Topic outline

  • Lecture slides and other materials

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      14.9.2021 Introduction to the course Folder
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      1. week: Solar system instruments: Langmuir probe, RPA, radars 1 and ionosonde Folder
      Not available unless:
      • It is before end of 30 December 2021
      • Your Email address ends with @aalto.fi
      Times:
      - Tuesday   21.9.2021 at 14 -16
      - Thursday 23.9.2021 at 12 -14
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture.
      Teacher: Esa Kallio
      Lecture slides: SpaceInstrumentation_No2-No3_Kallio_20210921-23.pdf
      Extra reading: Schunk_Nagy_Ionospheres_Chapter_14.pdf

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      2. week: Ground based instruments: radars 2, radio wave and plasma wave instruments Folder
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      • It is before end of 30 December 2021
      • Your Email address ends with @aalto.fi
      Times:
      - Tuesday   28.9.2021 at 14 -16
      - Thursday 30.9.2021 at 12 -14
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture.
      Teacher: Esa Kallio
      Lecture slides: SpaceInstrumentation_No04_05_Kallio_20210928-30.pdf

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      3. week: Remote sensing instruments Folder
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      • It is before end of 30 December 2021
      • Your Email address ends with @aalto.fi
      Times:
      - Tuesday   5.10.2021 at 14 -16
      - Thursday 7.10.2021 at 12 -14
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture.
      Teachers: Esa Kallio and Riku Järvinen
      Lecture slides: (Tuesday) SpaceInstrumentation_No06-Kallio_20211005.pdf and SI_No6_Antti_Nasilas_slides.pdf
                               (Thursday) SpaceInstrumentation_No07-Kallio_20211007.pdf

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      4. week: Magnetic field and particle measurements Folder
      Not available unless:
      • It is before end of 30 December 2021
      • Your Email address ends with @aalto.fi
      Times:
      - Tuesday  12.10.2021 at 14 -16
      - Thursday 14.10.2021 at 12 -14
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture.
      Teacher: Esa Kallio
      Lecture slides: (Tuesday)  SpaceInstrumentation_No8_Kallio_20211012.pdf
                               (Thursday) SpaceInstrumentation_No9_Kallio_20211014_updated.pdf [UPDATED 17.10]
      Extra reading:  Particle instrument papers: MEX, CASSINI and ROSETTA missions

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      5. week: High energy particle instruments, miniaturized cubesat instruments & Halloween storm Folder
      Not available unless:
      • It is before end of 30 December 2021
      • Your Email address ends with @aalto.fi
      Times:
      - Tuesday  19.10.2021 at 14 -16
      - Thursday 21.10.2021 at 12 -14:  Introduction to the Final Assignment
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture.
      Teacher: Esa Kallio
      Lecture slides: (Tuesday)       SpaceInstrumentation_No10_Kallio_20211017.pdf
                               (Thursday) i)  SpaceInstrumentation_No11_Kallio_20211021.pdf
                                                ii) Halloween_storm_introduction_20211021.pdf
      Extra slides: 3 pdf files

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      Activities and deadlines of the second part of the course Page
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      Here you can find the schedule of the activities and deadlines of the second part of the course.

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      Lecture slides 2.11.2021: Introduction to the second part of the course File
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      Lecture slides 2.11.2021: Astronomical space missions File
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      Lecture slides 4.11.2021: A short reminder of things to do next File
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      Lecture slides 4.11.2021: A look into the future -astronomical space missions in the next few decades File
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      Mission plans 4.11.2021 Folder
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      Mission plans for the "A look into the future -astronomical space missions in the next few decades" lecture on 4.11.2021. To see the group work go to https://edu.flinga.fi/s/EJT5BGD.

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      Lecture slides 9.11.2021: Project work kick-off File
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      Example report (or at least a small part of it) File
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      Here you can find an example how to describe things if you are not an expert in that area.

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      Lecture slides 16.11.2021: Lifecycle of a space mission. Case study: the Planck satellite. File
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      Lecture slides 18.11.2021: Special talk on space debris File
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      Lecture slides 23.11.2021: High energy space missions I. X-rays File
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      Lecture slides 30.11.2021: High energy space missions II. Gamma-rays File
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      Lecture slides 2.12.2021: How do I get observing time with a satellite? Case study: XMM-Newton. UV astronomy. Instructions for peer-assessment. File
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      Peer-assessment criteria rubric File
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      Here you can find the criteria you will be using for peer-assessment. A link to this PDF is also available in the peer-assessment phase of the MyCo workshop. (Note that for the first two areas only grades 7, 5, 3, and 1 are described, but you can still use the full scale from 0 to 7. Use your own judgement for the grades in-between. Check all instructions when the assessment phase begins.)

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