QUASAR ABSORPTION LINES
Volume 2 Lecture Slides
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Volume 2 treats the theory and analysis of absorption lines, including the physics of atomic transitions, gas and ionization physics, the cosmological model, radiative transfer, spectrograph design, analysis of spectra, and multi-component, multiphase chemical-ionization modeling. Pragmatic approaches to conducting and assessing absorber counts in large absorption line surveys is presented. Throughout, objective analysis methods are emphasized and presented for clarity of practical application.
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Lecture slides are being added as they are created. I am starting with Volume 2 and will then proceed to Volume 1. To date, only Chapters 20-22 are available for Volume 2. Watch this space as it will be updated regularly.
A Note to Students/Learners
The lecture slides provide abridged versions of the chapter content. They are designed to be useful as personal study guides and supplements to the book chapters. Think of them as the TL;DR for each chapter.
A Note to Instructors
The lecture slides should be suitable for 30-45 minute lectures. Each focuses on the main takeaways from each chapter, skipping the larger portion of the derivations and minor points.
PART4: IONS AND PHOTONS IN THE COSMOS
(Chapters 20, 21, 22, & 23 now available)
PART 5: ANALYZING QUASAR SPECTRA
(coming soon)
Chapter 27 Spectrographs and Spectra
Chapter 28 Absorption Lines and Ionization Breaks
Chapter 29 Absorption Line Analysis
Chapter 30 Profile Fitting and Column Densities
Chapter 31 Absorption Line Surveys
Chapter 32 Absorber Population Statistics
PART 6: MODELING ABSORBERS
(coming soon)
Chapter 33 Macro Properties of Astrophysical Gas
Chapter 34 The Microphysics of Ionized Gas
Chapter 35 Introduction to Ionization Modeling
Chapter 36 Modeling Absorbers
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