Observational Astrophysics 2
2007

Lecture Notes

Observational Astrophysics II, by Johan Bleeker and Frank Verbunt, published by SIU, available at first lecture

Contact Information

Name Email Phone Room
Christoph Keller C.U.Keller -at- astro.uu.nl (030) 253 5223 BBL 701b
Peter Jonker P.Jonker -at- sron.nl (030) 253-8577 SRON
Michiel Rodenhuis M.Rodenhuis -at- astro.uu.nl (030) 253 8019 BBL 771


Course Outline

iCal version of this course schedule
Date Time Location Topic Chapters Instructor Download
10.9.2007 15:15-15:45 MIN 019 Presentation: Introduction to the Course Keller Presentation
10.9.2007 15:45-16:15 MIN 019
10.9.2007 16:15-16:45 MIN 019
11.9.2007 13:15-15:00 BBL 768 Lecture: Astronomical Measuring Process 1 2 Jonker Lecture
11.9.2007 15:15-17:00 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis Exercises
13.9.2007 09:00-10:45 BBL 768 Lecture: Astronomical Measuring Process 2 2 Jonker Lecture
13.9.2007 11:00-12:45 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis Exercises
17.9.2007 15:15-15:45 MIN 019 Presentation: Presentation Preparation
17.9.2007 15:45-16:15 MIN 019
17.9.2007 16:15-16:45 MIN 019
18.9.2007 13:15-15:00 BBL 768 Lecture: Radiation Fields 1 1 Jonker Lecture
18.9.2007 15:15-17:00 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis Exercises
20.9.2007 09:00-10:45 BBL 768 Lecture: Radiation Fields 2 1 Jonker Lecture
20.9.2007 11:00-12:45 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis
24.9.2007 15:15-15:45 MIN 019 Presentation: Presentation Preparation
24.9.2007 15:45-16:15 MIN 019
24.9.2007 16:15-16:45 MIN 019
25.9.2007 13:15-15:00 BBL 768 Lecture: Fitting Observed Data 1 5 Jonker Background Material, Lecture
25.9.2007 15:15-17:00 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis Exercises
27.9.2007 09:00-10:45 BBL 768 Lecture: Fitting Observed Data 2 5 Jonker Lecture
27.9.2007 11:00-12:45 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis
1.10.2007 15:15-15:45 MIN 019 Presentation: Crowded-field Photometry Rieder
1.10.2007 15:45-16:15 MIN 019 Presentation: Speckle Interferometry Veefkind
1.10.2007 16:15-16:45 MIN 019 Presentation: Image Subtraction Okkuscu
2.10.2007 13:15-15:00 BBL 768 Lecture: Variability and Periodicity 6 Jonker Lecture
2.10.2007 15:15-17:00 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis
4.10.2007 09:00-10:45 BBL 768 Lecture: Indirect Imaging 1 3.1 Keller Lecture
4.10.2007 11:00-12:45 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis
8.10.2007 15:15-15:45 MIN 019 Presentation: Fourier Filtering Rys
8.10.2007 15:45-16:15 MIN 019
8.10.2007 16:15-16:45 MIN 019
9.10.2007 13:15-15:00 BBL 768 Lecture: Indirect Imaging 2 3.3 Keller Lecture
9.10.2007 15:15-17:00 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis Exercises
11.10.2007 09:00-10:45 BBL 768 Lecture: Aperture Synthesis Imaging 3.2 Keller Lecture
11.10.2007 11:00-12:45 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis
15.10.2007 15:15-15:45 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis
15.10.2007 15:45-16:15 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis
15.10.2007 16:15-16:45 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis
16.10.2007 13:15-15:00 BBL 768 Werkcollege Rodenhuis
16.10.2007 15:15-17:00 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis
18.10.2007 09:00-10:45 BBL 768 Room Change: BBL361
Lecture: Polarimetry
Keller Lecture
18.10.2007 11:00-12:45 MIN 019 Presentation:
Radio Image CLEANing
Rotating Modulation Imaging
Image Deconvolution

Madej
van der Poel
Chiotellis
22.10.2007 15:15-15:45 MIN 019 Presentation: CCD Spectroscopy Neves
22.10.2007 15:45-16:15 MIN 019 Presentation: Nod and Shuffle Spectroscopy Cottaar
22.10.2007 16:15-16:45 MIN 019 Presentation: Lucky Imaging Malamova
23.10.2007 13:15-15:00 BBL 768 Lecture: Spectroscopy Keller Lecture
23.10.2007 15:15-17:00 MIN 019 Werkcollege Rodenhuis Exercises
25.10.2007 09:00-10:45 BBL 768 Lecture: Image Detectors 4.4-4.6 Keller Lecture
25.10.2007 11:00-12:45 MIN 019 Mock Exam
Rodenhuis
29.10.2007 15:15-15:45 MIN 019 Presentation: Fringe Removal van Wettum
29.10.2007 15:45-16:15 MIN 019 Presentation: Doppler Imaging van der Helm
29.10.2007 16:15-16:45 MIN 019 Presentation: Polarization Analysis Panday
30.10.2007 13:15-15:00 BBL 768 Lecture: Observational Astrophysics at SIU Keller
30.10.2007 15:15-17:00 MIN 019 Presentation:
Asteroseismology
Sensitive Polarimetry

Pospieszynski
Girigori
1.11.2007 09:00-10:45 BBL 768 meet at 8:45 in BBL768 for SRON cleanroom tour
Lecture: Observational Astrophysics at SRON
Jonker
1.11.2007 11:00-12:45 MIN 019 Presentation and Discussion of Mock Exam
Image Processing
Discussion of Mock Exam

Dijk
Keller


Presentation Topics and Assignments

Topic Paper with Link to ADS Student
Radio Image CLEANing Hogbom 1974 Madej
Rotating Modulation Imaging Hurford et al. 2002 van der Poel
Image Deconvolution Lucy 1974 Chiotellis
Asteroseismology Bruntt et al. 2007 Pospieszynski
Sensitive Polarimetry Semel et al. 1993 Girigori
Image Processing Houde and Vaillancourt 2007 Dijk
Crowded-field Photometry Stetson 1987 Rieder
Speckle Interferometry Labeyrie 1970 Veefkind
Image Subtraction Corwin et al. 2006 Okkuscu
Fourier Filtering Brault and White 1971 Rys
CCD Spectroscopy Horne 1986 Neves
Nod and Shuffle Spectroscopy Glazebrook and Bland-Hawthorn 2001 Cottaar
Lucky Imaging Law et al. 2006 Malamova
Fringe Removal Malumuth et al. 2003 van Wettum
Doppler Imaging Vogt et al. 1987 van der Helm
Polarization Analysis Leyshon 1998 Panday


Examination

The examination will take place on Thursday 8 November 2007 from 15:00 to 18:00 in the Minnaert Kantine.


Updated: 2007-10-31T16:48:12+01:00