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ASTR UN3273 High Energy Astrophysics. 3 points.

CC/GS: Partial Fulfillment of Science Requirement

Prerequisites: one year of calculus-based general physics. No previous,\nastronomy background required.

A survey of the most energetic and explosive objects in the Universe and their radiation. Topics include: techniques of X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy; observations of neutron stars (pulsars) and black holes; accretion disks and relativistic jets; supernovae, supernova remnants, gamma-ray bursts, quasars and active galactic nuclei; clusters of galaxies; cosmic rays and neutrinos.

Spring 2022: ASTR UN3273
Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment
ASTR 3273 001/13402 M W 1:10pm - 2:25pm
425 Pupin Laboratories
Lorenzo Sironi 3 16/20