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Astronomical Techniques

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Course
Dual Degree
Semester
Sem. VII
Subject Code
ESA411
Subject Title
Astronomical Techniques

Syllabus

Telescopes and Detectors – optical, infrared, radio, x-rays, gamma-rays, neutrinos and cosmic rays; Gravitational radiation; Detection of dark matter and Dark Energy Astronomy from Space; Imaging – focal plane imagers, PSF and deconvolution, interferometry Photometry, Spectroscopy, Polarimetry, Astrometry; Solar telescopes; Surveys, Astronomical databases, Virtual Observatory.

 

Text Books

  1. C.R. Kitchin, Astrophysical Techniques, CRC press.
  2. Longair, High Energy Astrophysics vol 1, Cambridge University Press.

References

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