Astronomical Techniques II

IUCAA - NCRA Graduate School

09 January - 05 March 2024

• Lectures: Tuesday 11:00-12:00 hrs and Thursday 11:00-12:00 hrs
• Final Examination: 27 February, Tuesday, 11:00-12:00 hrs

Slides of selected lectures

• Overview (Lecture 1 and Lecture 2) 9 and 11 Jan
• Lecture 3 16 Jan
• Lecture 4 18 Jan
• Lecture 5 22 Jan
• Lectures 6, 7 and 8 23, 25 and 30 Jan
• Lecture 9 6 Feb
• Lecture 10A 7 Feb (visit to GMRT, guest-lecture: from GMRT)
• Lecture 10B 7 Feb (RA: Historical account)
• Lectures 11, 12, 13 and 14 8, 15, 20 and 22 Feb

Seminars

• Seminar 0 (22 Jan) Fringe-source geometry
• Seminar 1 (30 Jan) Time-average smearing
• Seminar 2 (30 Jan) Bandwidth smearing
• Seminar 3 and 4 (06 Feb) Self-calibration
• Seminar 5 (08 Feb) CLEAN deconvolution algorithm
• Seminar 6 (08 Feb) Maximum entropy deconvolution algorithm
• Seminar 7 (15 Feb) Very long baseline interferometry
• Seminar 8 (15 Feb) Confusion noise
• Seminar 9 (20 Feb) Resolution, maximum scale and field size
• Seminar 10 (Not covered) Error recognition

Assignments

• Assignment 1 (due date/time: 25 Jan, 11am)
• Assignment 2 (due date/time: 15 Feb, 11am)

Some online references and textbooks

• Low Frequency Radio Astronomy
• Essential radio astronomy
• Synthesis Imaging in Radio Astronomy II
• Radio Astronomy (J. D. Kraus)
• Chapter 10: Galactic and Extra-Galactic R.A. G. L. Verschuur and K. Kellermann

Acknowldgements (towards preparation of my lectures)

• Lecture 7: Prof. Dale E. Gary (NJIT)
• UvA RA
• Several notes, presentations of my mentors, friends, etc.