name:     Astrofisica Generale

teacher:  Pier Giorgio Prada Moroni

CFU:      6

period:   2nd semester

type:     optional

contact:  pier.giorgio.pradamoroni[AT]unipi.it

notes:    strongly suggested for non-astro curricula

Topic overview:

• radiative transfer

• stellar structure & evolution

• stellar fate: compact objects and supernovae

• interstellar medium

• the Milky Way and local galaxies

detailed info: cineca

name:     Advanced Technologies for Ground Based Astrophysics

teachers: Pietro Bolli (INAF, Arcetri), Enrico Pinna (INAF, Arcetri)

CFU:      9

period:   1st semester

type:     optional

contact:  pietro.bolli[AT]inaf.it

Topic overview:

• optical telescopes

• antennas & arrays for radio astronomy

• adaptive optics & interferometry

• components & system configurations

• development of the next generation of telescopes

detailed info: cineca

name:     Astrophysical Processes

teachers: Marco Crisostomi, Andrea Pallottini

CFU:      9

period:   1st semester

type:     mandatory

contact:  marco.crisostomi[AT]unipi.it

Topic overview:

• radiative transfer

• emergence of spectra

• astrophysical hydrodynamics

• accretion & outflows

• gravitational processes

detailed info: cineca

name:     Astrophysics & Multimessenger Laboratory

teachers: Angelo Ricciardone, Massimiliano Razzano,

Manuela Bischetti, Barbara Patricelli

CFU:      12

period:   1st & 2nd semesters

type:     mandatory

contacts: angelo.ricciardone[AT]unipi.it, massimiliano.razzano[AT]unipi.it

Topic overview:

• photometry & spectroscopy (ultraviolet to far infrared)

• high-energy astrophysical sources (X, gamma, & radio)

• cosmic microwave background (CMB)

• gravitational waves (GW)

• detection and analysis of stochastic background (CMB, GW, etc)

detailed info: cineca

name:     Exoplanetary Systems

teacher:  Steven Shore

CFU:      6

period:   2nd semester

type:     optional

contact:  steven.neil.shore[AT]unipi.it

Topic overview:

• planets and minor bodies in the solar system

• formation of planetary systems

• dynamical evolution of planetary systems

• extrasolar planets

• habitability & life search

detailed info: cineca

name:     Extragalactic Astrophysics & Cosmology

teacher:  Michele Cignoni

CFU:      9

period:   2nd semester

type:     mandatory

contact:  michele.cignoni[AT]unipi.it

Topic overview:

• stellar populations

• star formation

• galactic dynamics

• chemical evolution of galaxies

• cosmic structure formation

detailed info: cineca

name:     Stellar Physics

teacher:  Scilla degl'Innocenti

CFU:      9

period:   2nd semester

type:     mandatory

contact:  scilla.deglinnocenti[AT]unipi.it

Topic overview:

• physical mechanisms at play in stellar structures

• stellar nucleosynthesis

• stellar evolution – from birth to their final fate

• stars in and around our Milky Way

• age and distance determination for stars

detailed info: cineca