PS 408 course web page (Fall 2009; Prof. Rachford)

Main information

• Syllabus

Homework

• HW1 solutions | Plots for problem 3
• HW2 solutions | Plots for problem 2
• HW3 solutions | Plots for problem 1 | Plots for problem 3
• HW4 solutions | Plots for problem 1 | Plot for problem 3
• HW5 solutions
• HW6 solutions
• HW7 solutions (not yet!)
• HW8 solutions (not yet!)

Class links

Project

• Project files

Other notes

• Dr. Rob Rutten's "Radiative Transfer in Stellar Atmospheres" notes

Chapter 3 links

• Flux spectrum of Vega

Chapter 4 links

• Real-time solar corona images
• Example of a stellar absorption spectrum
• Example of a spectrum of a star with a chromosphere
• Example of a planetary nebula spectrum
• Example of an interstellar absorption spectrum
• Kirchoff's three laws of spectroscopy

Chapter 5 links

• Current solar images
• More current solar images
• Solar limb-darkening paper
• Paper on limb-darkening in a distant star
• Limb-darkening and exoplanet transit observations
• Limb-darkening coefficients
• Angular diameter measurements of stars
• Paper on angular diameter corrections for limb-darkening
• Solar atmosphere model
• Notes on some stellar atmospher models
• Paper on the interstellar radiation field (ISRF)
• Another paper on the ISRF

Chapter 6 links

• Model spectrum paper
• A search for H-

Chapter 7 links

• N2/N1, N3/N1, and N4/N1 as a function of temperature
• Digital spectral atlas
• Several ionization-related plots
• Several plots related to H-
• Importance of H-
• Boltzmann equation for Fe
• Figure 7.8
• Figure 7.9

Chapter 8 links

• Model spectrum paper
• Stellar spectra library
• Interesting notes on photometric systems (go down the page a bit)
• Balmer discontinuity paper
• Asiago Database on Photometric Systems
• uvby calibration for F-type stars
• uvby calibration for B-type stars
• uvby calibration for A-type stars
• Napiwotzki temperature and gravity calibations
• Rachford and Foight paper
• Figure 8.5

Chapter 10 links

• A simple linelist
• Robert Kurucz linelists (huge!)
• Solar spectrum
• Comparision with a synthetic spectrum
• Solar granulation quiz
• Paper on solar granulation
• v sin i comparison plot
• Damping constants for a spectral line
• Rotation as a function of spectral type
• Rotation across the H-R diagram
• Various aspects of line profiles

Chapter 11 links

• Some notes from PS 401
• Digital spectral atlas
• Interstellar H I paper

Chapter 12 links

• H2 curve of growth for an interstellar cloud
• A stellar curve of growth
• Solar abundances
• Zeta Oph paper
• Interstellar iron abundances
• Galactic chemical evolution
• Chemical abundances of exoplanet hosts
• No Li-6 in an exoplanet host
• Doppler imaging of spotted stars
• P Cygni profiles
• P Cygni line atlas
• Fourier Transform Spectrometer
• Example of an echelle spectrograph

Additional material on nebulae

• Nebulae
• More planetary nebulae
• Planetary nebulae spectra
• H I map of sky

Vol. 3, Chapter 8 links

• Table 8.1
• Figure 8.3
• Paper on lithium isotope abundances
• Paper on stellar CNO isotope abundances

Vol. 3, Chapter 5 links

• Figure 5.3

Vol. 3, Chapter 6 links

• Solar granulation images
• Solar granulation movies
• Paper on granulation cell evolution