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Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
9101015212005	Particle Astrophysics I		1	1	8,00

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Yüksek Lisans

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

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Objectives of the Course

The objective of the course is to let the student, get acquainted with the plasma-described as the fourth state of matter; to be able to identify the characteristic frequencies, velocities and the plasma parameter space; be qualified to identify the forces driving the various plasma waves, to obtain the dispersion relation of the waves and solve them in a complex plane.

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Name of Lecturer(s)

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Learning Outcomes

1	tell the difference between the gas and the plasma state of the matter
2	predict the wave frequencies before solving the wave equation
3	classify the waves with respect to their parameter space
4	grasp the fact that plasma behaves similarly in the lab and space
5	physically interpret the wave equation solution
6	transform the differential equations into algebraic ones
7	grasp the importance of the wave-plasma interaction
8	solve the algebraic equations in a complex plane

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Mode of Delivery

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Prerequisities and Co-Requisities

None

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Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

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Content of the Course

Characteristic frequencies of plasma medium: electron and ion plasma frequencies, cyclotron frequencies, collision frequencies, Brunt- Väisälä frequency. Phase and group velocities of waves, Debye length, length scales and time scales. Parameter space defined by plasma particle number density and the magnetic field strength. Characteristic wave modes. Parameters characterizing the waves. Normal longitudinal waves, high frequency electromagnetic waves, transverse plasmons, longitudinal plasmons, gyrofrequency plasmons, whistlers, ion-sound waves, spontaneous emission, thermal bremsstrahlung, magnetobremsstrahlung, Cherenkov radiation and coherent radiation

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Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subjects (Theoretical)	Teaching Methods	Preparatory
1	Investigating the difference between gas and plasma states
2	Characteristic parameters of a plasma medium
3	Characteristic parameters and equations of plasma waves
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5	Investigation of the wave propagation characteristics from wave equations
6	To obtain the plasma parameters from the dynamic radio spectra of Sun and other celestial objects
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8	Mid-term exam
9	Assessment of the mid-term exam
10	Studying the magnetobremsstrahlung (MB) emission
11	Studying the bremsstrahlung emission
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13	Wave-particle interaction in a plasma
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16	Final examination

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Text Book / Material / Recommended Resources

Lecture notes are supplied by the lecturer

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the sections of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation".

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Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
Total		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
Total		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60

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Work Pacement(s)

None

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Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	2	3	6
Final Examination	1	2	2
Self Study	5	45	225
Total Work Load (hours)			233

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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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