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VISPA Publications in 2003

Space Research Laboratory

AMS collaboration (authors representing the University of Turku: Eronen, T., Laitinen, T., Riihonen, E., Torsti, J., Valtonen, E.), 2002: The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) on the International Space Station:Part I -results from the test flight on the space shuttle, Physics Report, 366, 31-405.

AMS collaboration (authors representing the University of Turku: Eronen, T., Laitinen, T., Riihonen, E., Torsti, J., Valtonen, E.), 2002: The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 478, 119-122.

Anttila, A. and Torsti, J., 2002: Energetic particles during the first two years of SOHO science mission, Advances in Space Research, 29, 319-324.

Kocharov, L., Kovaltsov, G.A., Torsti, J., Anttila, A., and Sahla, T., 2003: Modeling the propagation of solar energetic particles in corotating compression regions of solar wind, Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(A11), SSH 1 1-10.

Kocharov, L. and Torsti, J., 2003: The origin of high-energy 3He-rich solar particle events, Astrophysical Journal, 586, 1430-1435.

Kocharov, L., Kovaltsov, G.A., and Torsti, J., 2002: Comment on "Particle charge evolution during acceleration processes in solar flares" by M. D. Rodríguez-Frías, L. del Peral and J. Pérez-Peraza, Journal of Physics G, 28, 1511-1514.

Kocharov, L. and Torsti, J., 2002: Hybrid solar energetic particle events observed onboard SOHO, Solar Physics, 207, 148-157.

Kovaltsov, G.A., Kartavykh, Y.Y., Kocharov, L., Ostryakov, V.M., and Torsti, J., 2002: Comment on "Model of ionic charge sates of impulsive solar energetic particles in solar falres" by M. Dolores Rodríguez-Frías, Luis del Peral, and Jorge Pérez-Peraza, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, SSH 3 1-4.

Laitinen, T. and Vainio, R., 2003: Shock acceleration of energetic particles in wave heated corona, Advances in Space Research, 32, 2603-2608.

Laitinen, T., Fichtner, H., and Vainio, R., 2003: Toward a self-consistent treatment of the cyclotron wave heating and acceleration of the solar wind plasma, Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(A2), SSH 9 1-10.

Schlickeiser, R., Vainio, R., Böttcher, M., Lerche, I., Pohl, M., and Schuster, C., 2002: Conversion of relativistic pair energy into radiation in the jets of active galactic nuclei, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 393, 69-87.

Torsti, J., Kocharov, L., Laivola, J., Chertok, I., and Thompson, B.J., 2003: High-energy 3He-rich solar particle events, Solar Physics, 214, 177-193.

Torsti, J., Laivola, J., and Kocharov, L., 2003: Common overabundance of 3He in high-energy solar particles, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 408, L1-L4.

Torsti, J., Kocharov, L., Laivola, J., Lehtinen, N., Kaiser, M.L., and Reiner, M.J., 2002: Solar particle event with exceptionally high 3He-enhancement in the energy range up to 50 MeV per nucleon, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 573, L59-L63.

Torsti, J., Kocharov, L., Laivola, J., Pohjolainen, S., Plunkett, S.P., Thompson, B.J., Kaiser, M.L., and Reiner, M.J., 2002: Solar particle events with helium over hydrogen enhancement in the energy range up to 100 MeV/nucleon, Solar Physics, 205, 123-147.

Vainio, R., Laitinen, T., and Fichtner, H., 2003: A simple analytical expression for the power spectrum of cascading Alfvén waves in the solar wind, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 407, 713-723.

Virtanen J.J.P. & *Vainio R. 2003, Simulations on the Effect of Internal Structure of Relativistic Shock Fronts on Particle Accereration, in L.O. Takalo & E. Valtaoja (eds): High Energy Blazar Astronomy, eds. L.O. Takalo, E. Valtaoja, ASP (Astronomical Society of Pacific) Conference Proceedings 299: 157 - 161

Virtanen J.J.P. & *Vainio R. 2003: Monte Carlo Simulations of Electron Acceleration in Parallel Relativistic Shocks of Finite Width, in Particle Acceleration in Astrophysical Objects - electronic proceedings at Astronomical Observatory of the Jagiellonian University (http://www.oa.uj.edu.pl/konferencje/proc0.html)

Virtanen J.J.P. & *Vainio R. 2003: Monte Carlo Simulations of Electron Acceleration in Parallel Relativistic Shocks, in The 28:th International Cosmic Ray Conference - OG 1.4: 2023-2026

Tuorla Observatory

*Arkhipova, V.P., *Noskova, R.I., Chernin, A.D. 2003: Interaction-induced activity in Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov galaxies. - In High Energy blazar astronomy (eds. L. Takalo, E. Valtaoja). ASP Conference Proceedings 299: 317

*Böttcher, M., *Marscher, A.P., *Ravasio, M., *Raiteri, C.M., *Villata, M., Aller, H.D., *Aller, M.F., *Teräsranta, H., *Mang, O., *Tagliaferri, G., *Piron, F., *Renault, C., *Ahoranian, F., *Krawchynski, H., *Kurtanidze, O.M., Nikolashvili, M.G., *Ibrahinov, M.A., *Papadakis, I.E., *Tsinganos, K., *Sadakane, K., *Okada, N., Takalo, L.O, Sillanpää, A., *Tosti, G., *Ciprini, S., *Frasca, A., *Catalano, S., *Robb, R., *Noble, J.C., *Hagen-Thorn, V.A., *Larionov, V.M., *Massaro, E., *Nesci, R., *Schwartz, R.D., *Basler, J., *Gorham, P.W., *Iwamatsu, H., *Kato, T., *Pullen, C., *Benitez, E., *de Diego, J.A., *Moilanen, M., *Oksanen, A., *Rodriguez, D., *Sadun, A.C., *Kelly, M., *Carini, M.T., *Dultzin-hacyan, D., *Fan, J.H., *Ishioka, R., *Jorstad, S.G., Karttunen, H., Keinänen, P., *Kudryavtseva, N.A., Lainela, M., *Lanteri, L., *Larionova, E.G., *McHardy, I., *Maesano, M., *Matsumoto, K., *Mattox, J.R., *Montagni, F., *Nucciarelli, G., *Ostorero, L., *Papamastorakis, J., Pasanen, M., *Sobrito, G., *Uemura, M., 2003: Coordinated Multiwavelength Observations of BL Lacertae in 2000, Astrophysical Journal 596: 847-859

*Carangelo,N., *Falomo,R., Kotilainen,J., *Treves,A., *Ulrich,M.-H. 2003: Optical spectroscopy of BL Lac objects: new redshifts and mis-identified sources. - Astronomy and Astrophysics 412: 651 - 655.

*Carangelo,N., *Falomo,R., Kotilainen,J., *Treves,A., *Ulrich,M.-H. 2003: Spectroscopy of BL Lac objects: new redshifts and mis-identified sources. - In: Takalo,L.O. & Valtaoja,E. (eds), High Energy Blazar Astronomy, ASP (Astronomical Society of Pacific) Conference Proceedings 299: 299 - 302.

*Cherepaschuk, A.M., chernin, A.D. 2003: The Universe, life, black holes. - VEK2, Moscow, 316 s. (in Russian)

Chernin, A.D. 2003: Physical nature of stars. Editorial URSS, Moscow 2003, 220 s. (in Spanish, from Russian 1984 edition).

Chernin, A.D. 2003: Physical nature of stars. Editorial URSS, Moscow 2003, 220 s. (in Spanish, from Russian 1984 edition).

Chernin, A.D. 2003: Cosmic vacuum and the flatness problem in the concordance model - New Astronomy 8: 79

Chernin, A.D., *Nagirner, D.I., *Starikova, S.V. 2003: Growth rate of cosmological perturbations in standard model: exact analytical solution. - Astronomy and Astrophysics 399: 19.

Chernin, A., Teerikorpi, P. & *Baryshev Yu. 2003: Why is the Hubble flow so quiet?- Advances in Astronomy and Space Physics 31: 459-467

*Dolgachev, V.P., *Domozhilova, L.M., Chernin, A.D. 2003: The zero-acceleration surface around the Local Group of galaxies. - Astronomy Reports 47: 728

*Efremov, Yu.N., Chernin, A.D. 2003: Large-scale star formation in galaxies - Physics-Uspekhi 46: 1

*Einasto, M., *Einasto, J., *Müller, V., Heinämäki, P., Tucker, D.L., Allam, S. S. 2003: Environmental Enhancement of Loose Groups around Rich Clusters of Galaxies.- Astronomy & Astrophysics 401: 851-862

*Einasto, M., *Jaaniste, J., *Einasto, J., Heinämäki, P., *Müller, V., *Tucker, D. L. 2003: Las Campanas Loose Groups in the Supercluster-Void Network. - Astronomy & Astrophysics 405: 821-831

*Einasto, J., *Hütsi, G., *Einasto, M., *Saar, E., *Tucker, D. L., *Müller, V., Heinämäki, P., *Allam, S.S. 2003: Clusters and Superclusters in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. - Astronomy & Astrophysics 405: 425-443

*Einasto, J., *Einasto, M., *Hütsi, G., *Saar, E., *Tucker, D. L., *Tago, E., *Müller, V., Heinämäki, P., *Allam, S.S. 2003: Clusters and Superclusters in the Las ampanas Redshift Survey. - Astronomy & Astrophysics 410: 425-443

*Falomo,R., Kotilainen,J.K., *Carangelo,N., *Treves,A. 2003: Black hole masses and the Fundamental Plane of BL Lacertae objects. - Astrophysical Journal 595: 624 - 630.

Hanski, M., Takalo, L.O., Valtaoja, E,, 2003, Statistical correlations between optical and radio regimes in BL Lac, in "High Energy Blazar Astronomy" meeting, eds. Takalo, L.O. and Valtaoja, E., PASP conference series 299: 255-258

*Heidt, J., *Jäger, K., Nilsson, K., *Hopp. U., *Fried, J. W., *Sutorius, E 2003: PKS 0537-441: Extended [OII] emission and a binary QSO?. Astronomy & Astrophysics 406: 565 - 577.

Heinämäki, P., *Einasto, J., *Einasto, M., *Saar, E., *Tucker, D.L., *Müller, V. 2003: The mass function of the Las Campanas loose groups of galaxies. - Astronomy & Astrophysics 397: 63-70

*Kaasalainen, S., Karttunen, H., *Piironen, J., *Virtanen, J., *Liljeström, A., and *Näränen, J. 2003: Backscattering from snow and ice: laboratory and field measurements. - Can J. Physics 18: 135-143.

*Karachentsev, I., Chernin, A. & Teerikorpi, P. 2003: The Hubble flow: Why does the cosmological expansion preserve its kinematical identity from a few Mpc distance to the observation horizon? - Astrophysics 46: 399-414

Katajainen, S., Piirola, V., *Ramsay, G., *Scaltriti, F., Lehto, H.J., *Cropper, M., *Harrop-Allin M. K., *Anderlucci, E., *Hakala, P., 2003: UBVRI photopolarimetry of the long period eclipsing AM Herculis binary V1309 Ori, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 340: 1-11

*Klassen, A., Pohjolainen, S., *Klein, K-L. 2003: Type II precursor and x-ray flare emission. - Solar Physics 218: 197 - 210

Koblik, V.V., *Polyakhova, E.N., *Sokolov, L.L. 2003: Controlled Solar Sail Transrer into Near-Sun Regions Combined with Planetary Gravity-Assist Flybys - Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy 86/1: 59-80

Kotilainen,J.K., *Falomo,R., *Treves,A. 2003: Black hole masses of BL Lac objects. - In: Takalo,L.O. & Valtaoja,E. (eds), High Energy Blazar Astronomy, ASP Conference Proceedings 299: 77-82.

Kotilainen,J.K., Reunanen,J., *Prieto,M.A. 2003: Near-infrared spectroscopy of Seyfert and spiral galaxies. - In: Collin,S., Combes,F. & Shlosman,I. (eds), Active Galactic Nuclei: from central engine to host galaxy, ASP (Astronomical Society of Pacific) Conference Series 290: 521-522.

Kotoneva, E., Flynn, C., *Chiappini, C., *Matteucci, F. 2003: K Dwarf metallicity indicators and chemical evolution of the Milky Way - In: Avila-Reese, V., Firmani, C., Frenk, C. & Allen C. (eds.), Galaxy Evolution: theory and observations. Conference in Mexico, Cozumel 8. - 12.4.2002. Revista Mexicana De Astronomia y Astrofisica, serie de conferencias, 94.

Lehto, H. J., Katajainen, S.2003: White Dwarfs: Galactic and Cosmologic Probes, 25th meeting of the IAU, Joint Discussion 5, 16-17 July 2003, Sydney, Australia, 2003 IAUJD 5: 34-

*Lähteenmäki, A., Valtaoja, E. 2003: Testing of inverse Compton models for active galactic nuclei with gamma-ray and radio observations. - Astrophysical Journal 590: 95-108

*Lähteenmäki, A., Valtaoja, E. 2003: Inverse Compton models for gamma-ray AGN. High Energy Blazar Astronomy. ASP Conference Proceedings 299, edited by Leo O. Takalo and Esko Valtaoja, 161 - 166

Nilsson, K., *Pursimo, T., *Heidt, J., Takalo, L.O., Sillanpää, A., *Brinkmann, W., 2003, R-band imaging of the host galaxies of the RGB BL Lacertae objects, Astronomy & Astrophysics 400: 95-118

Nilsson, K., *Pursimo, T., *Heidt, J., Takalo, L.O., Sillanpää, A., 2003: Host galaxies of RGB BL Lacs, in ``High Energy Blazar Astronomy'' meeting, eds. Takalo, L.O. and Valtaoja, E., PASP conference series 299: 303-308

Nilsson, K., Takalo, L.O. *Piironen, J. 2003: Havaitseva Tähtitiede, Ursa 188

Pasanen, M., Nilsson, K., *Heidt, J., Takalo, L.O., 2003: Spectroscopic measurements of 15 RGB BL Lac objects, in High Energy Blazar Astronomy meeting, eds. Takalo, L.O. and Valtaoja, E., PASP conference series 299: 309-312

Pohjolainen S. 2003: Repeated flaring from loop-loop interaction. - Solar Physics 213: 319-339.

*Rantakyrö, F.T., Wiik, K., *Tornikoski, M., Valtaoja, E., *Bååth, L.B. 2003: Multifrequency interferometer and radio continuum monitoring observations of CTA 102. - Astronomy & Astrophysics 405: 473 - 485

Reunanen,J., Kotilainen,J.K., *Prieto,M.A. 2003: Near-infrared spectroscopy of nearby Seyfert galaxies - II. Molecular content and coronal emission. - Monthly Notices of the Royal astronomical Society 343: 192 - 208.

Riehokainen S., Valtaoja E., & Pohjolainen S. 2003: A comparison between the CaII (k3), H-alpha, SOHO/MDI and radio-enhanced temperature regions of the Sun. Astronomy and Astrophysics 402: 1103 - 1113.

Savolainen, T., Wiik, K., Valtaoja, E., *Jorstad, S. G. & *Marscher, A. P. 2003: Connections Between Millimetre Continuum Flares and the Parsec-scale Jet Structure in Blazars. - In: Takalo, L. O. & Valtaoja, E. (eds), High Energy Blazar Astronomy, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 299. Ann Arbor: Astronomical Society of Pacific, 259-264.

*Scaltriti, F., Katajainen, S., Piirola, V. 2003: Seven Years Photopolarimetry of the AM Herculis System V834 Centauri-In:White Dwarfs, proceedings of the conference held at the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Napoli, Italy, D. de Martino, R. Silvotti, J.-E. Solheim, R. Kalytis (eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers. NATO Science Series II - Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 105: 347 - 348

Schafeitel, T., Nilsson, K., *Heidt, J., Sillanpää, A., Takalo, L.O., 2003: High-resolution imaging of EGRET blazars, in ``High Energy Blazar Astronomy'' meeting, eds. Takalo, L.O. and Valtaoja, E., PASP conference series 299: 313-316

Takalo, L.O. and Valtaoja, E. (editors) 2003: High Energy Blazar Astronomy, PASP 299: 323

Teerikorpi, P. 2003: Evidence for the class of the most luminous quasars IV. Cosmological Malmquist bias and the \Lambda term. - Astronomy and Astrophysics 399: 829-832

Teerikorpi, P., *Gromov, A. & *Baryshev, Yu. 2003: Limits on the dark energy - matter interaction from the Hubble relation for two-fluid FLRW models. - Astronomy and Astrophysics 407: L9-L12

*Tornikoski, M., *Lähteenmäki, A., Lainela, M., Valtaoja, E., *Jussila, I., *Parviainen, M. 2003: Radio spectra and variability of EGRET blazars. High Energy Blazar Astronomy, ASP (Astronomical Society of Pacific) Conferece Proceedings 299, edited by Leo O. Takalo and Esko Valtaoja, 229 - 234

*Treves,A., *Carangelo,N., *Falomo,R., Kotilainen,J. 2003: Mass of BL Lacs from the velocity dispersion of the host galaxy. - In: Collin,S., Combes,F. & Shlosman,I. (eds), Active Galactic Nuclei: from central engine to host galaxy, ASP Conference Series 290: 621-622.

Vainio R., Virtanen J.J.P. & *Schlickeiser R. 2003: Alfvén-wave transmission and test-particle acceleration in parallel relativistic shocks, Astronomy & Astrophysics 409: 821

Valtaoja, E., Savolainen, T., Wiik, K. & *Lähteenmäki, A. 2003: Variability and Brightness Temperature. In: Zensus, J. A., Cohen, M. H. & Ros, E. (eds), Radio Astronomy at the Fringe, ASP Conference Series, Vol. 300. Ann Arbor: Astronomical Society of Pacific, 169 - 176.

*Wiegert, P., *Innanen, K, *Huang, T, and Mikkola, S. 2003: The Effect of Neptune's Accretion on Pluto and the Plutinos. - Astronomical Journal 126: 1575-1587.

*Villata, M., *Raiteri, C.M., *Kurtanidza, O.M., *Nikolashvili, M.G., *Ibrahimov, M.A., *Papadakis, I.E., *Tsinganos, K., *Sadakane, K., *Okada, N., Takalo, L.O., Sillanpää, A., *Tosti, G., *Ciprini, S., *Frasca, A., *Marilli, E., *Robb, R.M., *Noble, J.C., *Jorstad, S.G., *Hagen-Thorn, V.A., *Larionov, V.M., *Massaro, E., *Nesci, R., *Schwartz, R.D., *Basler, J., *Gorham, P.W., *Iwamatsu, H., *Kato, *T., *Pullen, C., *Benitez, E., *de Diego, J.A., *Moilanen, M., *Oksanen, A., *Rodriquez, D., *Sadun, A.C., *Kelly, M., *Carini, *M.T., *Catalano, S., *Dultzin-Hacyan, D., *Fan, J.H., *Ishioka, R., *Karttunen, H., Keinänen, P., *Kudryavseva, N.A., Lainela, M., *Lanteri, L., *Larionova, E.G., *Maesano, M., *Matsumoto,K., *Mattox, *J.R., *Montagni, F., *Nucciarelli, G., *Ostorero, L., Papamastorakis, *J., Pasanen, M., *Sobrito, G., *Uemura, M., 2003, The Whole Earth *Blazar telescope on BL Lacertae, in High Energy Blazar Astronomy *meeting, eds. Takalo, L.O. and Valtaoja, E., PASP conference *series 299: 221-224

* indicates the author is not a member of Tuorla Observatory