ASTR 174 Astrophysics

A survey of the processes which generate radiation detected by astronomers, and how astronomers interpret observations to understand the Universe. Topics include radiative transfer, blackbody radiation, bremsstrahlung, synchrotron radiation, inverse Compton scattering, atomic and molecular spectra. Applications will include emission from neutron stars, accretion disks surrounding black holes, stellar atmospheres, intergalactic gas and the cosmic microwave background.

Instructor

Newton

Prerequisite

PHYS 14 or PHYS 16; and PHYS 19 or PHYS 24 or PHYS 40; and ASTR 2 or ASTR 3 or ASTR 15, or permission of instructor.

Distributive and/or World Culture

Dist: SCI

Offered

• Fall