Keywords
The list is common to the major Astronomical and Astrophysical Journals. In order to ease the search, the key words are subdivided into broad categories. The parts of the key words in italics are for reference only and should be omitted when the key is entered in the manuscript.
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General Physical data and processes Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques Astronomical data bases Astrometry and celestial mechanics The Sun Planetary systems Stars Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae The Galaxy Galaxies Cosmology Resolved and unresolved sources as a function of wavelength General Editorials notices Errata, addenda Extraterrestrial intelligence History and philosophy of astronomy Miscellaneous Obituaries, biographies Publications, bibliography Sociology of Astronomy Standards Physical data and processes Asteroseismology Astrobiology Astrochemistry Acceleration of particles Accretion, accretion disks Astroparticle physics Atomic data Atomic processes Black hole physics Chaos Conduction Convection Dense matter Diffusion Dynamo Elementary particles Equation of state Gravitation Gravitational lensing: strong Gravitational lensing: weak Gravitational lensing: micro Gravitational waves Hydrodynamics Instabilities Line: formation Line: identification Line: profiles Magnetic fields Magnetic reconnection Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) Masers Molecular data Molecular processes Neutrinos Nuclear reactions, nucleosynthesis, abundances Opacity Plasmas Polarization Radiation: dynamics Radiation mechanisms: general Radiation mechanisms: non-thermal Radiation mechanisms: thermal Radiative transfer Relativistic processes Scattering Shock waves Solid state: volatile Solid state: refractory Turbulence Waves Astronomical instrumentation, methods and techniques Atmospheric effects Balloons Instrumentation: adaptive optics Instrumentation: detectors Instrumentation: high angular resolution Instrumentation: interferometers Instrumentation: miscellaneous Instrumentation: photometers Instrumentation: polarimeters Instrumentation: spectrographs Light pollution Methods: analytical Methods: data analysis Methods: laboratory: atomic Methods: laboratory: molecular Methods: laboratory: solid state Methods: miscellaneous Methods: numerical Methods: observational Methods: statistical Site testing Space vehicles Space vehicles: instruments Techniques: high angular resolution Techniques: image processing Techniques: imaging spectroscopy Techniques: interferometric Techniques: miscellaneous Techniques: photometric Techniques: polarimetric Techniques: radar astronomy Techniques: radial velocities Techniques: spectroscopic Telescopes Astronomical data bases Astronomical databases: miscellaneous Atlases Catalogs Surveys Virtual observatory tools Astrometry and celestial mechanics Astrometry Celestial mechanics Eclipses Ephemerides Occultations Parallaxes Proper motions Reference systems Time The Sun Sun: abundances Sun: activity Sun: atmosphere Sun: chromosphere Sun: corona Sun: coronal mass ejections (CMEs) Sun: evolution Sun: faculae, plages Sun: filaments, prominences Sun: flares Sun: fundamental parameters Sun: general Sun: granulation Sun: helioseismology Sun: heliosphere Sun: infrared Sun: interior Sun: magnetic fields Sun: oscillations Sun: particle emission Sun: photosphere Sun: radio radiation Sun: rotation (Sun:) solar-terrestrial relations (Sun:) solar wind (Sun:) sunspots Sun: transition region Sun: UV radiation Sun: X-rays, gamma rays Planetary systems Comets: general Comets: individual: ... Earth Interplanetary medium Kuiper belt: general Kuiper belt objects: individual: ... Meteorites, meteors, meteoroids Minor planets, asteroids: general Minor planets, asteroids: individual: ... Moon Oort Cloud Planets: rings Planets and satellites: atmospheres Planets and satellites: aurorae Planets and satellites: composition Planets and satellites: detection Planets and satellites: dynamical evolution and stability Planets and satellites: formation Planets and satellites: fundamental parameters Planets and satellites: gaseous planets Planets and satellites: general Planets and satellites: individual: ... Planets and satellites: interiors Planets and satellites: magnetic fields Planets and satellites: oceans Planets and satellites: physical evolution Planets and satellites: rings Planets and satellites: surfaces Planets and satellites: tectonics Planets and satellites: terrestrial planets Protoplanetary disks Planet-disk interactions Planet-star interactions Zodiacal dust Stars Stars: abundances Stars: activity Stars: AGB and post-AGB Stars: atmospheres (Stars:) binaries (including multiple): close (Stars:) binaries: eclipsing (Stars:) binaries: general (Stars:) binaries: spectroscopic (Stars:) binaries: symbiotic (Stars:) binaries: visual Stars: black holes (Stars:) blue stragglers (Stars:) brown dwarfs Stars: carbon Stars: chemically peculiar Stars: chromospheres (Stars:) circumstellar matter Stars: coronae Stars: distances Stars: dwarf novae Stars: early-type Stars: emission-line, Be Stars: evolution Stars: flare Stars: formation Stars: fundamental parameters Stars: general (Stars:) Gamma-ray burst: general (Stars:) Gamma-ray burst: individual: ... (Stars:) Hertzsprung-Russell and C-M diagrams Stars: horizontal-branch Stars: imaging Stars: individual: ... Stars: interiors Stars: jets Stars: kinematics and dynamics Stars: late-type Stars: low-mass Stars: luminosity function, mass function Stars: magnetars Stars: magnetic fields Stars: massive Stars: mass-loss Stars: neutron (Stars:) novae, cataclysmic variables Stars: oscillations (including pulsations) Stars: peculiar (except chemically peculiar) (Stars:) planetary systems Stars: Population II Stars: Population III Stars: pre-main sequence Stars: protostars (Stars:) pulsars: general (Stars:) pulsars: individual ... Stars: rotation Stars: solar-type (Stars:) starspots Stars: statistics (Stars:) subdwarfs (Stars:) supergiants (Stars:) supernovae: general (Stars:) supernovae: individual: ... Stars: variables: Cepheids Stars: variables: delta Scuti Stars: variables: general Stars: variables: RR Lyrae Stars: variables: S Doradus Stars: variables: T Tauri, Herbig Ae/Be (Stars:) white dwarfs Stars: winds, outflows Stars: Wolf-Rayet Interstellar medium (ISM), nebulae ISM: abundances ISM: atoms ISM: bubbles ISM: clouds (ISM:) cosmic rays (ISM:) dust, extinction (ISM:) evolution ISM: general (ISM:) HII regions (ISM:) Herbig-Haro objects ISM: individual objects: ... (except planetary nebulae) ISM: jets and outflows ISM: kinematics and dynamics ISM: lines and bands ISM: magnetic fields ISM: molecules (ISM:) planetary nebulae: general (ISM:) planetary nebulae: individual: ... (ISM:) photon-dominated region (PDR) ISM: structure ISM: supernova remnants The Galaxy Galaxy: abundances Galaxy: bulge Galaxy: center Galaxy: disk Galaxy: evolution Galaxy: formation Galaxy: fundamental parameters Galaxy: general (Galaxy:) globular clusters: general (Galaxy:) globular clusters: individual: ... Galaxy: halo (Galaxy:) local insterstellar matter Galaxy: kinematics and dynamics Galaxy: nucleus (Galaxy:) open clusters and associations: general (Galaxy:) open clusters and associations: individual: ... (Galaxy:) solar neighborhood Galaxy: stellar content Galaxy: structure Galaxies Galaxies: abundances Galaxies: active (Galaxies:) BL Lacertae objects: general (Galaxies:) BL Lacertae objects: individual: ... Galaxies: bulges Galaxies: clusters: general Galaxies: clusters: individual: ... Galaxies: clusters: intracluster medium Galaxies: distances and redshifts Galaxies: dwarf Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD Galaxies: evolution Galaxies: formation Galaxies: fundamental parameters Galaxies: general Galaxies: groups: general Galaxies: groups: individual: ... Galaxies: halos Galaxies: high-redshift Galaxies: individual: ... Galaxies: interactions (Galaxies:) intergalactic medium Galaxies: irregular Galaxies: ISM Galaxies: jets Galaxies: kinematics and dynamics (Galaxies:) Local Group Galaxies: luminosity function, mass function (Galaxies:) Magellanic Clouds Galaxies: magnetic fields Galaxies: nuclei Galaxies: peculiar Galaxies: photometry (Galaxies:) quasars: absorption lines (Galaxies:) quasars: emission lines (Galaxies:) quasars: general (Galaxies:) quasars: individual: ... (Galaxies:) quasars: supermassive black holes Galaxies: Seyfert Galaxies: spiral Galaxies: starburst Galaxies: star clusters: general Galaxies: star clusters: individual: ... Galaxies: star formation Galaxies: statistics Galaxies: stellar content Galaxies: structure Cosmology (Cosmology:) cosmic background radiation (Cosmology:) cosmological parameters Cosmology: miscellaneous Cosmology: observations Cosmology: theory (Cosmology:) dark matter (Cosmology:) dark energy (Cosmology:) diffuse radiation (Cosmology:) distance scale (Cosmology:) early Universe (Cosmology:) large-scale structure of Universe (Cosmology:) inflation (Cosmology:) dark ages, reionization, first stars (Cosmology:) primordial nucleosynthesis Resolved and unresolved sources as a function of wavelength Gamma rays: bursts Gamma rays: diffuse background Gamma rays: galaxies Gamma rays: galaxies: clusters Gamma rays: general Gamma rays: ISM Gamma rays: stars Infrared: diffuse background Infrared: galaxies Infrared: general Infrared: ISM Infrared: planetary systems Infrared: stars Radio continuum: galaxies Radio continuum: general Radio continuum: ISM Radio continuum: planetary systems Radio continuum: stars Radio lines: galaxies Radio lines: general Radio lines: ISM Radio lines: planetary systems Radio lines: stars Submillimeter: diffuse background Submillimeter: galaxies Submillimeter: general Submillimeter: ISM Submillimeter: planetary systems Submillimeter: stars Ultraviolet: galaxies Ultraviolet: general Ultraviolet: ISM Ultraviolet: planetary systems Ultraviolet: stars X-rays: binaries X-rays: bursts X-rays: diffuse background X-rays: galaxies X-rays: galaxies: clusters X-rays: general X-rays: individuals: ... 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