Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias

In this gallery you will find information on some of the most outstanding scientific advances made by IAC researchers. They have been selected by the IAC's Head of Research and are based on scientific articles that have either already been published in high-prestige scientific research journals or are currently in the press.

2003

• Beyond the magnitude limit of the Hubble Deep Field Author/s: A. Marín-Franch and A. Aparicio Reference: The Astrophysical Journal, 594:63–74, 2003 September 1 | Link
• Galactic superwinds and stellar superclouds Author/s: Tenorio-Tagle, Guillermo; Silich, Sergiy; Muñoz-Tuñón, Casiana Reference: 2003ApJ...597..279T
  Supergalactic Winds Driven by Multiple Super-Star Clusters | Link
• Confinement of interstellar dust in galactic bars Author/s: A. Zurita, M. Relaño, J. E. Beckman and J. H. Knapen Reference: A&A 413, 73–89 (2004)| PDF
• First infrared spectrum of a comet nucleus obtained from earth Author/s: J. Licandro, H. Campins, C. Hergenrother , and L. M. Lara Reference: A&A 398, L45–L48 (2003)| PDF
• Explanation of the linear polarization of the Ca II IR triplet: zero-field dichroism in the solar chromosphere Author/s: Rafael Manso Sainz and Javier Trujillo Bueno Reference: PhysRevLett.91.111102 | Link
• Detection of companion stars of the pulsar X1822-371 and black hole candidate GX339-4 Author/s: Ref. 1 - Casares, J.; Steeghs, D.; Hynes, R. I.; Charles, P. A.; O'Brien, K. Ref. 2 - Hynes, R. I.; Steeghs, D.; Casares, J.; Charles, P. A.; O'Brien, K. Reference: Ver Ref 1: X1822-3711 y Ref 2: GX339-4 / See Ref 1: X1822-3711 and Ref 2: GX339-4