qsoabslines.org - Vol 1 Lectures

QUASAR ABSORPTION LINES

Volume 1 Lecture Slides

Volume 1 chronicles six decades of quasar spectroscopy. The book details the nature of the Ly-alpha forest, Lyman limit systems, damped Ly-alpha absorbers, deuterium (D/H), 21-cm absorbers, HI and HeII Reionization, the WHIM, and the multiple ionization phases of metal line absorbers. Galaxies and their connections to these absorbers are treated in depth, as are the taxonomy and classes of AGN/quasar spectra and their associated absorption lines.

This page is Under Construction

Lecture slides are being added as they are created. I am starting with Volume 2 and will then proceed to Volume 1.

SOME LECTURE SLIDES FOR VOLUME 2 ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE < click here

A Note to Students/Learners

The lecture slides provide abridged versions of the chapter content. They are designed to be useful as personal study guides and supplements to the book chapters. Think of them as the TL;DR for each chapter.

A Note to Instructors

The lecture slides should be suitable for 30-45 minute lectures. Each focuses on the main takeaways from each chapter, skipping the larger portion of the derivations and minor points.

PART 1: BREAKTHROUGH ASTROPHYSICS