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Undergraduate Record 2016-2017 
    
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Undergraduate Record 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

ASTR 3140 - Introduction to Observational Radio Astronomy

An introduction to the tools, techniques, and science of radio astronomy. Discussion includes fundamentals of measuring radio signals, radiometers, antennas, and interferometers, supplemented by illustrative labs; radio emission mechanisms and simple radiative transfer; radio emission from the Sun and planets, stars, galactic and extragalactic sources, and the cosmic microwave background. Prerequisite: ASTR 2110, 2120.



Credits: 3