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    Titan - from Discovery to Encounter

    International Conference on the occasion of the 375th birthday of Christiaan Huygens

    held 13-17 April 2004
    ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands

    Presentations

    13 April 2004 - Opening session
    Welcome by ESA Director General, Jean-Jacques Dordain
    Opening speech by Mrs Maria van der Hoeven, Dutch Minister for Education and Science
    Christiaan Huygens and the scientific revolution H.F. Cohen PDF

    46 kb

    The Voyager Odyssey A. Brahic PDF

    13.3 Mb

    Cassini-Huygens in the European context R.M. Bonnet PDF

    6.2 Mb

     
    14 April 2004 - Christiaan Huygens, the person, the scientist and interactions
    Huygens and Saturn A. van Helden PDF

    7.7 Mb

    The Huygens manuscripts J. Yoder
    Cassini and Saturn A. Cassini PDF

    3.3 Mb

    Huygens and Mechanics F.Chareix PDF

    3.8 Mb

    Huygens and Mathematics H. Bos PDF

    2.7 Mb

    Huygens and the advancement of time measurements C.A. Grimbergen PDF

    3.0 Mb

    Huygens, l'Académie des Sciences et l'Observatoire de Paris S. Débarbat
    Christiaan Huygens as telescope maker and user A. Dollfus
    Testing the lenses of Campani, lens-maker for Cassini G. Molesini PDF

    2.4 Mb

    The optics of Huygens F.J. Dijksterhuis PDF

    4.8 Mb

    Kosmotheoros: Huygens' view of the Universe R.H. Vermij
    The views of Christiaan Huygens on astrology R. van Gent PDF

    1.0 Mb

    "Titan kan niet slapen?" (Huygens biography) C.D. Andriesse PDF

    27 kb

    A portrait of Christian Huygens K. Verduin PDF

    2.65 Mb

     
    15 April 2004 - Recent results of Saturn/Titan observations, ground- and space-based theoretical studies
    Cassini-Huygens, the next steps towards the outer planets D. Southwood PDF

    14.0 Mb

    Review of recent Saturn observations T. Encrenaz
    Satellite & rings heritage and follow-up to Huygens C. Ferrari PDF

    2.4 Mb

    Titan's atmosphere and surface from imaging and spectroscopy in the past decade A. Coustenis PDF

    7.8 Mb

    Origin and evolution of Titan's atmosphere: testing the models T. Owen
    Aerosols in Titan's atmosphere P. Rannou
    Photochemistry of Titan's atmosphere D. Strobel
    Titan's biochemistry F. Raulin PDF

    1.0 Mb

    Evidence for liquid surfaces on Titan from radar observations D.B. Campbell
    Three micron spectroscopy of hydrocarbons and HCN T.R. Geballe PDF

    1.6 Mb

    Flight Through Titan's Atmosphere I. de Pater PDF

    1.2 Mb

     
    16 April 2004 - The Cassini-Huygens mission: from past to future
    The genesis of the Cassini-Huygens mission D. Gautier, W. Ip, T. Owen
    The Cassini-Huygens mission D. Matson
    Early Cassini ISS observations of Titan R. West
    Cassini CIRS arrives at the Saturn System M.F. Flasar
    Cassini VIMS R. Brown PDF

    1.2 Mb

    Cassini UVIS observations of Titan and the Saturn System L. Esposito PDF

    1.2 Mb

    Cassini Magnetometer approach observations and preparation for Saturn orbit insertion M. Dougherty
    MIMI: Investigations of the interaction of Titan's exosphere with Saturn's magnetosphere and first observations of Titan I. Dandouras PDF

    2.8 Mb

    Saturn approach: Cassini radio and plasma wave science W. Kurth PDF

    3.8 Mb

    Titan's interaction with Saturn's magnetosphere D. Young PDF

    2.7 Mb

    Titan's surface: insights from and prospects for radar investigations R. Lorenz
    Cassini Radio Science at Titan A. Kliore PDF

    1.3 Mb

    INMS G.H. Waite
    The Huygens probe J.P. Lebreton
    The Descent Imager/Spectral radiometer on the Huygens entry Probe of Titan M.G. Tomasko PDF

    7.8 Mb

    The Gas Chromatograph Mass spectrometer for the Huygens Probe H. Niemann
    The Aerosol Collector Pyrolyser Experiment (ACP) for Huygens G. Israel PDF

    2.9 Mb

    The Huygens Doppler Wind Experiment: Measuring Titan Atmospheric Dynamics M. Bird PDF

    1.4 Mb

    The Huygens surface science package J.C. Zarnecki PDF

    8.0 Mb

    Precise tracking of the Huygens probe in the atmosphere of Titan L. Gurvits
    Titan, what next? R. Lorenz PDF

    740 kb

     
    17 April 2004 - Public day
    Huygens and his times A. van Helden
    Huygens and his telescopes P. Louwman
    Robotic exploration of the outer planets, a historical perspective T. Johnson
    Titan halos G. Konnen PDF

    2.0 Mb

    Huygens and the search for life in the Universe T. Owen
    The Cassini/Huygens education and outreach programme JPL, ESA
    Public involvement in Planetary Exploration E. Lakdawalla PDF

    4.0 Mb

    Contributions by amateur observers
    Outside Lecture at Leiden Observatory (In Dutch) I. de Pater PDF

    5.7 Mb

    Poster Presentations

    1 Exobiology of Titan M.B. Simakov PDF 1.3 Mb
    2 Sensitivity of optical searches for liquid hydrocarbons on Titan's surface R. West PDF 79 kb
    3 Modelling the vertical distribution of temperature and chemical composition in Titan's atmosphere P. Lavvas
    4 Simulation of the plasma environment of Titan in the magnetosheath flow of Saturn G. Chanteur PDF

    2.2 Mb

    5 What could be the chemical composition of Titan's aerosol A. Bar-Nun
    6 Ion mobility in Titan's atmosphere K. Aplin
    7 Titan's surface at 3 micron A. Negrao
    8 Titan studied with an Integral Field Spectrograph at the CFHT; the near infrared instrument OASIS M. Hirtzig PDF 7.8 Mb
    9 About variations of Titan's endogenous activity induced by Saturn and satellites gravitational attraction in the period of Cassini/Huygens mission Y. Barkin
    10 The evolution of cloud features on Titan M. Brown
    11 Continuous monitoring of clouds on Titan E. Schaller
    12 Titan interaction with Saturn's Magnetosphere: Mass loading and Ionopause Location E. Sittler PDF 162 kb
    13a Titan atmosphere electricity investigation with the PWA-HASI instrument on the Huygens probe. S. Abaajan PDF 172 kb
    13b Trial balloon flights in the terrestrial atmosphere S. Abaajan PDF 97 kb
    14 P. Rannou
    15 Observations of Titan and outer planets with amateur equipment R. Lorenz
    16 The Huygens Atmospheric Structure Instrument (HASI) onboard the Huygens probe M. Fulchignoni PDF 1.5 Mb
    17 The Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer on the Huygens entry Probe of Titan M.G. Tomasko
    18 The Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer for the Huygens Probe H. Niemann
    19 The Aerosol Collector Pyrolyser Experiment (ACP) for Huygens G. Israel
    20 The Huygens Doppler Wind Experiment: Measuring Titan Atmospheric Dynamics M. Bird
    21 The Huygens surface science package J.C. Zarnecki


    Last Update: 04 Aug 2004

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