. "Astronomy from space"@en . . "3.0" . "Learning objectives\n\nReferring to knowledge\n\nReceive advanced academic training in the fields of Astronomy from spacecraft and of Space Weather by the study of selected areas in these fields. These subjectes provide the student with basic and updated knowledge to properly prepare them for a subsequent research career in the field. For those who do not seek a career in research, the knowledge acquired in these subjects will contribute in boosting their skills and experience.\nTo understand the basic concepts involved in astrophysical measurements from space and their limitations. Review the conditions and requirements needed in the design of a space mission via the description and anlysis of several scientific missions of the European Space Agency (ESA) and of the Unitated States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).\nTo understand the basic concepts in the fields of Heliophysics, and in particular of the Solar-Terrestrial relations, including: solar activity, interplanetary space, and the Earth’s magnetosphere. To understand the basic concepts of Space Weather, its effects on the geospace and on human activity in the short term, and its applications.\n\nTeaching blocks\n\n \n\n1. Space Based Astronomy\n1.1. Elements of a mission\n\nOrbit. Launch windows. Payload. Subsystems and Launchers.\n\n1.2. Space mission analysis and design\n\nDevelopment phases. Analysis. Selection and implementation. The main agencies: ESA and NASA. ESA’s Cosmic Vision 2015−2025\n\n1.3. Astronomy from the space\n\nScientific goals. Missions: Types and payloads. Data bases and explotation. Future missions (CHEOPS, Juice, Euclid, Plato, etc.).\n\n2. Space Weather\n2.1. Space Weather\n\nDefinition and goals. Effects of solar storms on spacecraft and Earth. Extreme stormy events. Prediction. Radiation risks. The Space Weather programme of ESA/EU and the US National Space Weather programme.\n\n2.2. Heliophysics\n\n\na) Solar wind plasma and interplanetary magnetic field. The Earth’s magnetosphere and magnetospheric storms.\n\nb) Solar activity: flares and coronal mass ejections. The solar activity cycle.\n\nc) Solar energetic particle events.\n\n2.3. Heliophysics and space weather missions\n\nStudy of different scientific missions: Ulysses, SOHO, ACE, STEREO, SDO, Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter. Data and in-situ instrumentation.\n\n \n\n \n\nTeaching methods and general organization\n\n \n\n\nLecturers explain the topics of the programme with the support of electronic material and internet resources, among others. Students are given the material presented in each lecture in electronic format mainly via the Campus Virtual. Personal assignments: the student will deepen in some of the aspects of the subjects explained, prepare a report to be submitted and/or an oral presentation to prove the comprehension of the knowledge acquired. It is intended that these assignments have and important practical component, based as much as possible in actual space missions.\n\n\nGenre perspective will be taken into account in the development and activities of this subject, as much as possible.\n\nThe degree of attendance and assessment activities may be modified in the event of a health crisis, like it was during COVID-19. If this is the case, any changes will be informed to the students in due course through the usual channels.\n \n\n \n\nOfficial assessment of learning outcomes\n\n \n\nThe evaluation criteria are as follows:\n\nThe understanding of the fundamental concepts will be evaluated through the student’s personal work. Students will have elaborated different assignments consisting on short reports and/or oral presentations in English. Pro-active participation in the lecture sessions will be considered. In those cases where there is a reasonable doubt about the student’s gained knowledge, he/she will take a written or oral examination. The corresponding percentages are:\n\nBrief written assignments: 30%\nPreparation and oral presentations of given topics: 50%\nParticipation: 20%\n\n\nFor the re-evaluation there will be an oral presentation and a test-type exam. There is no need to repeat the brief written assignment if it was evaluated positively.\n \n\nExamination-based assessment\n\nOral presentation of a previously agreed topic: 60%\n\nExam: 40% (the same of the oral presentation).\n\n \n\n \n\nReading and study resources\n\nCheck availability in Cercabib\n\nBook\n\nSpacecraft systems engineering. 4th ed. Chichester ; New York : Wiley, 2011 Enllaç\n\n\nSpace mission analysis and design., Wiley J. Larson & James R. Wertz, Kluwer Academic, 1999 Enllaç\n\n\nOrbital Motion, A. E. Roy, 2nd ed., Ed. Hilger, 1982 Enllaç\n\n\nSpace physics : an introduction to plasmas and particles in the heliosphere and magnetospheres, Kallenrode, May-Britt, 3rd ed. Berlin : Springer, 2004 Enllaç\n\n\nIntroduction to space physics. Eds. Kivelson and Russel, Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995 Enllaç\n\n\nSolar Particle Radiation Storms Forecasting and Analysis, Eds. Malandraki, O.E. & Crosby, N.B., Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 444, Springer, 2018, ISBN 978-3-319-60051-2 (eBook)\n\n \tIntroduction to particle radiation from the Sun in Chapters 1 to 6. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-60051-2\n\nPhysics of Space Storms. From the Solar Surface to the Earth. H. E. J. Koskinen (Springer Praxis, 2011). ISBN 978-3-6-00310-3\n\n\nHeliophysics. Space Storms and radiation: causes and effects. C.J. Schrijver and G.L. Siscoe. Cambridge Univeristy Press, 2010. Enllaç\n\n\nElectronic text\n\nSpace radiation hazards and the vision for space exploration Enllaç\n\n\nMore information at: http://grad.ub.edu/grad3/plae/AccesInformePDInfes?curs=2023&assig=568434&ens=M0D0B&recurs=pladocent&n2=1&idioma=ENG" . . "Presential"@en . "FALSE" . . "Other Astronomy Kas"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Master in Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology"@en . . "https://web.ub.edu/en/web/estudis/w/masteruniversitari-m0d0b" . "60"^^ . "Presential"@en . "The master's degree Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology of the University of Barcelona is intended for holders of bachelor's degrees and equivalent undergraduate degrees (particularly in physics), engineers and technical engineers who wish to pursue a specialization in one of the following branches of knowledge: astrophysics and space sciences; atomic, nuclear and particle physics; or gravitation and cosmology. The duration and specific content will depend on each applicant's previous studies.\nThe master's degree seeks to provide students with the training needed to conduct research in one of the fields listed above or in a related field, thanks to the interdisciplinary subjects also included in the program.\n\nThe course focuses on preparing students to begin a doctoral thesis upon completion of their degree, enabling them to pursue an academic career. However, it also provides highly valuable training for a career in the public or private sector, opening up a wide range of employment options.\n\nObjectives\nThe objectives of the master's degree are to provide students with advanced academic training in the fields of astrophysics, space sciences, atomic, nuclear and particle physics, gravitation and cosmology. More specifically, the objectives are:\n\n\n\nto study the content of a carefully selected set of subjects;\n\nto acquire the work methodology needed for conducting research and completing a doctoral thesis in the above fields through the completion of one or more research projects during the program;\n\nto acquire the skills needed to give scientific presentations;\n\nto acquire the competences, skills and abilities required to join a research group and complete doctoral studies or eventually join companies that pursue developments related to research in the mentioned fields.\n\nCompetences\nThe generic competences obtained by students will be instrumental (such as the capacity for analysis and synthesis, a working knowledge of English, knowledge of software tools and decision-making skills), interpersonal (such as critical reasoning, teamwork and creativity), and systemic (such as the capacity for independent learning and the capacity to adapt to new situations).\n\nThe specific competences obtained by students will be the capacity to understand a physical system in terms of the relevant scales of energy, the capacity to identify observable magnitudes and the capacity to test predictions from theoretical models with experimental and observational data.\n\nAnother potential specific competence is the capacity to develop and apply new technologies."@en . . . "1"@en . "FALSE" . . . "Master"@en . "Thesis" . "1660.20" . "Euro"@en . "4920" . "None" . "Obtaining the Master's Degree in Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology is the first step towards undertaking a doctoral thesis in one of the research lines in the general fields of Astronomy and Astrophysics (astrophysics and space sciences) or Particle Physics and Gravitation (atomic, nuclear and particle physics, gravitation and cosmology). Some of the more applied syllabus content may also open professional doors to work in companies in the aerospace, energy, financial and communications sectors, among others, as these require specialists in the fields of space science, data processing and analysis, process simulation and advanced computation, etc."@en . "2"^^ . "TRUE" . "Upstream"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .