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| ASTR0210-1 | Observation in astrophysics | |||||
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| Duration : | 30h Th | |||||
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| Holder(s) : | Pierre Magain | |||||
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| Course contents : | Telescopes: brief history and modern aspects. CCD detectors: principles and data processing. Photometry: principles and some examples. Spectroscopy: diffraction gratings, spectrographs, Fourier spectroscopy. Interferometry: basic principles, examples. High energy astronomy: detectors and imaging devices. | |||||
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| Course objective : | Understand the principles of the basic observational methods in astronomy. | |||||
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| Prerequisites : | Introductory astronomy Elementary optics Basics of solid-state physics (semi-conductors) | |||||
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| Organization : | Theoretical lectures (1h30 each) | |||||
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| Written notes : | Photocopies of transparencies. | |||||
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| Assessment : | Oral examination, two questions. | |||||
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| Contacts : | Pierre Magain Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Bât. B5c, allée du 6 Août, 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman). Tél.: 04/366.97.53 E-mail : Pierre.Magain@ulg.ac.be | |||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 18/05/2007
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