Radio Astronomy 2021/22 (astro841)
Dr. Stefanie Mühle, Prof. Dr. Frank Bigiel, Dr. Lydia Moser, Dr. Kaustuv Basu, and guest lecturersCourse Material
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Lecture slides
Introduction, Logistics (12 October 2021)
Spectral lines, basics (19 October 2021)
Spectral lines, details (21 October 2021, version of 26 Oct. 2021)
Spectral lines, observations (26 October 2021)
Radiative transfer, part 1 (26 October 2021)
Radiative transfer, complete (28 October 2021)
Continuum I (02 November 2021)
Continuum II (04 November 2021)
Observing I (09 November 2021)
Fundamental Physics (11 November 2021)
Fourier Optics (16+18 November 2021, updated on 18 November)
Telescopes I (23 November 2021)
Telescopes II (25 November 2021)
Heterodyne Receivers (30 November 2021)
Bolometers (updated version, 07 December 2021)
Backends (09 + 16 December 2021)
Observing II (14 December 2021)
Observing III (21 December 2021)
Interferometry I (11 January 2022)
Interferometry II (11+13 January 2022)
Interferometry - Observations (18 January 2022)
Interferometry - Calibration (25 January 2022)
Interferometry - Imaging (27 January 2022)
Interferometry - Error recognition (27 January 2022)