Niel Brandt's Astronomy 485 Page: Introduction to High-Energy Astronomy

• Syllabus
• Honors option information

• Problem set 1
• Problem set 1: Reading for Question 9
• Problem set 2
• Problem set 2: Some reading for Question 1
• Problem set 3
• Problem set 3: Reading for Question 6
• Problem set 4
• Problem set 4: Reading for Question 3
• Problem set 4: Chart of the nuclides for Question 7
• Problem set 5
• Problem set 5: Some reading for Question 5
• Problem set 6
• Problem set 6: Reading for Question 3
• Problem set 6: A helpful picture for Question 3
• Problem set 7
• Problem set 7: Reading for Question 1 (Cen & Ostriker article)
• Problem set 7: Reading for Question 1 (Nicastro article)

• Canizares notes on line radiation
• Fabian notes on topics in contemporary astrophysics
• Garmire notes on emission processes in high-energy astrophysics
• Exploring the Extreme Universe with the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope - D.J. Thompson, S.W. Digel, and J.L. Racusin
• Supernova Explosions in the Universe - A. Burrows

• Derivation of the Larmor formula for radiation from an accelerated charge
• Derivation of the basic bremsstrahlung formulae
• Derivation of the Bernoulli theorem from simple physical principles
• Discussion of the Geiger counter and dead time

• Statistics I - Peter Freeman
• Statistics II - Peter Freeman
• CCD detectors - Mark Bautz
• Proportional counters - Dan Schwartz
• X-ray optics - Dan Schwartz
• Continuum radiation - Dan Schwartz
• Collisional plasmas - Randall Smith
• High-resolution X-ray spectral analysis

• High Energy Astrophysics (TEX) - J.I. Katz
• High Energy Astrophysics (PDF) - J.I. Katz
• The Star Splitters - W.H. Tucker - Out of date but amusing nonetheless