Solens och Stjärnornas atmosfärer (Stellar Atmospheres), 5p HT 2002
Lecturer: Paul Barklem (Room 63121, Ph 471 5981), Tutor: Michelle Mizuno (Room 63406, Ph 471 5992).
Course Description
The vast majority of light in the universe originates from stars. Therefore, understanding of stellar atmospheres is the basis of interpretation for virtually all astronomical observations. Almost every type of analysis, from age determination of a star in the solar neighbourhood to determining the chemical composition of distant galaxies, requires understanding of stellar atmospheres. This course deals with analysis and modelling of such atmospheres. Includes fundamental observations, physical phenomena, modelling and comparison with observations.Course Literature
- Gray, D.F. The observation and analysis of stellar photospheres, Cambridge University Press 1992.
(Copies are in the observatory library. Buy directly from Cambridge or compare prices elsewhere with pricerunner. Be sure to get the corrections.) - R. J. Rutten, Lecture notes on Radiative Transfer in Stellar Atmospheres
(Photocopies can be purchased from us. Don't worry about downloading and printing these huge files yourself.)
Course requirements
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3 Problem Sets
Problem Set 1 in PDF
Each problem set will count for a bonus of up to 5% on the final exam, minus 1% per day for late submissions.
Problem Set 2 in PDF
Problem Set 3 in PDF To read PDF files you will need Adobe Acroread. -
2 Computer Labs
Lab 1 in PDF, Lab 1 in Latex
Both lab reports must be submitted before sitting the final exam.
Lab 2 in PDF, Lab 2 in Latex -
1 Written Final Exam
Schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Class | Please turn in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Aug. 27 | 10:15 - 12:00 | --- | |
| Tuesday | Sep. 3 | 10:15 - 12:00 | --- | |
| Tuesday | Sep. 10 | 10:15 - 12:00 | | Problem set 1 |
| Tuesday | Sep. 17 | 10:15 - 12:00 | | --- |
| Tuesday | Sep. 24 | 10:15 - 12:00 | | Problem Set 2 |
| Tuesday | Oct. 1 | 10:15 - 12:00 | | Problem Set 3 |
| Tuesday | Oct. 8 | 10:15 - 12:00 | | --- |
| Tuesday | Oct. 15 | 10:15 - 12:00 | | --- |
| Tuesday | Oct. 22 | 10:15 - 12:00 | | Lab report 1 |
| Tuesday | Oct. 29 | 10:15 - 12:00 | | Lab report 2 |
| Tuesday | Nov. 5 | 10:15 - 12:00 | Review Session | |
| Monday | Nov. 11 | 10:00 - 15:00 | FINAL EXAM | |
Useful links
- Units of Measurement
- Michelle's list of useful links for astronomy students.
- Previous years' web pages.
- Lots of great images of cool stars at Karel Schrijver's home page
- SOHO images and movies of the sun
- TRACE images and movies of the sun
Paul Barklem Michelle Mizuno-Wiedner Last modified: Tue Mar 11 14:20:00 MET 2003