophysics, 126

volcanoes, 32–33, 61

historical perspectives, 29, 31

interferometry, 23–24

WF/PC, 63, 64

see also specific planets

Planetary atmospheres,

see Atmospheric processes

Planetary Data System, 98

Planetary formation and evolution, 9, 29–30, 72–73

accretion disks, 29–30, 35, 41–42, 72, 82

protoplanets, 29, 82

Pluto, 10, 33

Princeton University, 57

Private telescope initiatives, 56–57, 78

Professional associations

American Astronomical Association, 114, 150

International Astronomical Union, 133

Project STAR, 122

Project 2061, 122

Protogalaxies, 8

Protoplanets, 29, 82

Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×

see also Accretion disks

Protostars, 29, 34–35, 75, 97

Pulsars, 59

Q

Quasars, 9, 40–42, 50, 54, 59, 82, 104, 119, 132

R

Radar, 61, 131

Radioactive dating, 45

RadioAstron, 67, 134

Radio astronomy, 26, 58–61, 75, 105, 109, 158, 160

galactic processes, 42, 44

Green Bank radio telescope, 59, 60, 82

interferometry, 60, 67, 80, 81, 105, 119, 134

non-astronomy uses, 129–130, 132

radar, 61, 131

RadioAstron, 67, 134

stellar evolution, 35, 37

VLA, 5, 13, 22–23, 58, 80, 85–86, 91, 93, 94

VLBA, 23, 40, 59, 85–86, 111

VLBI, 26, 59, 80, 126, 134

VSOP, 67

see also Millimeter astronomy;

Neutron stars;

Submillimeter astronomy

Robotics, 27, 33, 106

Rockets,

see Launch vehicles

Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), 50, 67

S

Scientists

demographic factors, 150–152

grants and fellowships, individuals, 55, 63, 110, 114, 116, 156

professional associations, 114, 133, 150

Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), 62

6-m telescope, 27

Sky survey, infrared, 24, 80

Small Explorers (SMEX), 25, 65, 90, 112, 118, 119

Small and moderate projects, 2, 5–6, 19, 110, 117, 118

funding, 24, 117

Smithsonian Institution, 56, 61, 70, 86

Solar astronomy, 26, 33–34, 36, 61–62

atmosphere, 85

climate and, 126–127

international efforts, 22, 34, 61, 62, 85–86

LEST, 22, 34, 85

variability, 33, 126–127, 129;

see also Helioseismology

Solar-Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), 61

Solar neutrinos, 10, 26, 34, 62, 68–69, 70, 124

Solar oscillations,

see Helioseismology

Solar system

asteroids, 31–32

comets, 31–32, 61

evolution, 29–30, 31, 35

see also terms beginning Planetary and specific planets

Solar systems, other, 30–31, 104

Southern 8-m telescope, 5, 21, 74, 86, 88

Soviet Union, 51, 62, 63, 67, 70, 112, 134

Space-based research, general, 5, 14–16, 21, 23–24, 25–26, 62–68

archiving, 98

see also specific projects

Space Exploration Initiative, 107–108

Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), 3–4, 15, 26, 30, 35, 38, 40, 43, 50, 63, 67, 68, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80

Space Science in the 21st Century , 103

Space Shuttle, 62–63, 67–68, 89, 112, 118, 119

Space Telescope Imaging Spectrometer, 64

Space Telescope Science Institute, 63

Spectroscopic Survey Telescope, 56, 86

Stellar atmospheres, 83

Stellar evolution, 8, 34–38, 72–73, 104, 105

computer models, 91

neutron stars, 9, 36, 37, 64, 66

protostars, 29–30, 34–35, 75, 97

pulsars, 59

red giants, 36

supernovae, 9, 28, 36, 37–38, 54, 67, 70, 88, 91, 124

theory, 35, 36–38, 42

white dwarfs, 36, 37, 65

Stellar magnetic fields, 36, 85

Stellar variation, see

Helioseismology

Stever Report, 68

Steward Observatory Mirror Laboratory, 57

Strategic Defense Initiative, 113

Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×

Strategic Plan (NASA), 63, 107, 111, 116–117, 118

Stratospheric Facility for Far-Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), 5, 23, 25, 32, 35, 38, 67, 77, 78–79, 80

Submillimeter astronomy, 27, 60–61, 67, 75, 90, 105

CSO, 60, 75

from moon, 105, 108

SOFIA, 5, 23, 25, 32, 35, 38, 67, 77, 78–79, 80

SWAS, 63, 66

Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite (SWAS), 63, 66

Sun,

see Solar astronomy

Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect, 53

Supernovae, 9, 28, 36, 37–38, 54, 67, 70, 88, 91, 124

T

Taurus constellation, 30

Technology development, 26–27, 56, 68, 72

Telescopes, 1, 4–5, 26, 27, 39, 72, 159

atmospheric processes and error, 80, 82–83, 101, 104

consortia, 56–57, 96

international collaboration, 56, 61, 78–79, 96

moon-based, 103, 108, 109

see also Airborne telescopes;

8-m telescopes;

4-m telescopes;

Infrared astronomy;

Interferometry;

Optical astronomy;

Radio astronomy;

10-m telescopes;

Ultraviolet astronomy

Temperature effects and measurements, 126

intergalactic, 44

stellar, 33, 34–35, 42, 61

10-m telescopes, 10, 27, 39, 43, 44, 56, 78, 82, 83

Theoretical astrophysics, 12, 29, 31, 33, 55, 68–70

computer simulations, 30, 42, 48, 91, 97–98

galactic, 42, 43, 44, 48–49

gravity, 45, 50

particle physics, 51, 111, 124

stellar, 35, 36–38, 42

see also Cosmology

Time standards, 132

Two-micron survey, 24

U

Ultraviolet astronomy

EUVE, 38, 65, 89, 119

FUSE, 5, 23, 38, 65, 89, 111–112, 119

IUE, 96, 117, 119, 133, 156

United Kingdom, 67, 129, 134

University of Arizona, 56, 57, 61, 86

University of California, 56

University of California, Berkeley, 60

University of Chicago, 57

University of Illinois, 60

University of Maryland, 60

University of Texas, 56

University of Washington, 57

University of Wisconsin, 56

University research, 56–57, 60–61, 88–89, 106, 114, 122–124

V

Venus, 127

Very Large Array (VLA), 5, 13, 22–23, 58, 80, 85–86, 91, 93, 94

Very large telescopes, 159

moon-based technology, 109

see also 8-m telescopes;

10-m telescopes

Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), 23, 40, 59, 85–86, 111

Very long baseline interferometry (VLBI), 25, 59, 80, 126, 134

Volcanoes, 32–33, 61

Voyager program, 33

VSOP, 67

W

Washington State University, 57

Weather,

see Climate and weather

Whipple Observatory, 70

White dwarfs, 36, 37, 65

Wide-Field/Planetary Camera (WF/PC), 63, 64

WIYN telescope, 56

Women, 151

Working Papers , 11, 16, 27, 75, 80, 150, 152, 161

centimeter wavelength programs, 58

Explorer program, 23, 90, 118

small programs, 24, 118

theory and laboratory astrophysics, 69

Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×

X

X-ray astronomy, 27, 38, 42, 67, 105, 132

ASTRO, 68

ASTRO-D, 50, 67

AXAF, 15, 26, 34, 38, 42, 50, 53, 63, 64–65, 68, 76

dark matter, 50

Einstein Observatory, 42, 50, 64, 91, 96, 117

ROSAT, 50, 67

X-ray Timing Explorer (XTE), 65–66, 89

Y

Yale University, 56

Z

Zwicky, F., 36, 49

Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×
This page in the original is blank.
Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×
Page 173
Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×
Page 174
Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×
Page 175
Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×
Page 176
Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×
Page 177
Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×
Page 178
Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×
Page 179
Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×
Page 180
Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×
Page 181
Suggested Citation:"Index." National Research Council. 1991. The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1634.
×
Page 182
Next: Supplemental Image Plates »
The Decade of Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics Get This Book
×
Buy Paperback | $45.00
MyNAP members save 10% online.
Login or Register to save!
Download Free PDF

Astronomers and astrophysicists are making revolutionary advances in our understanding of planets, stars, galaxies, and even the structure of the universe itself. The Decade of Discovery presents a survey of this exciting field of science and offers a prioritized agenda for space- and ground-based research into the twenty-first century.

The book presents specific recommendations, programs, and expenditure levels to meet the needs of the astronomy and astrophysics communities.

Accessible to the interested lay reader, the book explores:

  • The technological investments needed for instruments that will be built in the next century.
  • The importance of the computer revolution to all aspects of astronomical research.
  • The potential usefulness of the moon as an observatory site.
  • Policy issues relevant to the funding of astronomy and the execution of astronomical projects.

The Decade of Discovery will prove valuable to science policymakers, research administrators, scientists, and students in the physical sciences, and interested lay readers.

  1. ×

    Welcome to OpenBook!

    You're looking at OpenBook, NAP.edu's online reading room since 1999. Based on feedback from you, our users, we've made some improvements that make it easier than ever to read thousands of publications on our website.

    Do you want to take a quick tour of the OpenBook's features?

    No Thanks Take a Tour »
  2. ×

    Show this book's table of contents, where you can jump to any chapter by name.

    « Back Next »
  3. ×

    ...or use these buttons to go back to the previous chapter or skip to the next one.

    « Back Next »
  4. ×

    Jump up to the previous page or down to the next one. Also, you can type in a page number and press Enter to go directly to that page in the book.

    « Back Next »
  5. ×

    Switch between the Original Pages, where you can read the report as it appeared in print, and Text Pages for the web version, where you can highlight and search the text.

    « Back Next »
  6. ×

    To search the entire text of this book, type in your search term here and press Enter.

    « Back Next »
  7. ×

    Share a link to this book page on your preferred social network or via email.

    « Back Next »
  8. ×

    View our suggested citation for this chapter.

    « Back Next »
  9. ×

    Ready to take your reading offline? Click here to buy this book in print or download it as a free PDF, if available.

    « Back Next »
Stay Connected!