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