Teaching

1.     Taught Unit–II: Stellar properties to PU MSc students:  August – December 2022 Semester

Total = 13 lectures of 1 and 1.5 hours

2.     Taught Unit–I: Astrophysics I to PU MSc students: August – December 2023 Semester

   Total = 13 lectures of 1 and 1.5 hours

       Topics covered:

Observational properties of stars – spectral and luminosity classification of stars- H-R

Diagram, Saha Equation, Star Formation - Jeans mass, Jeans Length and Free fall

timescale, Main Sequence Evolution, Mass-luminosity relation, White Dwarfs –

Chandrasekhar’s Limit, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, Supernovae, Stellar Black holes.

3.     Taught MAI T14: Astrophysical Concepts course to IIA-ARIES M.Tech PhD students: August-December 2023 semester

Total = 10 lectures of 1 and 1.5 hours

Topics covered:

1. Major constituents of universe + Sun & Stars.

2. Stellar interior + HR diagram

3. Nuclear energy generation + Neutrino Astronomy

4. White dwarfs + Neutron stars

5. Plasma processes + compact objects

6. Shape, size, & content of our Galaxy

7. Stellar dynamics

8. Normal & Active Galaxies