AASTEX Sample Papers. I. The Minimalist Approach

M. Headroom

Industrial Metaphysics, Inc., Alluvia, HG 67555

Received ; accepted

ABSTRACT

This example illustrates how to use the AASTEX markup in a way that is as unobtrusive as possible while still identifying all the important structural parts of the paper. The most salient thing to observe is that, apart from the document style declaration, no formatting instructions are given in the file.

Subject headings: Brevity — models

1. Introduction

Reader, this is my paper. Paper, this is our reader.

2. Observations

The observations upon which this paper is based were taken on Wednesday while I was grocery shopping. I needed a half-gallon of milk, chips and salsa, and a bag of kitty litter (Berlioz 1837). Calibration data were taken on Friday when I went back for a six-pack of beer.

3. Discussion

Grocery stores ^{E1} seem to be inordinately crowded on Wednesdays and Fridays (Headroom 1988). The increase in Friday-shopper density can be understood by assuming that many people get paid on Fridays, and by recognizing that such people often do not work on Saturdays and Sundays and can be assumed to be “stocking up” for the weekend.

The Wednesday peak is harder to explain, but may be related to the delivery of fresh produce on Tuesday nights. This interpretation depends on the assumption that many people eat sensibly and therefore find fresh produce attractive.

My cats, Hal and Yoda, provided motivation for the initiation of this study.

E1NOTE TO EDITOR: Of all the stores in Tucson my favorite is never open.

REFERENCES

Berlioz, H. 1837, Grande Messe du Morts (Paris: Durand) Headroom, M. 1988, ApJ, 278, 356

This manuscript was prepared with the AAS L^{A}TEX macros v4.0.