SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT - OAT and DAUT SEMINAR - Tomorrow, Friday May 11th, at 12:00 noon (Villa Bazzoni)

[Gabriella Schiulaz]

I announce you tomorrow's seminar:

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                    OATS-DAUT SEMINAR 
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Speaker: Nick Schneider (University of Colorado, Boulder) 

Title: Jupiter's Magnetosphere: A Volcano-Powered Nebula 

Date: Friday, May 11th, 2007 
Time: 12:00 
Venue: Villa Bazzoni 

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Abstract: The presence of extreme volcanic activity on Jupiter's moon Io has profound consequences on the entire jovian system. One of the most fascinating is the creation of a torus of heavy-ion plasma encircling Jupiter. This plasma torus is analogous to many astrophysical nebulae, but its study by telescope and spacecraft offers some cautionary lessons on interpretation. I will describe the origin of this plasma as well as its impact, both literal and figurative, on Jupiter and its other satellites. I will end by comparing Io with Saturn's moon Enceladus, recently discovered by the Cassini spacecraft to undergo equally remarkable activity. 
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Next seminar:

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JOINT DAUT-ICTP-OATS-SISSA COLLOQUIUM 
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Speaker: Max Pettini (Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK) 

Title: The First Stars: Clues from Damped Lyman alpha Systems and Lyman Break Galaxies 

Date: Thursday, May 17th, 2007 
Time: 16:00 
Venue: Villa Bazzoni 
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For additional information on scheduled OAT seminars see:
http://adlibitum.oats.inaf.it/seminari/

Gabriella Schiulaz
segreteria OAT
Phone: 040-3199241
schiulaz at oats.inaf.it
segreteria at oats.inaf.it