Physics for the interstellar medium
K.S. de Boer,
P. Richter
A class in the ``Summersemester'' Tue 16-18, AIUB 0.03
This class is also part of the
Bonn International Physics Programme
The most important physical processes taking place in interstellar gas
are presented, together with their relevance for observational astronomy
(all wavelength domains).
Specific topics include:
- Historic overview
- Continuum radiation
- Dispersion and polarisation
- Processes at the atomic level
- Line radiation (emission and absorption) and gas parameters to be derived
- Neutral gas; Ionised gas; Hot gas
- Dust: quantity, formation, destruction, observability
- Molecules: quantity, formation, destruction, observability
- Energy balance of the ISM
- Structure and evolution of the interstellar medium
Literature: A full write-up in english is available in printed form.
Some figures of the text look much better in colour. Those pages can be
viewed (or downloaded) as pdf files.
Tel. +49-228-733656/ 733655 (Fax. +49-228-733672)
e-mail: deboer@astro.uni-bonn.de
You may refer back to:
Sternwarte Bonn,
Astronomische Institute der Univ. Bonn,
Fachgruppe Physik-Astronomie
Classes: Stars and Stellar Evolution
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Last update: 2006.04.25