This course is taught at the UGent
Position of the course:
Astrophysics is one of the cornerstones of the scientific programmes of the various space organizations. This course presents the various astrophysics space programs, the most important astrophysics space missions and the scientific highlights from space astrophysics in the different wavelength regions
Contents
Introduction
* Optical astronomy: overview and missions
* Optical astronomy: scientific highlights (extragalactic distance scale, Hubble Deep Field, supermassive black holes, stellar evolution)
* Infrared astronomy: overview and missions
* Infrared astronomy: scientific highlights (starburst galaxies, CMB, star and planet formation)
* Radio astronomy from space
* High energy astronomy: overview and missions
* High energy astronomy: scientific highlights (X-ray background radiation, galaxy clusters, X
* ray binaries, gamma ray bursts)
Initial competences
This course can only be followed by students who have registered for the Master of Space Studies.
Final competences
1 Know the most important players in space and the astrophysics part of their science program.
2 Discuss the necessity, advantages and disadvantages of astrophysics from space in the various wavelength regions.
3 Describe the main innovations and properties of the most important astrophysics space missions.
4 Discuss the scientific highlights of astrophysics from space in the frame of the different space missions
More information at: https://studiekiezer.ugent.be/studiefiche/en/C002851/2023
