Ebook: Astronomical Time Series: Proceedings of The Florence and George Wise Observatory 25th Anniversary Symposium held in Tel-Aviv, Israel, 30 December 1996–1 January 1997

ELlA M. LEIBOWITZ Director, Wise Observatory Chair, Scientific Organizing Committee The international symposium on "Astronomical Time Series" was held at the Tel Aviv University campus in Tel Aviv, from December 30 1996 to January 11997. It was organized in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Florence and George Wise Observatory (WO) operated by Tel Aviv University. The site of the 1 meter telescope of the observatory is near the town of Mitzpe-Ramon, some 220 km south of Tel Aviv, at the center of the Israeli Negev highland. There were two major reasons for the choice of Time Series as the sub­ ject matter for our symposium. One is mainly concerned with the subject matter itself, and one is related particularly to the Wise Observatory. There is hardly any doubt that astronomical time series are among the most ancient concepts in human civilization and culture. One can even say that astronomical time series preceeded astronomy itself, as the impression of the day /night cycle on Earth is probably the first and most fundamental effect that impress a. human being, or, in fact, most living creatures on this planet. An echo of this idea. can be heard in the Biblical story of Creation, where the concept of night and day preceeds the creation of the astronomical objects.

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These are the proceedings of a symposium devoted to astronomical time series. With the rising quantity, quality, and variety of temporal data, increasingly higher levels of sophistication are required of astronomers analyzing time series. Many of the central questions in astrophysics hinge on their measurement and analysis. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss some of the many recent applications, discoveries, problems and techniques of astronomical time series, and to bring to light the similarity of time series problems arising in different sub-disciplines.
Contributions by some of the foremost experts in astronomical time series include the fields of general mathematical and statistical techniques, interacting binaries, planet searches, pulsars, gravitational lensing, and active galactic nuclei. The volume is a unique interdisciplinary compilation on the topic of astronomical time series, and is suitable as a graduate-level introduction to the various topics, as well as a reference for time-series related work.

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These are the proceedings of a symposium devoted to astronomical time series. With the rising quantity, quality, and variety of temporal data, increasingly higher levels of sophistication are required of astronomers analyzing time series. Many of the central questions in astrophysics hinge on their measurement and analysis. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss some of the many recent applications, discoveries, problems and techniques of astronomical time series, and to bring to light the similarity of time series problems arising in different sub-disciplines.
Contributions by some of the foremost experts in astronomical time series include the fields of general mathematical and statistical techniques, interacting binaries, planet searches, pulsars, gravitational lensing, and active galactic nuclei. The volume is a unique interdisciplinary compilation on the topic of astronomical time series, and is suitable as a graduate-level introduction to the various topics, as well as a reference for time-series related work.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Astronomical Time Series Analysis....Pages 1-12
Time Series Analysis from a Statistical Viewpoint....Pages 13-24
Observations of Millisecond Pulsars on Time Scales from 10 Nanoseconds to 10 Years....Pages 25-36
Microlensing: Current Results and Future Prospects....Pages 37-47
Image Subtraction in Time Series Analysis: Application to Microlensing and Light Echoes....Pages 49-60
Desperately Seeking Non-Gaussianity....Pages 61-72
The Q0957+561 Time Delay, Quasar Structure, and Microlensing....Pages 73-84
Reverberation Mapping and the Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei....Pages 85-108
Echo Mapping of X-Ray Binaries and Active Galactic Nuclei....Pages 109-120
Kilohertz Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries....Pages 121-132
Radial Velocity Detections of Extra-Solar Planets....Pages 133-144
Time and Quantum Measurement....Pages 145-155
Concluding Remarks....Pages 157-161
Is AGN Variability Correlated with Other AGN Properties?—ZDCF Analysis of Small Samples of Sparse Light Curves....Pages 163-166
Tests of Irregularly Sampled Stochastic Time Series for AGN....Pages 167-170
Measuring Variability in the Presence of Noise....Pages 171-174
Wavelet Transforms of Flickering Light Curves in Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 175-178
Fast Computation of Trigonometric Sums with Applications to the Frequency Analysis of Astronomical Data....Pages 179-182
Period Search....Pages 183-186
Analyzing X-Ray Variability of Cygnus X-1....Pages 187-190
Far Ultraviolet Rapid HST Photometry of U Gem in Outburst and WZ Sge in Quiescence....Pages 191-194
The New Ultrashort-Period Cataclysmic Variable RX J0757.0+6306....Pages 195-198
Permanent Superhumps in Nova V1974 Cygni 1992....Pages 199-202
Nova V1974 Cygni 1992: Variability of the Spectra in the Nebular Phase....Pages 203-206
On the Short Time Scale Evolutionary History of Contact Binary VW Cephei....Pages 207-210
Statistics of Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 211-214
Nova Aquilae 1995 — A Photometric Resemblance to Intermediate Polars....Pages 215-218
The Analysis of Three Novae: Old Novae Q Cyg, DI Lac and N Cyg 1992 = V1974 Cyg....Pages 219-222
What is the Magnetic Field of the DQ Herculis Binaries?....Pages 223-226
Application of Frequency Analysis in Searches for Planets Around Pulsars....Pages 227-230
The Planetary Companions to PSR B1257 + 12....Pages 231-234
Period Variations in Six Galactic Cepheids....Pages 235-238
Optical-to-Radio Time Delay in the Gravitationally Lensed QSO 0957+561....Pages 239-242
Reverberation Mapping of High Luminosity AGN....Pages 243-246
Reverberation Modeling of the Broad Emission Line Region in NGC 5548....Pages 247-250
Principal Component Analysis of the CIV ?1549 Emission-Line in Active Galactic Nuclei....Pages 251-254
X-Ray Variability and Spectral Scaling: A Measure of BLR Sizes in AGN....Pages 255-258
Variable High Energy Emission of Blazars....Pages 259-264
Analyzing X-Ray Variability by State Space Models....Pages 265-268
OJ 287: Wavelet Analysis of the 3-Year Light Curve....Pages 269-272
Timescales of Optical Continuum Variability in NGC4151....Pages 273-276
The X-Ray Variability Properties of PG Quasars: New ROSAT/HRI Results....Pages 277-280
Auto- and Crosscorrelations of Gamma-Ray Burst Time Series....Pages 281-284
TAUVEX and Its Contribution to Time Series Studies....Pages 285-290
Back Matter....Pages 291-292

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These are the proceedings of a symposium devoted to astronomical time series. With the rising quantity, quality, and variety of temporal data, increasingly higher levels of sophistication are required of astronomers analyzing time series. Many of the central questions in astrophysics hinge on their measurement and analysis. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss some of the many recent applications, discoveries, problems and techniques of astronomical time series, and to bring to light the similarity of time series problems arising in different sub-disciplines.
Contributions by some of the foremost experts in astronomical time series include the fields of general mathematical and statistical techniques, interacting binaries, planet searches, pulsars, gravitational lensing, and active galactic nuclei. The volume is a unique interdisciplinary compilation on the topic of astronomical time series, and is suitable as a graduate-level introduction to the various topics, as well as a reference for time-series related work.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Astronomical Time Series Analysis....Pages 1-12
Time Series Analysis from a Statistical Viewpoint....Pages 13-24
Observations of Millisecond Pulsars on Time Scales from 10 Nanoseconds to 10 Years....Pages 25-36
Microlensing: Current Results and Future Prospects....Pages 37-47
Image Subtraction in Time Series Analysis: Application to Microlensing and Light Echoes....Pages 49-60
Desperately Seeking Non-Gaussianity....Pages 61-72
The Q0957+561 Time Delay, Quasar Structure, and Microlensing....Pages 73-84
Reverberation Mapping and the Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei....Pages 85-108
Echo Mapping of X-Ray Binaries and Active Galactic Nuclei....Pages 109-120
Kilohertz Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries....Pages 121-132
Radial Velocity Detections of Extra-Solar Planets....Pages 133-144
Time and Quantum Measurement....Pages 145-155
Concluding Remarks....Pages 157-161
Is AGN Variability Correlated with Other AGN Properties?—ZDCF Analysis of Small Samples of Sparse Light Curves....Pages 163-166
Tests of Irregularly Sampled Stochastic Time Series for AGN....Pages 167-170
Measuring Variability in the Presence of Noise....Pages 171-174
Wavelet Transforms of Flickering Light Curves in Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 175-178
Fast Computation of Trigonometric Sums with Applications to the Frequency Analysis of Astronomical Data....Pages 179-182
Period Search....Pages 183-186
Analyzing X-Ray Variability of Cygnus X-1....Pages 187-190
Far Ultraviolet Rapid HST Photometry of U Gem in Outburst and WZ Sge in Quiescence....Pages 191-194
The New Ultrashort-Period Cataclysmic Variable RX J0757.0+6306....Pages 195-198
Permanent Superhumps in Nova V1974 Cygni 1992....Pages 199-202
Nova V1974 Cygni 1992: Variability of the Spectra in the Nebular Phase....Pages 203-206
On the Short Time Scale Evolutionary History of Contact Binary VW Cephei....Pages 207-210
Statistics of Cataclysmic Variables....Pages 211-214
Nova Aquilae 1995 — A Photometric Resemblance to Intermediate Polars....Pages 215-218
The Analysis of Three Novae: Old Novae Q Cyg, DI Lac and N Cyg 1992 = V1974 Cyg....Pages 219-222
What is the Magnetic Field of the DQ Herculis Binaries?....Pages 223-226
Application of Frequency Analysis in Searches for Planets Around Pulsars....Pages 227-230
The Planetary Companions to PSR B1257 + 12....Pages 231-234
Period Variations in Six Galactic Cepheids....Pages 235-238
Optical-to-Radio Time Delay in the Gravitationally Lensed QSO 0957+561....Pages 239-242
Reverberation Mapping of High Luminosity AGN....Pages 243-246
Reverberation Modeling of the Broad Emission Line Region in NGC 5548....Pages 247-250
Principal Component Analysis of the CIV ?1549 Emission-Line in Active Galactic Nuclei....Pages 251-254
X-Ray Variability and Spectral Scaling: A Measure of BLR Sizes in AGN....Pages 255-258
Variable High Energy Emission of Blazars....Pages 259-264
Analyzing X-Ray Variability by State Space Models....Pages 265-268
OJ 287: Wavelet Analysis of the 3-Year Light Curve....Pages 269-272
Timescales of Optical Continuum Variability in NGC4151....Pages 273-276
The X-Ray Variability Properties of PG Quasars: New ROSAT/HRI Results....Pages 277-280
Auto- and Crosscorrelations of Gamma-Ray Burst Time Series....Pages 281-284
TAUVEX and Its Contribution to Time Series Studies....Pages 285-290
Back Matter....Pages 291-292
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