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

Technical University Munich, SS25, Frank Eisenhauer, Taro Shimizu, Guillaume Bourdarot

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

Location: PH II 227, Seminar room E20

• Introduction and Optics concepts (Taro Shimizu and Frank Eisenhauer, 29.4/6.5.2025, pdf, pptx)
• Atmospheric turbulence (Frank Eisenhauer and Taro Shimizu, 6/13.5.2025, pdf, pptx)
• Speckle interferometry (Taro Shimizu, 20.5.2025, pdf, pptx)
• Adaptive optics I: wavefront sensing, deformable mirrors (Taro Shimizu and Guillaume Bourdarot, 27.5/3.6.2025, pdf, pptx)
• Adaptive optics II: dynamical control, laser guide stars (Guillaume Bourdarot and Frank Eisenhauer, 3.6/24.6.2025, pdf, pptx)
• Interference and coherence (Frank Eisenhauer 24.6/1.7.2025, pdf, pptx)
• Optical interferometry I: techniques, components (Frank Eisenhauer 1.7.2025, pdf, pptx)
• 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, and please contact hwinter@mpe.mpg.de for date (see below)
• Dates for the exam: 5.8.2025, 9.9.2025, and 7.10.2025
• The oral exams will take place at MPE. Please see http://www.mpe.mpg.de/3539/visitors for the access to MPE

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