Unit OPTIC FOR ASTRONOMY
- Course
- Optics and optometry
- Study-unit Code
- A002465
- Location
- TERNI
- Curriculum
- Ottica avanzata
- Teacher
- Gino Tosti
- Teachers
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- Gino Tosti
- Hours
- 47 ore - Gino Tosti
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2021
- Offered
- 2023/24
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Astrofisico, geofisico e spaziale
- Academic discipline
- FIS/05
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Review of geometric optics, diffraction and interference. Optical configurations of telescopes. Aberrations, diffraction effects and image quality. Telescopes for radio, infrared, ultraviolet, X and gamma rays. Atmospheric turbulence and seeing. Systems for the compensation of the effects of the atmosphere. Active and adaptive optics. Optical filters. Optical systems for astronomical instrumentation for photometry and spectroscopy. Main software for the design of optical systems for astronomy.
- Reference texts
- Eugene Hecht - Optics.
Any Physics 2 book.
Articles and notes on specific topic will be also made available. - Educational objectives
- The main purpose of the course is to allow the student to acquire the fundamental knowledge of geometric and wave optics, with specific applications to instrumentation for astronomical observation from the ground and from space. Furthermore, the student will be able to design simple optical systems and compare the performance of telescopes currently used at various wavelengths.
- Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of Mathematics and Physics
- Teaching methods
- Frontal lesson
- Other information
- Any
- Learning verification modality
- The exam includes an oral test which consists of a discussion aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge and understanding achieved by the student on the theoretical and methodological contents indicated in the program (Reviews of geometric optics, diffraction and interference. Optical configurations of telescopes. Aberrations , diffraction effects and image quality. Telescopes for radio, infrared, ultraviolet, astronomical instrumentation for photometry and spectroscopy. Main software for the design of optical systems for astronomy). The oral test will allow you to verify the student's communication skills with language skills and independent organization of the presentation on the same topics with theoretical content.
For information on support services for students with disabilities and/or DSA, please refer to the page http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa - Extended program
- Review of light and properties of electromagnetic radiation. Main astronomical sources of electromagnetic radiation. Basics of geometric optics, diffraction and interference. Optical configurations of telescopes and main properties. Aberrations, diffraction effects and image quality. Telescopes for radio, infrared, ultraviolet, X-ray and gamma ray observations. Atmospheric turbulence and seeing. Systems for the compensation of the effects of the atmosphere. Active and adaptive optics. Optical filters. Optical systems for astronomical instrumentation for photometry and spectroscopy. Main software for the design of optical systems for astronomy.