ASTR 472
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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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Th.
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Pr.
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Credit
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Astr 472
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Solar Physics
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3
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2
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Astr 371,352
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Objectives of the course :
The aim of this course is to study the physics of the Sun and its atmosphere .
Course Description:
This course contains the following subjects : Determination of the solar constant. Solar spectra. Solar formation (interior - atmosphere). The photosphere. Solar atmosphere motion. Solar magnetic field. Sunspots. Solar cycles. Flares. Prominences. Corona and chromo sphere. Corpuscular radiation and its effects on the geomagnetic field. Solar radio emission .
Main text and subsidiary books:
- The Sun from space, Lang, 2000, Springer .
- The Solar Atmosphere: Durrant 1988 .
- Physics of Solar Flare: Hanssen and Emslei 1990 .
The Sun: A lab. for Astrophysics: Brown and Schmelz 1992 .
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Last Update
10/16/2009 1:13:22 AM
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