Instructor:

Dr. Douglas R. Gies
606 25 Park Place South
Tel: 404-413-6021
Email: gies@chara.gsu.edu

Syllabus

Notes 01-15-2019: Introduction

Notes 01-17-2019: Stellar Properties

Here is a scan of spectral classification criteria from Nancy Houk.

Notes 01-22-2019: Radiative Field

Notes 01-24-2019: Equation of Transfer

Problem Set 1 and Kurucz file for question 2 plus Beta Cas UV fluxes for question 4, Beta Cas optical fluxes for question 4, and Beta Cas IR fluxes for question 4. Due February 7.

Notes 01-31-2019: Basic Relations for LTE

Notes 02-05-2019: Absorption Cross Sections

Notes 02-12-2019: Continuum Absorption

Notes 02-12-2019: Analytical Relations for the Transfer Equation

Notes 02-19-2019: Grey Atmosphere

Problem Set 2 and sample IDL code for matrix operations in question 2. The link to ChromaStar is here. Due February 28.

Notes 02-21-2019: Flux Transport by Convection

Notes 02-26-2019: Numerical Model Atmospheres

Notes 02-26-2019: Line Blanketed, LTE Model Atmospheres (Kurucz)

Notes 02-28-2019: Resources for Model Atmospheres

Notes 03-05-2019: Observations of Stellar Continua

Notes 03-05-2019: Extended Atmospheres of Cool Stars

Notes 03-12-2019: Hot Star Model Atmospheres

Notes 03-12-2019: Stellar Winds

Notes 03-26-2019: Astronomical Spectroscopy

Notes 04-02-2019: Spectroscopic Observations

Problem Set 3, Johnson UBV transmission curves (ubv.dat), Kurucz color indices (kurucz.colors), and IDL procedure rjacoby.pro. If you are running IDL elsewhere than CHARAnet, then you will need the files stars.dat, and fluxes.dat. Here is a scan of spectral classification criteria from Nancy Houk. Due April 11.

Notes 04-04-2019: Spectral Line Physics

Notes 04-09-2019: Spectral Line Broadening

Notes 04-16-2019: Spectral Line Transfer

Notes 04-18-2019: Curve of Growth

Problem Set 4, file Stehle_ba_ba04_profil11.dat for PS 4.1, and file fmfe.dat for PS 4.3. Due April 25.