Radio Astronomy Laboratory credit:

4 Hours

Principles and techniques of modern radio astronomy. Covers basic concepts such as receivers, system temperature, filled aperture antennas, interferometers, and visibility data. How to analyze interferometer data, from data archive access to imaging, deconvolution, and cube analysis. Students will choose an astronomical source for imaging and reproduce results found in the professional literature. 4 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ASTR 210 and ASTR 310 .