ASTRON 644 - RadiationProcessesAstrophysics

Institution:

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Description:

Topics include continuum emission mechanisms (synchrotron radiation, inverse compton, and free-free emission), dust emission, photo-ionization and recombination, excitation and transfer of atomic and molecular line broadening, and population inversion and astrophysical masers.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umass.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 545-0111

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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