Course Identification

Review of advanced astrophysical instruments
20251202

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Dr. Sagi Ben-Ami
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Course Schedule and Location

2025
Second Semester
Thursday, 14:15 - 15:00, Benozio Center for Astrophysics, astrophysics meeting room (number 270
27/03/2025
03/07/2025

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Physical Sciences: 1.00 points

Comments

On June 5 and 12, the course will take place in the De Shalit room (233) in the Weissman Building.





Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

13

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Required in at least 80% of the lectures

Grade Type

Pass / Fail

Grade Breakdown (in %)

50%
50%

Evaluation Type

Seminar

Scheduled date 1

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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

2

Syllabus

We will survey various astronomical instruments, delve into their design and how it is related to the science objectives, discuss novel technologies introduced and hypothesize on possible upgrades/improvements.

Every week a different instrument/method will be brought into focus, 

Learning Outcomes

Analysis of specification flow from science requirements to technical requirements

Broad review of optical design

Knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies in modern instrumentation

Reading List

Based on SPIE Publications

Website

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