astro846
Wave Optics and Astronomical Applications - astro846 Course Wave Optics and Astronomical Applications Course No. astro846 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture English 2 3 ST Requirements: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Acquire the fundamentals necessary to carry out research projects in the field of wave optics and astronomical infrared interferometry Contents of the Course: Fundamentals of wave optics; Fourier mathematics; digital image processing; Michelson interferometry; speckle interferometry; speckle holography; Knox-Thompson method; bispectrum-speckle interferometry; interferometric spectroscopy; infrared-long-baseline interferometry; optical phase-closure method; infrared interferometry of young stars and stars in late evolutionary stages and in nuclei of galaxies Recommended Literature: Lecture Notes ...