Ast 5012
The Interstellar Medium
11:15 AM - 12:05 PM -- MTuW, Physics 236A
Dr. Terry Jay Jones, 355 Physics, tjj@astro.umn.edu, 4-8009
Text:
"Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium", Sun Kwok
Useful Additional Text:
"Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae", Osterbrock
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22 Jan |
Radiative Transfer |
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28 Jan |
Ionization in HII Regions |
Hmwk 1 due 30 Jan |
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4 Feb |
Excitation and Line Emission |
Hmwk 2 due 18 Feb |
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11 Feb |
Heating and Cooling |
Guest Speakers |
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18 Feb |
Fine Structure Lines |
Hmwk 3 due 25 Feb |
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25 Feb |
Molecular Clouds |
Exam #1 26 Feb, Hmwk 4 due 3 Mar |
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3 Mar |
Dust |
Hmwk 5 due March 10 |
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10 Mar |
Magnetic Fields |
Hmwk 6 due March 24 |
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24 Mar |
Star Formation |
Hmwk 7 due April 1 |
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31 Mar |
Stellar Mass Loss |
Hmwk 8 Exam #2 April 7 |
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7 Apr |
Supernovae, Shocks |
Hmwk 9, Case I, Case II Due Apr 14 Presentation Outline Apr 9 |
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14 Apr |
Galactic Center |
Hmwk 10 Due Apr 21 |
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21 Apr |
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28 Apr |
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5 May |
Presentations |
Final Exam |
Presentation Topics:
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Date |
Topic |
Target Student |
Taken by |
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May 5 |
The Local Bubble |
All |
Steve Warren |
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Ultracompact HII regions |
Undergrad |
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May 6 |
Grain Alignment |
Grad |
Ken Chen |
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May 5 |
PAHs |
All |
Jennifer Delgado |
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High Lattitude HI |
Grad | ||
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30 Dor in the LMC |
Undergrad |
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April 30 |
WR Nebulae |
All |
Andrea Mehner |
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April 29 |
Herbig-Haro Objects |
Undergrad |
Patrick Foley |
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Wisconsin H Alpha Survey |
All |
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Southern Galactic Plane Survey |
All |
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April 29 |
CMB Foregrounds |
Grad |
Damon Farnsworth |
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Elemental Abundances in the ISM |
Grad |
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Bipolar Outflows |
Undergrad |
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April 30 |
Starless Cores |
All |
Chelsea Tiffany |
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H2 Emission from the Galactic Center |
Grad |
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Blowouts |
All |
Grading: Exams 20% each, Presentation 20%, Homework Total 40% (4% each)