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Date Number Subject Tentative
Lecturer
02 Apr 16 9. Detectors - Infrared Steve Willner
- Bolometers
- CCDs
- Arrays
04 Apr 17 10. Optical-Infrared Interferometry John Monnier
i. Basic Principles (Contrast with Radio
Interferometry)
ii. Configuration of Telescopes
iii. Siderostats
iv. Delay Lines
v. Imaging
vi. Magnitude Limits
09 Apr 18 11. Examples of Individual Telescopes KZS
i. Present
- Hubble, Keck, Gemini, VLT, Magellan, MMT
ii. Near Future
- LBT
iii. Far Future
- NGST, CELT, MAXAT, OWL, 20/20
12. Examples of Telescope Arrays
i. Present
- PTI, NPOI, Berk. Heterodyne, IOTA, COAST,
SUSY, CHARA, Keck
ii. Near Future
- VLT, Keck outriggers
iii. Far Future
- ?
11 Apr 19 VIII. Ultraviolet Telescopes Guest
1. Frequency Range and Sources
2. Mirrors
3. Detectors
4. Examples
i. Past
- IUE
- EUVE
ii. Present
- UVCS
- FUSE
iii. Future
- ASCE?
16 Apr 20 IX. X-Ray Telescopes IS
1. Frequency (Energy) Range and Sources
2. Mirror Designs
i. Grazing Incidence-Nested
- Wolter
- Kirkpatrick-Baez
ii. Normal Incidence
- Multilayers
- Bandwidth
3. Mirror Fabrication
i. Rigid
ii. Thin Foils
iii. Coatings
iv. Testing
4. Mounts
i. Focal Length
18 Apr 21 5. Imaging Guest
i. Microchannel Plates
ii. CCDs
6. Spectroscopy
i. Resolution vs. Energy
ii. Gratings
iii. Microcalorimeters
7. Calibration
23 Apr 22 8. Examples Guest
i. Past
- UHURU, Einstein, ROSAT
ii. Present
- ASCA, RXTE, Chandra, XMM-Newton, TRACE
iii. Future
- ASTRO-E, EXIST, Constellation X, XEUS
25 Apr 23 X. Gamma-Ray Telescopes IS
1. Energy Range and Sources
2. Detectors
i. Ground-Based
- Cerenkov
ii. Space-Based
- Proportional Counters
3. Calibration
i. Discrimination Algorithms
- Cerenkov
- Proportional Counters
4. Examples
i. Past
- CosB, Compton Observatory
ii. Present
- Whipple Observatory, CANGAROO, ....,
BeppoSax, HETE
iii. Future
- GLAST, VERITAS, HESS
30 Apr 24 XI. Gravitational-Wave Telescopes IS
1. Frequency Range and Sources
i. Burst
ii. Continuum
2. General Principles of Detection
3. Detectors
i. Bars
ii. Interferometers
4. Examples
i. Past
- Weber bars
ii. Present (almost)
- LIGO, VIRGO, ...
iii. Future
- LIGO Mark II, LISA