The Observatorio de Canarias (OOCC) provide a unique and fundamental resource for the IAC community. A large number of different facilities, from small...

There are galaxies that remain untouched since the ancient Universe. These unique objects, the so-called relic galaxies, are several times more massive than our...

In this talk I will review the subject of cosmological inflation, a period of early accelerated expansion. I will discuss Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmology...

The origin and structure of the Earth's crust is still a major question. Current measurements of the nearby crust are based largely on seismic, gravimetric and...

Lecture 1: HTRA: history across all wavelengths, with emphasis on space science technology- From optical photographic to photoelectric photometry at ground...

Lecture 2: HTRA: Current technologies- X-ray: RXTE to ASTROSAT, Chandra, XMM, NuSTAR- optical/IR: EMCCDs, APDs, MCP-based systems- UV: HST, Galex

Lecture 3; HTRA: Future developments/new technologies - X-ray: AXTAR, LOFT, XEUS/Athena, Lobster concept - optical/IR; MKIDS, STJs, ultra-fast detectors

Lecture 1: ULTRACAM- High time-resolution astrophysics (HTRA) - what is it and why study it?- The detection of light - an introduction to CCDs- Instrumentation...

Lecture 2: ULTRASPEC- An introduction to EMCCDs- Instrumentation for high-speed spectroscopy: ULTRASPEC on the ESO 3.6m and NTT- Instrumentation for high-speed...