ASTR 403 Astrophysical Instrumentation and Payloads
(3-0-3) The goal of this class is to make the student familiar with ground as well as space-based instrumentation in modern astrophysics. The course will cover the detection of the entire electromagnetic spectrum from the radio to gamma rays. In addition, the course will introduce the students to particle and gravitational wave detectors as modern tools in contemporary astrophysics. The focus of this course is on astrophysical hardware. Students will also learn different analysis techniques including data analysis and interpretation, data handling and mining. A component of this class is the analysis of an astronomical date set and the presentation of the methods and results in a short scientific paper and talk.