ASTR 146
Astronomical Instrumentation
Astronomy · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Designed for upper-division Astrophysics and Physics majors. Focus on modern observational techniques for astronomy. Topics include optical and infrared techniques including telescope design, charge-coupled devices, and infrared detectors. These also include adaptive optics systems and high contrast detection methods. Covers all other electromagnetic windows from radio waves to gamma rays. Other topics include neutrino, dark matter, and gravitational wave detection.
P/NP or letter grading.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: courses 81, 115, 117.
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