Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityCatalog Number: 4741
Presentation of physical principles and techniques used for detection
across the frequency domain of both electromagnetic and gravitational
radiation. Description and analysis of the corresponding tools used
for detection, including telescopes and basic instrumentation, present
and (near-term) future. Discussion of different types of
measurements-intensity, imaging, spectroscopic, polarimetric,
astrometric, and interferometric-throughout the electromagnetic
spectrum, including related parameter estimation and error analyses.
The Syllabus
for this course is available as a PostScript file.
These books were put on reserve in Wolbach Library.
AstroWeb:
Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Internet
Large Optical-IR
Telescopes and Instruments (Web page of Dan Fabricant)
Telescopes:
[CfA Facilities] -
[Optical Telescopes] -
[Radio Telescopes]
Irwin I. Shapiro,
Krzysztof Z. Stanek and members of the
CfA
Half course (Spring term)
2004, hours: Tu., Th. 2:00-3:30 p.m., in Classroom A.
Reading Material:
Detection of Light: From the Ultraviolet to the Submillimeter,
by G. H. Rieke, 1994, Cambridge University Press
Observational Astrophysics, by F. Lebrun, F. Mignard, P. Lena,
1999, Springer Verlag
Statistics in Theory and Practice, by Robert Lupton, 1993,
Princeton Univeristy Press
Astronomical Optics, by D. J. Schroeder, 1999,
Academic Press
Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy, by
A. R. Thompson, J. M. Moran, G. W. Swenson, 2001,
Wiley-Interscience
The COURSE with Web links & notes.
Problem Sets:
Approximately every two weeks. Grading: 40% final exam, 60% problem sets.Related Links:
Accessing Astronomical Information
Questions or Comments?
Send an e-mail to kstanek@cfa.harvard.edu.
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