This course is a synthesis on tools and methods of observational astrophysics of the early 21st century. In little more than a decade there has been extraordinary progress in imaging and detection technologies, in the fields of adaptive optics, optical interferometry, in the sub-millimetre waveband, observation of neutrinos, discovery of exoplanets, to name but a few examples. The work deals with ground-based and space-based astronomy and their respective fields. And it also presents the ambitious concepts behind space missions aimed for the next decades. Avoiding particulars, it covers the whole of the electromagnetic spectrum, and provides an introduction to the new forms of astronomy becoming possible with gravitational waves and neutrinos. It also treats numerical aspects of observational astrophysics: signal processing, astronomical databases and virtual observatories.

Temps présentiel : 50 heures

Charge de travail étudiant : 250 heures

Méthode(s) d'évaluation : Projets

Référence :
Observational Astrophysics, Léna, P., Rouan, D., Lebrun, F., Mignard, F., Pelat, D.; Springer