Master Degree in
Physical and Astrophysical Sciences
Experimental and Technological Astrophysics
The major progresses in modern Astrophysics are driven by increasingly powerful and sophisticated instrumentation, whose technological development also has significant impacts on other fields, generally resulting in a positive boost for the economy. The Department and the Observatory play fundamental roles in large projects for the construction of ground-based and space-based instruments: from the development of instrumentation, adaptive optics and the study of optical turbulence for large ground-based observatories, to space technologies for instruments that will be placed on satellites. Additionally, the experimental group of astrobiology, recreates space-like conditions in laboratory.
The Experimental and Technological Astrophysics path naturally fits within the Astrophysics curriculum, whose general rules must be followed when preparing the study plan. Below are some recommendations for choosing core, related/integrative, and elective astrophysical courses for this path.
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Core courses (5 astrophysical courses as detailed below + 3 non-astrophysical courses) Astrophysics Cosmology Relativistic astrophysics Astrophysical techniques One elective from: Numerical methods for astrophysics Observations and data analysis in astrophysics |
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Recommended related/integrative or elective courses (5 courses in total) At least two electives from: Adaptive optics and optical turbulence for astrophysics Astrobiology Optical systems design Solar and heliospheric physics (II) Tecnologie spaziali* Other recommended courses: Advanced optics Analisi delle immagini e computer vision con applicazioni alle scienze fisiche Exoplanets and protoplanetary discs (II) First stars and first galaxies (II) Frontiere dell'astrofisica* Introduzione alle osservazioni astrofisiche** Physics of galaxies (II) Physics of the atmosphere and climate Physics of the interstellar medium
Other electives from the full list of related/integrative or core courses, or courses from other curricula or study programs.
Notes: *If not already selected in the Bachelor's program **If not already selected in the Bachelor's program, useful for: Observations and data analysis in astrophysics (II) Better attended at the second year, after taking the core exams |
For further information on research areas related to the Experimental and Observational Astrophysics path and for thesis requests, please refer to the following groups:
Solar Physics – Metis Coronagraph on Solar Orbiter
Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation
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03.07.2025