Detection of Light

Course Organization

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• Overview of detection techniques & Introduction to solid state physics

• Intrinsic photoconductors & Noise

• Extrinsic photoconductors

• IR Arrays & CCDs

• Detector operations & Artifacts

• Bolometers

• Heterodyne detectors

• New technologies

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Course Topics

• In the past, “Detection of Light” consisted of 13 lectures (6 ECTS) very technical.

• Last year 8 lectures (3 ECTS) A&I students were missing “the most interesting aspects”.

• Now we decided to split the course in two parts:

A. (Feb-Apr): A basic introduction in 8 lectures, completed by an exam.

B. (Apr - Jun): A follow-up in the form of 8 guest lectures on specific topics/technologies.

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Course concept (now and then)

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Part A

LiteratureMain resource:

Detection of Light - from the Ultraviolet to the Submillimeter,

by George Rieke, 2nd Edition, 2003, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-01710-6.

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Further reading:

• Introduction to Solid State Physics (8th Edition) by Charles Kittel;

• Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation (2nd Edition) by Ian S. McLean;

• Observational Astrophysics by P. Lena, Francoise Lebrun & Francois Mignard;

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Part B

Part B consists of talks on specific topics, given by renowned guest lecturers.

For people following DTL, part A is mandatory, part B is optional

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Part A & Part B• Part A (3EC) concludes with a written exam on 22 April 2016,

13:45 - 16:30 hr.

• It is a written, "closed book" exam. Pocket calculators are required at the exam.

• Grade = 80% written exam + 20% mandatory homeworks

• For students following also Part B there are two requirements for the additional 3 EC:• Attendance of (most of) the lectures• A report based on a literature study on a specific topic

related to one of the guest lectures

• Report within 3 weeks on a topic related to a specific lecture

• Grading: O/V/G

More important Points …

• You need to register in uSis

• Lecture room: Huygens #414 from 13:45 - 15:30 hr

• Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Brandl, office: #535

• TA: Michael Wilby, office: #570

• Need to find a new date for next week

• Course website:

http://home.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~brandl/DOL/Detection_of_Light.html

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