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Rosenberg, J.

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2MASS extended sources in the zone of avoidance

A new high-resolution near-infrared mapping effort, the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), is now underway and will provide a complete census of galaxies as faint as 13.5 mag (3 mJy) at 2.2 mu m for most of the sky, and similar to 12.1 mag (10 mJy) for regions veiled by the Milky Way.

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Milky Way Unveiled to Reveal a Host of New Galaxies

This census has already discovered nearby galaxies previously hidden behind our Galaxy, and will allow delineation of large-scale structures in the distribution of galaxies across the whole sky.

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Noise characterization and minimization of a precision gyroscopic rate sensor

A program has been conducted to evaluate the noise signature of Space Telescope gyros. The Space Telescope gyros provide a three-axis attitude reference using six single-degree-of-freedom gyroscopes operated with pulse rebalance electronics; the rate sensor attitude quantization is 0.00025 arcsec. The results of the noise evaluation program, including error source characterization and identification of candidate design modifications, are summarized together with the results of prototype hardware testing. It is shown that the proposed design modifications can significantly improve the rate sensor noise performance.

Dougherty, H.

Artificial intelligence programming languages for computer aided manufacturing

Eight Artificial Intelligence programming languages (SAIL, LISP, MICROPLANNER, CONNIVER, MLISP, POP-2, AL, and QLISP) are presented and surveyed, with examples of their use in an automated shop environment. Control structures are compared, and distinctive features of each language are highlighted. A simple programming task is used to illustrate programs in SAIL, LISP, MICROPLANNER, and CONNIVER. The report assumes reader knowledge of programming concepts, but not necessarily of the languages surveyed.

Rieger, C.

Extragalactic radio sources.

Observational results on radio galaxies and quasars, noting nonthermal radio spectra believed to originate from synchrotron emission

SYNCHROTRON RADIATION