Università Roma Tre

Part I: Astrophysics Problem:

Active Galactic Nuclei and Galaxies
1. Definition and classification: BH paradigm, growth, AGN Radio Loud / Radio quiet, Unified Model
2. AGN astrophysics: X-band AGN-RQ properties, emission models: Comptonization, absorption properties and outflows
3. AGN astrophysics: reflection components in the X-band spectrum, observation of relativistic effects in the X-band spectrum
4. Spectra of AGN and Galaxies in the optical and NIR band

Part II: Introduction to X-band and optical detectors and telescopes
1. optical telescopes. Basic principles and techniques of detection
2. X-band detectors: basic principles and detection techniques
3. solid state detectors, Charged Coupled Devices (CCD)
4. collimated and focused optical systems
5. X telescope features: efficiency, sensitivity, energy resolution, angular resolution, effective area
6. The ESA / XMM-Newton, NASA / Chandra and NASA / NuStar space telescopes

Part III: Data Analysis

1. investigation tools: study of energy distribution (emission spectrum), study of temporal behavior (light curve), study of variability (power spectrum and reverberation)
2. statistical errors and systematic errors
3. background
4. S / N signal to noise ratio
5. observation and maximization of the S / N

Part IV: Data analysis tutorial

- XMM-epic session
1. search for archived data
2. Image analysis: DS9
3. spectrum analysis: xspec
4. Temporal analysis: xronos

Part V
- data analysis in optical and NIR band

handouts by the course teacher