Universitäts-Sternwarte München

Fakultät für Physik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität

Astrophysical lab course
for Master’s students

Summer semester 2023

P2.1, WP1.1, & WP 2.1

General information:

Places and Times:

Tuesday 13:30–18:00, University Observatory.

Briefing for summer semester 2023:

Tuesday, 18th of April 2023, 13:30.

Note: Master’s students in astrophysics or physics who have already completed their first semester of labs do not have to participate in this introductory briefing if they send email to the course organizers (Stella Seitz, Arno Riffeser) confirming that they will attend this course. You may request other students as possible partners for the practicals (but there is no guarantee).

Date of first lab:

Tuesday, 25th of April 2023, 13:30.

Please note:

Labs take place every Tuesday from April 25 to July 11. This means that there will be a lab on Tuesday May 30 (Tuesday after Pentecost)! For every new lab to start please wait for your supervisors to pick you up in the USM lobby.

This lab course is for:

Master’s students in astrophysics and physics only.
LMU Bachelor’s students in physics can be admitted if they are already admitted to the Master’s program in astrophysics or physics and if we have enough tutors!
Students who have applied for the Master’s program in astrophysics or physics but have not been admitted cannot participate in this lab.

In case you have questions or need further information (regarding P2.1, WP1.1, & WP2.1):

Please contact Dr. Stella Seitz (stella_at_usm.lmu.de) or Dr. Arno Riffeser (arri_at_usm.lmu.de) by email.

Further information:

• How the lab course is organized.
• Lab procedure and evaluation criteria.
• Guidelines for your lab report.
• Here you can obtain all lab manuals online.
• Lab schedule for the summer semester 2023 (lab experiments and supervisors).
• This is a cover sheet that you should fill in for all your lab reports.