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Ay 121 - Radiative Processes

Ay 121

Radiative Processes

9 units (3-0-6)   |  first term
Prerequisites: Ph 106 bc, Ph 125 or equivalent (undergraduates).

The interaction of radiation with matter: radiative transfer, emission, and absorption. Compton processes, coherent emission processes, synchrotron radiation, collisional excitation, spectroscopy of atoms and molecules.

Instructor: Kulkarni
Published Date: March 21, 2025