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AST 410: Radio Astronomy
1. Historical introduction
- Radio astronomy: general introduction to the field.
- History of radio astronomy: a historical overview.
2. Electromagnetic radiation
- Brightness: concepts of brightness, intensity, flux, luminosity.
- Radiative transfer: propagation of radiation through a medium that absorbs and emits.
3. Radio telescopes
4. Interferometry and synthesis
5. Free-free radiation
6. Synchrotron radiation
7. Spectral lines
8. Assessment
| Formative | Attendance | 10 | 50 | 100 |
| Punctuality | 10 | |||
| 3 Quizzes | 15 | |||
| 1 Design project | 15 | |||
| Summative | Midterm exam | 20 | 50 | |
| Final exam | 30 |
9. Textbooks
- Condon and Ransom, Essential Radio Astronomy, Princeton UP, 2016.
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