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Foreword p. III

Catherine Turon, Frédéric Meynadier, Frédéric Arenou and Lennart Lindegren

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045000

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ELSA and Gaia: Four years of fruitful collaboration p. 3

L. Lindegren

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045001

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General status of the Gaia mission and expected performance p. 9

T. Prusti

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045002

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The Gaia satellite: status of development p. 15

P. Charvet

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045003

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Gaia data simulations: a powerful tool to prepare for the Gaia scientific exploitation p. 25

X. Luri and C. Babusiaux

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045004

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Testing Gaia instrument capabilities from simulations p. 31

D. Gardiol

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045005

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Long Term Analysis for the BAM device p. 37

D. Bonino and D. Gardiol

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045006

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Modelling the Hipparcos Attitude p. 41

F. van Leeuwen

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045007

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Accurate Modelling the Attitude of the Gaia Satellite p. 47

D. Risquez, R. Keil, F. van Leeuwen and A.G.A. Brown

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045008

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Radiation effects on Gaia CCDs, Modelling to mitigate the threat p. 55

T. Prod’homme

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045009

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Native and irradiated Charge Transfer Inefficiency characterization p. 61

J.-F. Pasquier

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045010

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Implementation of Models for Charge Transfer Inefficiency (CTI) in the Gaia Pixel-Level Data Simulator p. 67

M. Weiler, C. Babusiaux and A. Short

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045011

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Next Generation of Light Detectors in Astronomy p. 73

R. Kohley

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045012

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Hardware and networks for Gaia data processing p. 83

W. O’Mullane, M. Beck, F. De Angeli, J. Hoar, M. Martino, X. Passot and J. Portell

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045013

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CNES in GAIA data processing p. 89

X. Passot and O. La Marle

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045014

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Processing massive datasets in genomics p. 95

F. Artiguenave

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045015

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Three looks at Gaia data volumes p. 97

F. Mignard and U. Lammers

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045016

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Java-based communication in a High Performance Computing environment p. 103

A. Fries, J. Portell i de Mora and R. Sirvent

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045017

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Basic principles of scanning space astrometry p. 109

L. Lindegren and U. Bastian

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045018

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Monitoring the quality of the astrometric global solution p. 115

A. Bombrun

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045019

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Characterizing the Astrometric Errors in the Gaia Catalogue p. 117

B. Holl, L. Lindegren and D. Hobbs

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045020

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News on Seeking Gaia’s Astrometric Core Solution with AGIS p. 123

U. Lammers and L. Lindegren

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045021

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Global Sphere Reconstruction in the Astrometric Verification Unit p. 127

U. Abbas, A. Vecchiato, B. Bucciarelli, M. G. Lattanzi and R. Morbidelli

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045022

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Nano-JASMINE: use of AGIS for the next astrometric satellite p. 135

Y. Yamada, N. Gouda and U. Lammers

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045023

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Space Interferometry Mission (SIM)-Lite Status p. 141

M. Shao, B. Nemati and C. Zhai

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045024

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Looking Toward the Future: Testing New Concepts p. 143

R. Gaume

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045025

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Gaia photometry: methods, performances and problems p. 149

C. Jordi

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045026

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Gaia spectro-photometry absolute calibration and comparison to classical systems p. 155

C. Cacciari

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045027

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The variable Universe Through the Eyes of Gaia p. 161

L. Eyer, M. Suveges, P. Dubath, N. Mowlavi, C. Greco, M. Varadi, D. W. Evans and P. Bartholdi

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045028

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Study of short period variables and small amplitude periodic variables p. 167

M. Varadi, L. Eyer, S. Jordan and D. Koester

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045029

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Classification of Optical Transients: Experiences from PQ and CRTS Surveys p. 173

A.A. Mahabal, S.G. Djorgovski, C. Donalek, A.J. Drake, M.J. Graham, R.D. Williams, B. Moghaddam and M. Turmon

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045030

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The Gaia spectroscopic instrument (RVS): a technical challenge p. 181

M. Cropper and D. Katz

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045031

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Gaia spectroscopy: processing, performances and scientific returns p. 189

D. Katz, M. Cropper, F. Meynadier, A. Jean-Antoine, C. Allende Prieto, S. Baker, K. Benson, J. Berthier, L. Bigot, R. Blomme et al. (37 more)

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045032

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Radial Velocity Standard Stars for the Gaia RVS p. 195

G. Jasniewicz, F. Crifo, C. Soubiran, D. Hestroffer, A. Siebert, L. Veltz, L. Bigot, L. Chemin, P. David, A. Guerrier et al. (6 more)

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045033

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Hunting for stellar streams in the solar neighbourhood with the SDSS and GSC-II kinematic survey p. 203

P. Re Fiorentin, M. G. Lattanzi, R. L. Smart, A. Spagna, C. A.L. Bailer-Jones, T. C. Beers and T. Zwitter

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045034

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Tests of MATISSE on large spectral datasets from the ESO archive p. 209

C.C. Worley, P. de Laverny, A. Recio–Blanco, V. Hill, A. Bijaoui, C. Ordenovic and Y. Vernisse

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045035

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Prospects for wide field multi-object spectroscopic instrumentation p. 213

K. Freeman

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045036

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GYES, A Multifibre Spectrograph for the CFHT p. 219

P. Bonifacio, S. Mignot, J.-L. Dournaux, P. François, E. Caffau, F. Royer, C. Babusiaux, F. Arenou, C. Balkowski, O. Bienaymé et al. (32 more)

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045037

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Solar System science: Gaia and other forthcoming surveys p. 225

P. Tanga

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045038

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Inverse methods for asteroid orbit computation p. 231

D.A. Oszkiewicz, K. Muinonen, J. Virtanen, M. Granvik and T. Pieniluona

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045039

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Complementary ground-based observations for Solar System applications p. 237

W. Thuillot, D. Hestroffer and P. Tanga

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045040

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New Perspectives in Stellar Physics: Gaia in the 2015 context p. 245

Y. Lebreton

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045041

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Perspectives for Determining Stellar Surface Parameters p. 251

H.-G. Ludwig

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045042

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Stellar Rotation and Age Determination p. 257

L. Santoro

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045043

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Limits in astrometric accuracy induced by surface brightness asymmetries p. 261

E. Pasquato, A. Jorissen and D. Pourbaix

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045044

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Pulsating variable stars, powerful tools for galactic structure and evolution p. 267

G. Clementini

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045045

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Astrometry and Exoplanets: The Gaia Era and Beyond p. 273

A. Sozzetti

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045046

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SDSS, LSST and Gaia: Lessons and Synergies p. 281

M. Jurić and Ž. Ivezić

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045047

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Prospects for dynamical modelling of the Galaxy in the 2015 context p. 287

D. Pfenniger

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045048

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The chemical evolution of the Galactic thick and thin disks p. 293

C. Chiappini

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045049

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Radial mixing due to spiral–bar resonance overlap: Implications to the Milky Way p. 299

I. Minchev and B. Famaey

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045050

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Preparing the Besançon Galaxy Model for the comparison with Gaia data. p. 303

M. Czekaj, A. C. Robin, X. Luri, F. Figueras and M. Haywood

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045051

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Gaia capability of constraining the MW spiral arms from the disc velocity distribution p. 309

T. Antoja, F. Figueras and M. Monguió

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045052

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Gaia: new perspectives in understanding the galactic bulge p. 313

C. Babusiaux

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045053

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New (theoretical) Perspectives on the Galactic Halo p. 319

A. Helmi

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045054

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Modelling stellar populations in galaxies resolved in stars by Gaia p. 325

M. Belcheva, E. Livanou, M. Kontizas, G. Nikolov and E. Kontizas

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045055

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Observed Stellar Spectra As Templates For Gaia. I. The Asiago Red Clump Spectroscopic Survey At 1.22 Meter Telescope p. 331

T. Saguner, U. Munari and A. Vallenari

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045056

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The Unresolved Galaxies with Gaia p. 337

M. Kontizas, I. Bellas-Velidis, B. Rocca-Volmerange, E. Kontizas, P. Tsalmantza, E. Livanou, A. Dapergolas and A. Karampelas

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045057

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QSO Survey and Reference Frame with Gaia p. 345

P. Charlot

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045058

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Telescopes don’t make catalogues! p. 351

D.W. Hogg and D. Lang

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045059

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Gaia Outreach Features Available to the Scientific Community p. 359

C. Blasco

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045060

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ELSA and the Frontiers of Astrometry p. 365

A.G.A. Brown

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045061

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Emission-line Stars and Early-type Stars with Gaia p. 373

R. Blomme, Y. Frémat, A. Lobel and C. Martayan

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045062

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Future radio reference frames and implications for the Gaia link p. 377

G. Bourda, P. Charlot and C. S. Jacobs

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045063

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The Gaia Photometric Data Processing p. 381

G. Busso

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045064

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Membership of Globular Cluster NGC 6121 p. 385

H. Chen, C.-H. Peng and C.-M. Ko

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045065

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Minor mergers and their impact on the kinematics of galaxy discs p. 389

P. Di Matteo, Y. Qu, M.D. Lehnert, W. van Driel and C.J. Jog

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045066

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Series of JASMINE missions p. 393

N. Gouda and JASMINE working group

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045067

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Performance Evaluation of Nano-JASMINE p. 397

Y. Hatsutori, Y. Kobayashi, N. Gouda, T. Yano, J. Murooka, Y. Niwa and Y. Yamada

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045068

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Nano-JASMINE: Simulation of Data Outputs p. 401

Y. Kobayashi, T. Yano, Y. Hatsutori, N. Gouda, J. Murooka, Y. Niwa and Y. Yamada

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045069

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A spectroscopic survey of the Thick Disc outside the Solar neighbourhood: A comparison with the Besançon model p. 405

G. Kordopatis, A. Recio-Blanco, P. de Laverny, G. Gilmore, V. Hill, R.F.G. Wyse, A. Helmi, A. Bijaoui, C. Ordenovic, M. Zoccali and O. Bienaymé

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045070

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Recognition of unresolved binaries on Gaia colour index diagrams p. 409

O. Malkov, A. Mironov and S. Sichevskij

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045071

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Stellar energy flux modelling under gridified software SYNTSPEC p. 413

Š. Mikolaitis and G. Tautvaišienė

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045072

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Gaia: Object Detectability Near Bright Extended Sources p. 417

A. Mora, J. M. Martín-Fleitas, F. Raison and R. Kohley

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045073

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Can thick disks originate through minor mergers? p. 421

Y. Qu, P. Di Matteo, M. D. Lehnert and W. van Driel

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045074

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Orbit Determination of the Single-lined Spectroscopic Binaries by Using the Revised Hipparcos Intermediate Astrometric Data p. 425

S. Ren and Y. Fu

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045075

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Ground based astrometric search for extrasolar planets in stellar multiple systems p. 429

T. Röll, A. Seifahrt, R. Neuhäuser, R. Köhler and J. Bean

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045076

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Modelling Gaia CCD pixels with Silvaco 3D engineering software p. 433

G.M. Seabroke, T. Prod’homme, G. Hopkinson, D. Burt, M. Robbins and A. Holland

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045077

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Kinematic and chemical signatures of the formation processes of the galactic thick disk p. 437

A. Spagna, A. Curir, M.G. Lattanzi, G. Murante, P. Re Fiorentin and R.L. Smart

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045078

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Binarity and Cluster Membership of Classical Cepheids p. 441

L. Szabados, Z.T. Kiss and P. Klagyivik

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045079

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Science Brought by JASMINE Data p. 445

T. Tsujimoto

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045080

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Current Status of Astrometry Satellite missions in Japan: JASMINE project series p. 449

T. Yano, N. Gouda, Y. Kobayashi, T. Tsujimoto, Y. Hatsutori, J. Murooka, Y. Niwa and Y. Yamada

Published online: 15 February 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eas/1045081

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