Physics of the Interstellar Medium - astro822 Course Physics of the Interstellar Medium Course No. astro822 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Required Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Introductory astronomy Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The student shall acquire a good understanding of the physics and of the phases of the ISM.
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Seminar: Astrophysics - astro830 Module No. astro830 Category Elective Credit Points (CP) 4 Semester 2. Module: Seminar: Astrophysics Module Elements: Nr Course Course No.
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Internships in the Research Groups - astro831 Course Internships in the Research Groups Course No. astro831 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Research Internship English 4 WT/ST Requirements for Participation: Students are asked to contact one of the BCGS lecturers prior to the start of their internship.
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Elective Advanced Lectures: Observational Astronomy - astro840 Module No. astro840 Category Elective Credit Points (CP) Semester 1.-2. Module: Elective Advanced Lectures: Observational Astronomy Module Elements: Nr Course Course No.
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Radio Astronomy: Tools, Applications, Impacts - astro841 Course Radio Astronomy: Tools, Applications, Impacts Course No. astro841 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Good knowledge of electrodynamics, atomic physics, and astronomy Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: An introduction to modern radio astronomy, its history, methods, and research potentials is given.
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Submillimeter Astronomy - astro842 Course Submillimeter Astronomy Course No. astro842 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Basic astronomy knowledge Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Students with B.
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Astronomical Interferometry and Digital Image Processing - astro843 Course Astronomical Interferometry and Digital Image Processing Course No. astro843 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture English 2 3 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Students learn the basics required to carry out research projects in the field of wave optics and astronomical infrared interferometry Contents of the Course: Statistical optics; Wave optics; image detectors; resolution enhancement by digital deconvolution; interferometric imaging methods in optical astronomy; Theory of photon noise; iterative image reconstruction methods; astronomical applications Recommended Literature: J.
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Observational Cosmology - astro845 Course Observational Cosmology Course No. astro845 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Students with B.
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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 for Participation: 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
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Optical Observations - astro847 Course Optical Observations Course No. astro847 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Astronomy introduction classes Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral exam): successful work with exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The students should get familiar with major aspects of optical astronomical observations, data reduction, and image analysis.
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