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Decks in this class (18)

1.1 Recap on Stars
Define a galaxy 1,
What are the two observational ch...,
What are the two physical charact...
16  cards
1.2 Distance Ladder
How many steps are on the distanc...,
What is the zeroth step on the di...,
What is the first step on the dis...
13  cards
1.3 Hubble's Tuning Fork
What are the two primary observab...,
How can we very broadly classify ...,
Describe hubble s tuning fork 3
14  cards
1.4 Stability of Spiral Arms
Under what condition can spiral a...,
What is the winding problem 2,
Why do spiral arms arise 3
8  cards
2.1-2.2 Surface Brightness and Sersic Law
What is the symbol for the linear...,
What is important to note about t...,
What is the relationship between ...
15  cards
2.3-2.4 Power Laws and Morphology
How can surface brightness profil...,
What do we call steeper and shall...,
What can be said about the relati...
15  cards
2.5 Interstellar Medium
What is the observational arument...,
What is the origin of the ism 2,
What is the ism made of 3
19  cards
2.6 Hydrogen in the ISM
What is a hyperfine transition 1,
Which energy level has a higher e...,
What is the 21cm line 3
20  cards
3.1 Hydrogen in SFR
What is the source of radiation i...,
What is the equation for the ioni...,
What is in the ionisation rate eq...
20  cards
3.2 Dust in the ISM
How does dust interact with radia...,
What is dust made up of 2,
What are the two sources of dust ...
18  cards
3.3 - 3.4 Dust Emission and SFRI
What is the energy input for dust...,
What are the components for the e...,
What is the typical temperature o...
18  cards
4.1 Rotation of the MW
What do we assume about the motio...,
What is the keplerian rotation as...,
What is the encircling radius 3
13  cards
4.2-4.3 Measuring Galaxy Rotations and Rotation Spirals
What is long slit spectroscopy 1,
What is integral field spectrosco...,
How can we measure the motion in ...
17  cards
4.4-4.5 Rotation of Elliptical Galaxies and AGN
What supports elliptical galaxies...,
What can be concluded about stell...,
Describe the similarities with st...
16  cards
4.6 M and L of AGN
What is the shortest variability ...,
What is the typical size of an ag...,
What is the concept that sets the...
12  cards
5.1 Unified Model
Describe the side view of an agn 1,
What is a broad line region 2,
What is a narrow line region 3
12  cards
5.2-5.4 SMBH, Luminosity Function
What is the main piece of evidenc...,
What is the explanation as to why...,
Describe the m sigma relation 3
18  cards
5.5 Local Group of Galaxies
Describe the local group of galax...,
Describe the distribution of gala...,
What are the 4 quantities that de...
11  cards

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