Astronomy 890
Topical Seminar on Astronomical Instrumentation

Spring Quarter 2008

Logistics

Professor: Paul Martini: Office: 4021 McPherson Lab (292-8632); Office Hours: whenever my door is open (or by appointment); E-Mail: martini@astronomy.ohio-state.edu; Note: Lectures will also be given by Rick Pogge, Bruce Atwood, and Tom O'Brien
Class Location and Time: 4054 McPherson Lab; Wednesdays 3:30-4:48PM; Note: Class 1, 2, and 5 have been rescheduled. Please see the Schedule and Topics below.
Syllabus: Click on Class Syllabus to download the syllabus in PDF format.

Schedule and Topics

Week 1: ~~[26 March 2008]~~: Moved to 24 March 2008 (Monday); Topic: Introduction to Optics; Lens Exercises

Week 2: ~~[2 April 2008]~~: Moved to 7 April 2008 (Monday); Topic: Imaging Systems

Week 3: [9 April 2008]: Topic: Optical Aberrations

Week 4: [16 April 2008]: Topic: Dispersion of Light; Jeremy Allington-Smith wrote a nice overview of spectroscopy [pdf]

Week 5: [23 April 2008]: Topic: Detection of Light; Lecture Slides in ppt and pdf format; Lecture by Bruce Atwood

Week 6: [30 April 2008]: Topic: Wavefronts; Lecture Notes; Lecture by Rick Pogge

Week 7: [7 May 2008]: Topic: Adaptive Optics; Lecture Notes; Lecture by Rick Pogge

Week 8: [14 May 2008]: Topic: Instrumentation Case Studies; Lecture Notes

Week 9: [21 May 2008]: Topic: Instrumentation Design; Lecture Notes; Lecture by Tom O'Brien

Week 10: [28 May 2008]: Topic: MODS; Lecture Notes; Lecture by Rick Pogge

Primary References

Hecht, E. (1987) Optics (Addison-Wesley)

Rieke, G. (2003) Detection of Light (Cambridge University Press)

Schroeder, D.J. (2000) Astronomical Optics (Academic Press)

Other Useful Books

Horowitz, P. and Hill, W. (1989) The Art of Electronics (Cambridge University Press)

Geary, J.M. (2002) Introduction to Lens Design (Willmann-Bell, Inc)

Incropera, F.P. and DeWitt, D.P. (2002) Introduction to Heat Transfer (Wiley)

Illustrative Instrumentation Papers

Bernstein, R. Shectman, S.A., et al. (2003), Proc. SPIE, Vol. 4841, 1694 [pdf]

MIKE: A Double Echelle Spectrograph for the Magellan Telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory

Bigelow, B.C. and Dressler, A. (2003), Proc. SPIE, Vol. 4841, 1727 [pdf]

IMACS, the multi-object spectrograph and imager for Magellan: a status report

Martini, P., Persson, S.E. et al. (2004), Proc SPIE, Vol. 5492, 1653 [pdf] PANIC: A Near-infrared Camera for the Magellan Telescopes

Copyright Statement

All of the written materials provided in these web pages are copyrighted by the course instructor, except as noted. In addition, some images and animations are also copyrighted by the instructor, while others are copyrighted by the original sources. Please read the Copyright Statement before you make copies of any of these web pages for any purpose. Use of these notes implies that you have read and understood the copyright statement. The images at the top of this page are (left) the PANIC infrared camera at Magellan and (right) the MMIRS infrared multiobject spectrograph under construction for MMT and Magellan.

Astronomy 890 Topical Seminar on Astronomical Instrumentation