EAS Publications Series
Volume 2 (2002)
GAIA: A European Space Project
Les Houches, France, May 14-18, 2001O. Bienaymé and C. Turon (Eds.)
ISBN: 2-86883-597-X
Section I: GAIA: Unprecedented Performance
GAIA: An Introduction to the Project p. 3
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Photometric and Imaging Performance p. 27
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GAIA Spectroscopy and Radial Velocities p. 39
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Overview of GAIA Data Reduction p. 55
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RVs' Radial Velocities Accuracy p. 63
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Performance of the GAIA Photometric Systems 1F, 2A & 3G p. 67
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Space Astrometry Missions p. 69
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Section II: Fundamental Physics: General Relativity
Relativistic Modelling of Positional Observations with Microarcsecond Accuracy p. 93
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Fundamental Physics with GAIA p. 107
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White Dwarfs as Tools of Fundamental Physics: the Gravitational Constant Case p. 123
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Section III: Astronomic Impact on Stellar Astronomy
GAIA and Physics of Stellar Interiors p. 131
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Importance of very Accurate Luminosities for Stellar Formation and Evolution p. 145
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Duplicity and Masses p. 155
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The Oldest Stellar Populations and the Age of the Universe p. 163
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Absolute Luminosities of Stellar Candles p. 171
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Analysis of Huge Catalogues. New Methodologies for the Virtual Observatories p. 179
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Section IV: Sub-Stellar Objects: Brown Dwarfs and Exo-Planets
Theory of Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs: Success and Remaining Uncertainties p. 191
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Field Brown Dwarfs & GAIA p. 199
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The GAIA Astrometric Survey of Extra-Solar Planets p. 207
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Detection of Transits of Extrasolar Planets with GAIA p. 215
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Section V: Structure, Formation and History of the Galaxy
Dust and Obscuration in the Milky Way p. 225
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A Complete Census down to Magnitude 20: Stellar Population Properties p. 233
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Components of the Milky Way and GAIA p. 245
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Astrometric Microlensing with the GAIA Satellite p. 257
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Star Formation: On Going and Past p. 265
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Mapping the Galactic Halo Today and in the Future p. 273
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Preparing for the GAIA Mission: Astrophysical Parameter Determination p. 277
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Section VI: Outside our Galaxy
GAIA and the Stellar Populations in the Magellanic Clouds p. 287
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M 31, M 33 and the Milky Way: Similarities and Differences p. 295
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Local Group Dynamics with GAIA p. 305
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GAIA Galaxy Survey: A Multi-Colour Galaxy Survey with GAIA p. 313
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Multi-Colour Photometry with GAIA of the Diffuse Sky Background p. 321
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Observations of QSOs and Reference Frame with GAIA p. 327
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Section VII: The Solar System Revisted
The Impact of GAIA in our Knowledge of Asteroids p. 343
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Other Objects in the Solar System: Trojans, Centaurs and Trans-Neptunians p. 351
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Preparing GAIA for the Solar System p. 359
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Section VIII: Posters
Further Processing of the Hipparcos Variability Induced Movers p. 367
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Potentials and Distribution Functions to Be Used for Dynamical Modelling with GAIA-like Data p. 371
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On the Kinematic Deconvolution of the Local Luminosity Function p. 375
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Galactic Structure and Evolution from Stellar Dynamics p. 379
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Stellar Populations in the Large Magellanic Cloud: The Impact from GAIA p. 383
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Section IX: Conclusion
From Hipparcos to GAIA, and Beyond p. 387
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