Astr 596 PC | Lecture 21

Astr 596 PC | Lecture 21 | Spring 2010

Astronomy 596 PC Lecture 21, March 8 Spring 2010

Lecture Notes: pdf file

The Physics of the CMB

Saha and equilibrium ionization
recombination
CMB spectra distortion from line emission: in context
last scattering
freeze-in of residual ionization
gas decoupling

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