Dates
|
Topic
|
Reading
|
Homework
|
8/22 M
|
Introduction
|
1.1-1.12, 9.1-9.4, 9.8-9.9
|
|
8/24 W
|
Detecting
high energy photons
|
|
|
8/29 M
|
X-ray data analysis and HaloSat |
A.7.1
|
|
8/31 W
|
Hands
on data analysis |
|
HW #1
due |
9/7 W
|
The
interstellar medium
|
12.1-12.3, 12.5 (ignore .2.1,
.2.2, .3.4), 6.5
|
Project
#1 due
|
9/12 M
|
Supernova
remnants |
16.4, 16.7, 11.3
|
|
9/14 W
|
Cosmic
rays |
15.1-15.8 |
Project
#2 due
|
9/19 M
|
Hands on data reduction |
|
|
9/21 W
|
Particle acceleration
notes |
17.1, 17.3-17.4
|
|
9/26 M
|
More particle acceleration
|
|
Project
#3 due |
9/28 W
|
Introduction to Python
|
|
HW #2
due |
10/3 M
|
Neutron
stars
|
13.1-13.6, 13.8 |
|
10/5 W
|
More neutron stars
|
|
Project #4 due |
10/10 M
|
Accretion
notes
|
14.1-14.2, 13.11 |
HW #3
due |
10/12 W
|
Thin disk accretion |
14.3 |
Project
#5 due |
10/17 M
|
Halo
models and more thin disk accretion
|
|
|
10/19 W
|
More accretion |
|
|
10/24 M
|
And even more accretion |
|
|
10/26 W
|
Project work day in 707 VAN
|
14.4-14.8 |
HW #4
due |
10/31 M
|
Binaries |
|
Project
#6 due |
11/2 W
|
More
binaries |
|
|
| 11/7, 9 |
Project work day |
|
|
11/14 M
|
Project work day |
|
|
11/16 W
|
Project
#8
Jets from X-ray binaries |
|
Project
#7 due |
11/28 M
|
Project work day |
|
|
11/30 W
|
Active galactic
nuclei |
|
|
12/5 M
|
More AGN
|
|
|
12/7 W
|
Project presentations and
paper
|
|
Project papers due 12/9
|