46th Saas-Fee Course
Lyman-alpha as an astrophysical
and cosmological tool
13-19 March 2016

Slides:

Lecture 1: Prof. Mark Dijkstra (University of Oslo)

Physics of HI Lyman-alpha radiative transfer

Lecture 1: The H-atom
Lecture 2: Lya emission mechanisms
Lecture 3: Lya cross-sections
Lecture 4: Lya frequency redistribution
Lecture 5: Lya radiative transfer in static, moving and multiphase medium
Lecture 6: interstellar and intergalactic Lya radiative transfer
Lecture 7: Lya Monte Carlo RT and Polarisation
Lecture 8: Beyond Lya


Lecture 2: Prof. Jason X. Prochaska (University of Santa Cruz)

Cosmological uses of the Lyman-alpha line in absorption

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Lecture 3: Prof. Masami Ouchi (University of Tokyo)

Cosmological uses of the Lyman-alpha line in emission

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Lecture 4: Prof. Matthew Hayes (University of Stockholm)

Observations of Lyman-alpha radiation transfer in nearby galaxies

Lecture 1: Lya observations of galaxies in the local Universe
Lecture 2: Early Spectroscopic Observations
Lecture 3: Extensive surveys at low redshift
Lecture 4: HST spectroscopy
Lecture 5: HST imaging
Lecture 6: Summary and perspectives