Astronomy 596/496 NPA
Lecture 2, Aug. 26
Fall 2009
Lecture Notes:
pdf file
Overview of Cosmic Mattter Today
cosmic pie chart
Observables for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics
Overview of Solar Abundances
broadbrush picture
by mass:
without
and
with
labels
by
number
The Rosetta Stone: detailed
isotopic
pattern
Quantifying Abundances
mass fraction
mole fraction
ratio to hydrogen
Nuclear Physics: Masses of Nuclei
notation
masses and mass defects
links to tabulation in the
nuclear wallet card
binding energy
chart of the nuclides
Lecture Archive
Brian D. Fields
Last modified: Wed Aug 26 12:19:34 CDT 2009