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ASTR705, The Interstellar Medium

Notes (1/8/23)
Notes (3/8/23)
Notes (4/12/23)
Notes_(4/26/23)

ASTR601 Notes (1/11/23)

Student Talks!
Feb 15 - Dylan  Gibson_2000_ApJ_540_851
Feb 20 - Tim  Science-2006-Levine-1773-7
Feb 22 - Annie Kate  Heiles_2003_ApJ_586_1067
Bonus!  mcclure-griffiths_riegel-crutcher_paper
Feb 27 - Alex  Larson (1981)
3/20 - Swarali   anderson10
3/22 - Anoj  Indebetouw_2005_ApJ_619_931
3/29 - Victoria  Schlegel_1998_ApJ_500_525
4/5 - Shawaiz  Haffner_2003_ApJS_149_405  (Section 4 onwards is the most interesting)
4/12 - Danielle  Martın-Hernandez et al. (2002)
4/28 - Shane  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/324016

Day Date Subject Reading Assignment
Mon. Jan. 9 Basics of the ISM and our Galaxy Draine Ch. 1
Wed. Jan. 11 Basics of the ISM and our Galaxy Draine Ch. 1
Fri. Jan. 13 Stat. Mech., Radiative Transfer, etc. Kwok, Ch. 2,3
Mon. Jan. 16 MLK Day - No Class
Wed. Jan. 18 Stat. Mech., Radiative Transfer, etc. Kwok, Ch. 2,3
Fri. Jan. 20 Stat. Mech., Radiative Transfer, etc. Kwok, Ch. 2,3 HW1 Assigned
HW1 Solutions
Mon. Jan. 23 Introduction to (Line) Emission See Notes. Reference Draine Ch. 2,3,4,6,7,9,17
Wed. Jan. 25 Introduction to (Line) Emission See Notes. Reference Draine Ch. 2,3,4,6,7,9,17
Fri. Jan. 27 Introduction to (Line) Emission See Notes. Reference Draine Ch. 2,3,4,6,7,9,17 HW1 Due
HW2 Assigned
HW2 Solutions
Mon. Jan. 30 Atomic Gas Draine Ch. 8, 29, 30
Wed. Feb. 1 Atomic Gas Draine Ch. 8, 29, 30
Fri. Feb. 3 Atomic Gas Draine Ch. 8, 29, 30 HW2 Due
HW3 Assigned
HW3 Solutions
Mon. Feb. 6 Atomic Gas Draine Ch. 8, 29, 30
Wed. Feb. 8 Atomic Gas Draine Ch. 8, 29, 30
Fri. Feb. 10 Atomic Gas Draine Ch. 8, 29, 30 HW3 Due
HW4 Assigned
  HI Data Cube
  Continuum Data
  Simon (2001) paper
HW4 Solutions
Mon. Feb. 13 Molecular Gas Draine Ch. 5, 32, 32, 33; Kwok Ch. 7, 9
Wed. Feb. 15 Molecular Gas Draine Ch. 5, 32, 32, 33; Kwok Ch. 7, 9
Fri. Feb. 17 Molecular Gas Draine Ch. 5, 32, 32, 33; Kwok Ch. 7, 9 HW4 Due
HW5 Assigned
  Manoj+ paper
HW5 Solutions
Mon. Feb. 20 Molecular Gas Draine Ch. 5, 32, 32, 33; Kwok Ch. 7, 9
Wed. Feb. 22 Molecular Gas Draine Ch. 5, 32, 32, 33; Kwok Ch. 7, 9
Fri. Feb. 24 Molecular Gas Draine Ch. 5, 32, 32, 33; Kwok Ch. 7, 9 HW5 Due
Mon. Feb. 27 Midterm Review Midterm Assigned
Wed. Mar. 1 Introduction to Continuous Radiation Notes; Reference Draine Ch. 2,3,4,6,7,9,17
Fri. Mar. 3 Midterm Review
Mon. Mar. 6 Dust Draine Ch. 12.4, 21, 22, 23, 24
Wed. Mar. 8 Dust Draine Ch. 12.4, 21, 22, 23, 24
Fri. Mar. 10 Dust Draine Ch. 12.4, 21, 22, 23, 24 HW6 Assigned
HW6 Solutions
MWF Mar. 13-17 Spring Recess - No Class
Mon. Mar. 20 Dust Draine Ch. 12.4, 21, 22, 23, 24
Wed. Mar. 22 Dust Draine Ch. 12.4, 21, 22, 23, 24
Fri. Mar. 24 Dust Draine Ch. 12.4, 21, 22, 23, 24
Mon. Mar. 27 Ionized Gas Draine Ch. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 27, 34 HW7 Assigned
HW7 Solutions
Wed. Mar. 29 Ionized Gas Draine Ch. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 27, 34
Fri. Mar. 31 Ionized Gas Draine Ch. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 27, 34
Mon. Apr. 3 Ionized Gas Draine Ch. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 27, 34
Wed. Apr. 5 Ionized Gas Draine Ch. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 27, 34 HW8 Assigned
HW8 Solutions
Fri. Apr. 7 Spring Holiday - No Class
Mon. Apr. 10 Dr. Anderson out of Town - No Class
Wed. Apr. 12 Ionized Gas Draine Ch. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 27, 34
Fri. Apr. 14 Ionized Gas Draine Ch. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 27, 34
HW9 Assigned
HW9 Solutions
Mon. Apr. 17 Ionized Gas Draine Ch. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 27, 34
Wed. Apr. 19 Ionized Gas Draine Ch. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 27, 34
Fri. Apr. 21 ISM Dynamics and Star Formation Draine Ch. 36, 41, 42 HW10 Assigned
HW10 Solutions
Mon. Apr. 24 ISM Dynamics and Star Formation Draine Ch. 36, 41, 42
Wed. Apr. 26 ISM Dynamics and Star Formation
Draine Ch. 36, 41, 42
Fri. Apr. 28 Final Review Final Assigned
Th. May 4 2-4pm Final Due