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8.982 :: Selected Topics in Astrophysics

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About this class

Lectures

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    Lecturer: Prof. Paul Schechter
    Office: 37-664G
    Telephone 3-0690
    Office hours: TBD and by appointment.

Topics (not necessarily chronologically)

  1. Telescopes: optical, X-ray, radio ...
  2. Detectors: photodetectors, bolometers, receivers, ...
  3. Instrumentation: spectrometers, interferometers, polarimeters ...
  4. Signals, backgrounds and noise

8.982 Web page: http://web.mit.edu/8.982/www/

"TEXT:" Class notes for Astronomy 501 taught at the University of Pennsylvania by Gary Bernstein

Reserved:
Shroeder, D. Astronomical Optics
Wilson, R. N. Reflecting Optical Telescopes I&II