ASTR 361
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Course No.
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Course Title
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No. of Units
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Pre-requisites
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Pr.
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Credit
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Astr 361
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Radio Astronomy
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2
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2
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Astr 211, 351
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Objectives of the course :
The aim of this course is to give the students general knowledge about radio astronomy .
Course Description:
This course contains the following subjects: Principles of radio astronomy, instrumentation. The origin of radio waves (thermal and non-thermal radiation - Plasma Vibration and radiation of accelerated charges. Liner radio spectra. Radio emission generated from the Sun, galaxy, and extra galaxies. Detection of some astronomical measurements by radio instruments .
Main text and subsidiary books:
- Tools of Radio Astronomy Rohlts, 2000, Springer .
- Radio Astronomy by: J. D. Kraus, Cygnus-Quasar Book, 1986.
Tools of Radio Astronomy Problems and Solutions, Wilson, 2000, Springer
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Last Update
10/16/2009 1:08:10 AM
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