In the starburst model for active galactic nuclei (AGN), the observed broad emission lines and their variability are generated by compact, strongly radiative supernova remnants. These compact remnants are expected to occur preferentially in the central region of massive early-type galaxies undergoing a nuclear burst of star formation. This paper

As targets of the fourth photometry campaign of the STEPHI network, the Delta Scuti stars BNCnc (HD73576) and BUCnc (HD73763) were simultaneously monitored during a three-week, three-continental run, in February 1992 (Belmonte et al 1994). Both stars are members of the Praesepe cluster. The ''constant'' star HD73712 (KW284) was chosen as comparison

A 16-min time series of two-dimensional "Multichanel Subtractive Double Pass" spectrograms, recorded in the NaD_2_ 5690 line, has been used to study the vertical structure of the photosphere and, in particular, the penetration of granules. A statistical and a morphological investigations have been made. The 5-min oscillations have been carefully

This paper summarizes the common properties of the currently known galactic black hole candidates. Particular emphasis is given to optical studies of the best candidates (those soft X-ray transients with dynamical evidence) and the problem of the mass determination. The technique used to achieve this goal (which has been applied to A0620-00, GS2023

IAUC 6131 available at Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams.

In this paper we propose a method for interpolating multidimensional unbinned data, which could also be sparse, using artificial neural network techniques. An artificial example is first presented in order to show the reliability and potential of the neural network interpolator. A robust behavior is found. We apply the technique to the mapping of a