Highlights of Spanish Astrophysics III : Proceedings of the Fifth Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA), Held in Toledo, Spain, September 9–13, 2002

This volume contains the Proceedings of the Fifth Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (Sociedad Espanola de Astronomfa, SEA). The meeting was held at the Universidad de Castilla La Mancha in Toledo, from September 9 to 13, 2002. The event brought together 219 participants who pre­ sented their latest results in many different subjects. In comparison with the previous scientific meetings of the Society, the numbers of oral talks and poster contributions (122 and 64, respectively) are rapidly increasing, confirming that the SEA conferences are becoming a point of reference to assess the interests and achievements of astrophysical research in Spain. During the meeting, the SEA made public the granting of the Prize to the Best Spanish Ph. D. Thesis in As­ tronomy and Astrophysics for the period 2000-2001 ex aequo to Dr. A. Zurita and Dr. E. Villaver. This is the second time that the SEA is awarding this prize, which aim is to encourage young spanish astrophysicists to pursue a high level scientific career. The Society is indebted to the Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, and, in particular, to the San Pedro Martir staff, for its hospitality. It is also indebted to the Local Organizing Committee for its dedication and the good atmosphere that prevailed at any moment, and to the Scientific Organizing Committee for its excel­ lent work. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Astronomical Highlights of the SEA Decade....Pages 1-14 The Intergalactic Medium Observed in Ly α Absorption....Pages 15-22 Simulations of Precessing Jets....Pages 23-26 The Case for a Universal Density Profile in Clusters of Galaxies....Pages 27-30 AXIS: An XMM-Newton International Survey....Pages 31-34 Dispersion in Modeled Abundances....Pages 35-38 Comparing SFR Indicators from Multiwavelength Data in Galaxies at Intermediate Redshifts....Pages 39-42 The CYDER Survey and the X-Ray Faint Universe....Pages 43-46 Clusters of Galaxies in X-Rays: Dark Matter....Pages 47-50 Last Results in the GRB Field....Pages 51-54 Is the IMF Varying Among Ellipticals?....Pages 55-58 Lens Effect and CMB Anisotropies: Deviations from Gaussianity....Pages 59-62 Type and Environment Dependent Luminosity Function of Galaxies....Pages 63-66 Cosmology with Galaxy Clusters through the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich Effect....Pages 67-70 The UV Opacity of High-Redshift Galaxies....Pages 71-74 SNe-Ia and the Formation History of Early-Type Galaxies....Pages 75-78 Major Improvements to Estimate Luminosity Functions Using Maximum Likelihood Methods....Pages 79-82 Chemical Evolution of CNO Abundances....Pages 83-86 Structure Formation in the Universe....Pages 87-90 The Galaxy Cluster RBS380: X-Ray and Optical Analysis....Pages 91-94 Optical Continuum Sources in Gravitationally Lensed Quasars....Pages 95-98 Line-Strength Gradients and Stellar Populations in the Bulges of Spiral Galaxies....Pages 99-102 The Extended Structure of Phoenix Dwarf Galaxy....Pages 103-106 Spectroscopy of Luminous Blue Compact Galaxies at Intermediate Z ....Pages 107-110 Molecular Gas in the Intergalactic Medium of Stephan’s Quintet....Pages 111-114 The Structure of Dark-Matter Halos: Origin and Evolution....Pages 115-118 X-Ray Spectral Properties of XMM-Newton Axis Serendipitous Sources....Pages 119-122 Weighting the Mass of NGC 253: Mid and Far Infrared Spatial Distribution....Pages 123-126 How to Determine the Star Formation Histories in Spiral Disks....Pages 127-130 Nature of Emission Line Galaxies on a Survey on the 8200Å Atmospheric Window....Pages 131-134 Fractal Universe versus Cosmological Principle....Pages 135-138 IR Observation of Objects at Moderate to High Redshift through Gravitational Lenses....Pages 139-142 Influence of Internal Energy on the Stability of Relativistic Flows....Pages 143-146 Where are the High Velocity Clouds?....Pages 147-150 Lens Effect and CMB Anisotropies: Simulations....Pages 151-154 Elliptical Galaxies at Low Z from Self-Consistent Hydrodynamical Simulations....Pages 155-158 A New Spectral Stellar Library for Population Synthesis....Pages 159-162 Hi Content, 3D Structure and Dynamics of the Virgo Cluster Region....Pages 163-166 Search for Dark Matter with the AMS Experiment....Pages 167-170 The Role of Collapse and Merger Events in Elliptical Formation....Pages 171-174 Microlensing and Extinction in the Lens System QSO 0957+561....Pages 175-178 Gravitational Microlensing: Current Issues....Pages 179-182 Evolution of the Space Density of Quasars from Z = 2 To Z = 4....Pages 183-186 The Properties of the Ionized Interstellar Medium in Spiral Galaxies....Pages 187-194 Corrugations....Pages 195-202 A Photometric Study of Circumnuclear Star Forming Rings: Broad Band Data....Pages 203-206 Optical and Near-IR Spectrophotometry of CNSFR’s: Preliminary Results....Pages 207-210 Nebular Diagnostics for Young Stellar Populations: Photon Escape Vs. Atmosphere Blanketing....Pages 211-214 The Local Group Galaxies as a Stepping Stone to the High- Z Universe....Pages 215-218 Spectroscopy of CSS Sources....Pages 219-222 Twodimensional Spectroscopy of the Starburst Galaxy NGC2782....Pages 223-226 Stellar Populations in Local Star-Forming Galaxies....Pages 227-230 Empirical Diagnostics of HII Regions Based on Sulphur Emission Lines....Pages 231-234 The VLBA 2 cm Survey....Pages 235-238 The Host Environment of Nuclear Emission-Line Galaxies....Pages 239-242 Extragalactic Chemistry of Starbursts: The Case of M 82....Pages 243-246 The Tabby Cat in the Picture Puzzle: Fitting Unusual Stars into Scenarios of Stellar Evolution....Pages 247-268 Additional Information on Multiple Stellar Systems....Pages 269-272 The UV Spectrum of Vega....Pages 273-276 Magnetic Fields in Star Forming Regions....Pages 277-280 Constraining Theory and Modelling of Protoplanetary Discs....Pages 281-284 Rotational Modulation of the Photospheric and Chrosmospheric Activity in the Young, Single K2-Dwarf PW And....Pages 285-288 Optical Tracers of the Outer Galactic Arm....Pages 289-292 High Resolution Spectroscopic Survey of Single Late-Type Stars Members of Young Moving Groups....Pages 293-296 Masses and Radii of Stars in the Lower Main Sequence: Comparison with Current Models....Pages 297-300 The Stellar Coronae in Active Binary Systems....Pages 301-304 VLBI Observations of SiO Masers at 43 and 86 GHz in AGB Stars....Pages 305-308 Remote Sensing of Astrophysical Magnetic Fields via the Hanle and Zeeman Effects....Pages 309-312 Upwind Relativistic MHD Code for Astrophysical Applications....Pages 313-316 Ten Years of Supernova Spectroscopy....Pages 317-320 A Search for New Microquasars in the Galaxy....Pages 321-324 High-Resolution Radio Observations of Supernova SN1986J....Pages 325-328 Observation of Gamma-Pulsars with Magic Telescope....Pages 329-332 Recent Results on the Microquasar LS 5039....Pages 333-336 X-Ray Emission from Classical Novae....Pages 337-340 Probing the Substellar Domain in Young, Nearby Star Clusters....Pages 341-348 Lithium in Brown Dwarfs: A New Age Scale for Open Clusters....Pages 349-352 Asteroids and Comets: Monoliths or Gravitational Aggregates?....Pages 353-356 Characterization of Methane in an Astrophysical Environment....Pages 357-360 Accretion and Outflow in T Tauri Stars: The Ultraviolet View with the HST....Pages 361-364 Ion Implantation in Water Ice: Study of the Formation of Hydrogen Peroxide....Pages 365-368 The Role of Large Scale Jovian Storms in the Energy Balance of Jupiter....Pages 369-372 Protoplanetary Disks in T Tauri and Herbig Ae/Be Stars....Pages 373-376 Westerlund 1....Pages 377-380 Cloud Vertical Structure at Saturn’s Southern Polar Region from HST Observations (1997–2001)....Pages 381-384 Atmospheric Circulation of Jovian Extrasolar Planets with Large Orbital Period....Pages 385-388 On the Threshold of Tomorrow’s Astronomy....Pages 389-392 The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)....Pages 393-400 Alma Observations of Nebulae Surrounding Evolved Stars....Pages 401-404 Radio Spectroscopy Observations at the Madrid Deep Space Station....Pages 405-408 Calar Alto — New Approaches to Maximise Scientific Return....Pages 409-412 Canaricam: Progress and Spanish Exploitation....Pages 413-416 The Magic Telescope for Gamma-Ray Astronomy....Pages 417-420 Observations of VHE γ-Rays with the HEGRA Iacts System....Pages 421-424 LIRIS a New Near Infrared Spectrograph for the WHT: Project Status....Pages 425-428 Spectrophotometric Calibration of Canaricam: Results and Prospects....Pages 429-432 Transformation of the Camera Baker-Nunn of San Fernando: Quick CCD Survey....Pages 433-436 Databases and Neural Networks Applied to Spectral Classification....Pages 437-440 Development of a Multi-Mission Data Server at LAEFF....Pages 441-444 PARTNeR....Pages 445-448 A Prototype of the GAIA Data Base....Pages 449-452 Observations with the ROA CCD Transit Circle in Argentina....Pages 453-456 Digitization of Carte Du Ciel Plates, San Fernando Zone, Using a Flatbed Scanner....Pages 457-460 Science with Small Telescopes: The STARE Project....Pages 461-461 A Photometric Study of Circumnuclear Star Forming Rings: H α Results....Pages 462-462 Proton Flux Prediction: First Version of an Operational Code....Pages 463-463 Photometry of the Galactic Open Clusters: NGC 2548 and NGC 1817....Pages 464-464 Search for Substellar Companions Around Young Nearby Stars....Pages 465-465 Extension of the Calibration of Ca II Triplet as Metallicity Indicator....Pages 466-466 The Long Duration GRB 001007....Pages 467-467 Spectroscopic Monitoring with High Temporal Resolution of the Flare Star AD Leo....Pages 468-468 K s Number Counts in the Coppi and Groth Strip Fields....Pages 469-469 The Input Catalogue for the OMC Camera On-Board Integral....Pages 470-470 Cosmos Survey: U and B Observations of the Groth Strip....Pages 471-471 Kinematic Evolution of the Young Stars in the Solar Neighbourhood....Pages 472-472 The [OII]λ3727 Luminosity Function of the Local Universe....Pages 473-473 Multiwavelength Optical Observations of Three X Ray/EUV Selected Binaries....Pages 474-474 First Results from the UCM-CIDA-YALE Survey....Pages 475-475 Tidal Tails of the Dwarf Satellite Galaxies and the Milky Way Halo....Pages 476-476 Protoplanetary Disks....Pages 477-477 Future Integral Observations of Classical Novae....Pages 478-478 The Starburst Seyfert 2 Nucleus of NGC 1808 as Seen by XMM-Newton ....Pages 479-479 GAIA: Derivation of Stellar Parameters....Pages 480-480 Radio and X-Ray Observations of NGC 1052....Pages 481-481 A Catalogue of High-Precision JHK Photometry of a Sample of over 500 Stars....Pages 482-482 Canaricam: The Multimode Mid-IR Imager for the GTC....Pages 483-483 Statistical Study of the ISM and Star Formation in Isolated Galaxies: A New Database....Pages 484-484 Kinematics of Planetary Nebulae and Jets in T Tauri Stars....Pages 485-485 Can Interactions be the Main Star Formation Mechanism in Wolf-Rayet Galaxies?....Pages 486-486 The Stellar Content of NGC 5850....Pages 487-487 Density Determination of Ices of Astrophysical Interest by Double-Laser Interferometry....Pages 488-488 Kinematic Analysis of the Solar Neighbourhood....Pages 489-489 Recent Developments at Bootes....Pages 490-490 Two Dwarf Galaxies Undergoing Galactic Winds?....Pages 491-491 Bubbles Features in the Edge-On Starburst Galaxy NGC 4631....Pages 492-492 Analysis of The Ionizing Sources of IRAS 14348–1447 with Integral....Pages 493-493 Eurd † : Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrograph for the Observation of Diffuse Radiation....Pages 494-494 Effect of Pulsar Timing Noise and Glitches on γ-Pulsar Observation....Pages 495-495 Contribution of the Photospheric Magnetic Network to The Solar Cycle Irradiance Variability....Pages 496-496 Atlas of Starburst Galaxies Observed from Canarias....Pages 497-497 Multi-Wavelength VLA Observations of the Young Supernova SN 1993J....Pages 498-498 Analysis of the Soft X-Ray Background Towards the Northern Sky....Pages 499-499 Spatial Distribution of the Galactic X-Ray Halo Absorbing Material....Pages 500-500 Are S0 Galaxies Dynamically Different than Spirals?....Pages 501-501 A Direct and Accurate Distance to M31 from Eclipsing Binaries....Pages 502-502 A Multi-Frequency Study of 3C 309.1....Pages 503-503 Photometric Study of GSC 4832.400....Pages 504-504 Automated Classification of Light Curves Using ANNs....Pages 505-505 Transformation of Galaxies by Mergers....Pages 506-506 K'-Band Galaxy Counts in the Groth Strip Flanking Fields....Pages 507-507 Detection of M Supergiants in Inner Regions of the Galaxy....Pages 508-508 Real Time Access to Remote Telescopes Using Web Based Technology....Pages 509-509 Physical Conditions and Abundances in HII Regions: Ne Lines....Pages 510-510 Back Matter....Pages 511-511 ....Pages 513-517

This volume documents the contributions presented at the 5th Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Astronomical Society (SEA). Covering a wide range of topics, the 154 contributed papers give a comprehensive overview of the current state of Spanish astronomy.

The Proceedings include special reviews by Dr. V. Trimble and other experts dealing with the astronomical highlights of the last decade, the future of astronomical instrumentation, the scenarios of stellar evolution, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array, the intergalactic medium, the ionized interstellar medium in spiral galaxies and the substellar domain in star clusters. The contents of these proceedings thus reflect the broad interests of the Spanish astronomical community.