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CCP7 - Collaborative Computational Project for the analysis of as tronomical spectra
- Abstract
- The UK scientific community has access to outstanding
astronomica l observing facilities, enabling it to
make observations at all wavelengths from radio to
X-ray. The interpretation of these can often only be
achieved by a quantitative comparison between an observed
spectrum and a theoretical model. Sophisticated calculations
of atomic, chemical and radiative processes in the
emitting plasma, as well as self-consistent models
of the objects themselves, can lead to the inferrence
of fundamental properties of the emitter (e.g. kinetic
temperature, electron density, chemical composition,
geometry, dynamics and stratification). These calculations
depend on realistic algorithms, large quantities of
atomic and molecular data, and substantial computational
resources. CCP7 is concerned with providing the UK
astronomical community with access to suitable resources,
particularly in the domain of stellar atmospheres and
the interstellar medium. It pursues specific research
objectives in a number of selected areas and plays
a key role in providing a communication channel between
astronomers, physicists and chemists with common interests.
- DateOfInformation
- Wed Jun 3 14:25:34 1998
- Domain
- Scientific and Engineering Applications
- Name
- CCP7 - Collaborative Computational Project for the analysis of as tronomical spectra
- TargetEnvironment
- UNIX
- Webpage
- http://polaris.st-and.ac.uk/ccp7/
- ContactIs
- ccp4@dl.ac.uk
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