CourseRES.HS-00140 lectures

Chandra Astrophysics Institute

Mark Hartman, Principal Instructor and others · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

The Chandra Astrophysics Institute (CAI), a Chandra X-ray Observatory–sponsored program run by the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, was intended for students from the Boston area from a wide range of academic backgrounds with a limited opportunity to directly experience authentic science.

The CAI was a year-long program to train for and take part in authentic astronomy projects. Participants built employable research, technology, and collaboration skills and the background knowledge necessary to understand how research science is done. Investigations of different astronomical systems were undertaken during a five-week summer session at MIT. Participants, mentored by MIT researchers and educators, then applied these skills to undertake research projects in x-ray astronomy based on observations made with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

Lectures

Investigation 1: Size and Distance - Activity 1

Investigation 1: Size and Distance - Activity 2

Investigation 1, Part 6 YouTube

Investigation 1: Size and Distance - Activity 3

Investigation 1: Size and Distance - Activity 4

Investigation 1, Part 4 YouTube

Investigation 1: Size and Distance - Activity 5

Investigation 1, Part 5 YouTube

Investigation 2: Light and Color - Activity 1

Investigation 2: Light and Color - Activity 3

Investigation 2: Light and Color - Activity 4

Investigation 2: Light and Color - Activity 5

Investigation 3: Production of Light - Activity 1

Investigation 3: Production of Light - Activity 2

Investigation 3, Part 4 YouTube

Investigation 3: Production of Light - Activity 3

Investigation 3, Part 7 YouTube

Investigation 3: Production of Light - Activity 4

Investigation 4: Supernova Remnants - Activity 1

Investigation 4, Part 3 YouTube

Investigation 4: Supernova Remnants - Activity 2

Investigation 4, Part 8 YouTube

Investigation 4: Supernova Remnants - Activity 3

Investigation 4: Supernova Remnants - Activity 4

Investigation 5: Variable X-ray Sources - Activity 1

Investigation 5: Variable X-ray Sources - Activity 2

Investigation 5, Part 7 YouTube

Investigation 5: Variable X-ray Sources - Activity 3

Investigation 6: Galaxy Clusters - Activity 1

Investigation 6: Galaxy Clusters - Activity 2

Investigation 6: Galaxy Clusters - Activity 3

Investigation 6, Part 5 YouTube

Investigation 6: Galaxy Clusters - Activity 5

Investigation 6, Part 3 YouTube

Syllabus and materials

At MIT OpenCourseWare, as the course publishes them.

Credits and licence

Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Taught by: Mark Hartman, Principal Instructor, Peter Ashton, Assistant Instructor, Shakib Ahmed, CAI Intern, Simba Kol, CAI Intern, Dr. Irene Porro
Term: Summer 2008
Level: School
Language: English
Subjects: Physics
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution: Mark Hartman, Principal Instructor, Peter Ashton, Assistant Instructor, Shakib Ahmed, CAI Intern, Simba Kol, CAI Intern, Dr. Irene Porro. Chandra Astrophysics Institute. Summer 2008. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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