High Angular Resolution Astronomy: Telescopes, Adaptive Optics, Interferometry, and more

Technical University Munich, SS22, Frank Eisenhauer

Date: every Tuesday, 12:15 - 13:45

Location: PH II 227, Seminar room E20

• Introduction and Optics concepts (pdf, pptx), Felix Widmann 26 April 2022 and FE 3 May 2022
• Atmospheric turbulence (pdf, pptx) 10 May 2022
• Speckle interferometry
• Adaptive optics I: wavefront sensing, deformable mirrors
• Adaptive optics II: dynamical control, laser guide stars
• Interference and coherence 
• Optical interferometry I: techniques, components
• Optical interferometry II: aperture synthesis, astrometry
• Data analysis and image restoration
• Radio interferometry
• Tour to MPE and ESO Adaptive Optics and Interferometry labarotories

Recommended online courses and material

• Adaptive Optics and its Application by Claire Max (http://www.ucolick.org/~max/289/)
• Principles of Long Baseline Stellar Interferometry edited by Peter R. Lawson (https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/41240)
• Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy: Thompson, Moran & Swenson, 2017, Open Access (http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319444291)

Exams:

• Registration on TUMonline required
• Dates to be coordinated beginning of July
• The oral exams will take place at MPE in room 1.2.52. Please see http://www.mpe.mpg.de/3539/visitors for the access to MPE

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