Special Topics in
Observational Stellar Astronomy

ASP, Uppsala University

Left: Fe X image of solar corona (SOHO)

Wednesdays

These seminars will consist of presentations by the Professor of useful tools available to the astronomer, the major observational instruments available in the X-ray, UV, and IR regions, the analysis tools that can be applied to the data, and a selection of interesting research topics for which these observational tools can be applied. Included in these research topics will be stellar coronae, flares, disks, magnetic fields, and premain sequence stars.

Mondays

Students will present answers to questions raised in the preceeding Monday class or review an important published paper concerning the topic of the preceding Wednesday class. It is important for astrophysics students to learn the skills of presenting their research effectively to their colleagues.

Schedule

Mondays and Wednesdays at 1515-1700 in Tommsalon (third floor of Angstrom-laboratoriet Hus 6. Seminars will consist of two 45 minute sessions separated by a 15 minute break. First seminar will be Monday August 30. Last seminar Wednesday October 13. Students will present their observing proposals orally to the class on October 11 and 13.

Instructor
Jeffrey Linsky
(email: jlinsky@jila.colorado.edu)
Office: Angstrom-laboratoriet Hus 6 third floor Room 63405
Tel: 471-5992
Classroom: Angstrom-laboratoriet Hus 6 third floor Tommsalen 63133
Requirements

(1) Each student will prepare and deliver several oral presentations (typically 15 minutes each) during the Monday seminars. These will consist of either answers to questions raised in the Wednesday seminars or report on an important published paper concerning the topic of the presious Wednesday seminar.

(2) Each student will write a proposal for observing time on a major observational instrument using the proposal forms required by that facility. Each student will present an oral version of the proposal during the October 11 and 13 seminar times and submit the written version of the proposal by October 11. Grades will be based on the Monday oral presentations and the oral and written versions of the observing proposals. Students are encouraged to submit their observing proposals to the apropriate space and ground-based observatories.

(3) There will be no final exam.

Seminar Topics

Aug 30: Where to find information
Sep 01: Ultraviolet Astrophysics
Sep 08+15: X-ray Astrophysics
Sep 22: Infrared Astrophysics
Sep 29: Radio Frequency Astrophysics
Oct 06: Stellar Magnetic Fields

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