Schema della sezione

    • Docenti dell'insegnameneto, in ordine delle lezioni: 

      Prof. P. Monaco https://www.units.it/data/curricula/6476.pdf: Active galactic nuclei

      Prof. M. Girardi https://www.units.it/data/curricula/5887.pdf Radio galaxies and Radio Halos/relics in clusters

      Prof. M. Pannella https://www.units.it/data/curricula/34286.pdf Radio telescopes and data, Phisical processes, Radio emission from MW and normal galaxies 

      Prof. M. Costanzi https://www.units.it/data/curricula/16550.pdf SZ effect in galaxy clusters

    • History and foundations of radio astronomy. Physical processes in radio astronomy. Antenna fundamentals and radio receivers. Single-dish radio telescopes. Principles of interferometry. Synthesis imaging and array design. Calibration and imaging techniques. Milky Way radio astronomy.  Galaxy evolution studies. Radio AGN and nuclear feedback. AGN: multi-wavelenght phenomenology, unified model and radiative efficiency, Eddington limit and scaling relations, Sgr A* and the Event-Horizon Telescope, black hole demographics. Radio galaxies: morphology, structure and populations, physical conditions, host galaxies and environments.  Radio halos and relics in galaxy clusters. Galaxy clusters and the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect.  Present and future of radio astronomy.

    • SCHEDULE: TUE ans THU 11-13 room C , b. F code utqv4dh

    • herebelow the bibliography and my notes (preliminary version) for students only

    • Notes Cartella
    • Lectures (only students) Cartella
  • ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI AND BLACK HOLES.  AGN phenomenology, optical, radio and X, including superluminal motions, BPT diagram. Eddington luminosity, accretion rate, time. Unified model for AGN, Radiative efficiency of an accretion disc. Proofs of BH existence: variability, iron line, motion of S2 around SgrA*, EHT. Remnant BHs: scaling relations, Soltan argument, BH mass function, BH seeds and their formation scenarios.  Role of AGNs in galaxy evolution (hints).

    RADIO GALAXIES. Properties: size and structure, classification (FRI and FRII), Lradio-Lopt, HERG/LERG vs. RE/RI. Physical processes: syncrotron radiation and energy equipartition, steepening of the spectrum and spectral index maps, age of the lobes, X-ray and synchrotron self-inverse Compton radiation, polarization and rotation measure, RG cycle.  Host-galaxies.  Environment: NAT and WAT, RGs in cool core clusters. Confinement. Fuelling. Feedback: cavity and relation with ICM. Diffuse emission properties: occurence, size, location and cluster types, spectra and polarization, classification (halos,relics Gischt/Phoenix, mini halos). Radio-X relation. Radio "bimodality". Magnetic fields (hints). Reacceleration models and merger shock/turbulence.  Hadronic models.