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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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| Language : | Langue française |
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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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