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Obscured Activity: AGN, Quasars, Starbursts and ULIGs Observed by the Infrared Space Observatory
Haas, Martin; Klaas, Ulrich; Lutz, Dieter +2 more
Some of the most ‘active’ galaxies in the Universe are obscured by large quantities of dust and emit a substantial fraction of their bolometric luminosity in the infrared. Observations of these infrared luminous galaxies with the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) have provided a relatively unabsorbed view to the sources fuelling this active emissio…
Water in Space: The Water World of ISO
Cernicharo, José; Crovisier, Jacques
In this review we present the main results obtained by the ISO satellite on the abundance and spatial distribution of water vapor in the direction of molecular clouds, evolved stars, galaxies, and in the bodies of our Solar System. We also discuss the modeling of H2O and the difficulties found in the interpretation of the data, the need…
Cluster at the Magnetospheric Cusps
Escoubet, C. P.; Lavraud, B.; Owen, C. J. +9 more
Normal Nearby Galaxies
Tuffs, Richard J.; Popescu, Cristina C.; Sauvage, Marc
Following on from IRAS, ISO has provided a huge advancement in our knowledge of the phenomenology of the infrared (IR) emission of normal galaxies and the underlying physical processes. Highlights include the discovery of an extended cold dust emission component, present in all types of gas-rich galaxies and carrying the bulk of the dust luminosit…
ISO's Contribution to the Study of Clusters of Galaxies
Metcalfe, Leo; Fadda, Dario; Biviano, Andrea
Starting with nearby galaxy clusters like Virgo and Coma, and continuing out to the furthest galaxy clusters for which ISO results have yet been published (z = 0.56), we discuss the development of knowledge of the infrared and associated physical properties of galaxy clusters from early IRAS observations, through the “ISO-era” to the present, in o…
Magnetopause Processes
Escoubet, C. P.; Vaivads, A.; Fuselier, S. A. +7 more
Formation and Evolution of Titan's Atmosphere
Coustenis, Athena
The origin and evolution of Titan’s enigmatic atmosphere is reviewed. Starting with the present-day volatile inventory, the question of what was the original composition on Titan and how a satellite of similar size to other Galilean moons managed to acquire and hold on to the required material is discussed. In particular the possible sources and s…
The Near-Earth Solar Wind
Eastwood, J. P.; Lucek, E. A.; Décréau, P. +3 more
Cluster at the Bow Shock: Introduction
Balogh, A.; Thomsen, M. F.; Lembège, B. +11 more
Exo-Astrobiological Aspects of Europa and Titan: From Observations to Speculations
Raulin, François
By extrapolating what we know on the origins of life on Earth, and in particular on the chemical processes which gave rise to the first living system, Europa and Titan appear as two major targets for studies of exo/astrobiology in the outer solar system. With the likely presence of water oceans relatively close to its surface, coupled to possible …