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Radioastronomy

ВК10.1

Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП

First

2023/2024

1 Semester

4

obtaining deep and systematic knowledge of methods and instruments of radio astronomy research, which includes mastering knowledge of modern radio telescopes of various ranges - from decameter to millimeter, principles of operation of radio interferometers, including those with ultra-long bases, principles of aperture synthesis, errors of experimental research (observations), features of methods of processing and interpreting observation data, generalization of the results obtained. Development of the ability to search, process and analyze information from various sources, including electronic resources, and students' ability to abstract thinking, analysis and synthesis of material from various physical, mathematical and computer disciplines.

Full-time form

Know the basic laws of mechanics, molecular physics, electricity, radio electronics, optics, atomic physics and quantum mechanics, the basics of mathematical physics. Have basic knowledge from courses in general and practical astrophysics. Be able to apply previous knowledge from courses in higher mathematics and physics. Know the basics of differential and integral calculus. Have elementary skills in calculating derivatives, integrals, actions and operations with vectors, graphically plot function graphs, define and expand functions into a series and Fourier integral.

The course program is aimed at students who are already familiar with the basics of higher mathematics and sections of experimental physics. The learning outcomes are to obtain knowledge about the current state of the study of astrophysical objects in the radio range. The instruments and methods of radio astronomy have certain specificities compared to optical instruments, moreover, radio telescopes of different ranges differ significantly. Radio interferometers and methods of constructing images using coherence functions have long been familiar tools. Based on observations of individual objects and phenomena in the radio range of electromagnetic oscillations, information is obtained about the physical state of individual objects or even the Universe as a whole (coalescence radiation), radio astronomy methods are used to study the structure and composition of the surfaces of planets and satellites, conduct indirect measurements of magnetic fields and plasma parameters, establish the physical parameters of molecular clouds, the distribution of neutral hydrogen in our and neighboring galaxies, and many other examples.

J.J. Condon, S.M. Ransom Essential Radio Astronomy. Princeton. 2016. (https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/courses/era) Handbook on Radio Astronomy. ITU. 2013. (https://www.itu-ilibrary.org/science-and- technology/handbook-on-radio-astronomy_pub/809847c8-en) A. Richard Thompson, James M. Moran, George W. Swenson Jr. Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy. Third Edition. SpringerOpen. 2017. ISBN: 978-0-471-25492-8

Lectures

semester assessment: 1. Tests: 2, each – 15 points 2. Short independent tasks – 10 points - final assessment (in the form of an exam/complex exam, differentiated assessment): Exam – 60 points - admission conditions for the final exam: at least 10 points during the semester

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