CCD Links
CCD Tutorial at U. Oregon
MOS capacitor
CCD architecture and readout
QE and Thinning
Clocking and charge transfer
Java Simulation of CCD fabrication
Description of noise sources in a CCD

Probability and Statistics Links
Several good applets
Central Limit Theorem
Central Limit Theorem applet
Binomial applet
Poisson applet

Stars and Stellar Evolution
UBVRI filters
SDSS filters
Spectral classes
HR Diagram
Mass-Luminosity relation
Evolutionary track of the sun
Cluster HR diagram montage
Evolutionary tracks for different masses
Summary of stellar evolution

Physical Principles
Blackbody definition
Blackbody applet
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
Ideal Gas Law page with downloadable applet
Kirchhoff's Laws

Atomic Physics
Paschen Series
Spectroscopic notation
Selection rules (van Dishoeck)
[O I] energy levels (van Dishoeck)
[O I] transitions (van Dishoeck)
[O III], [N II] levels (van Dishoeck)
[O II], [S II] levels (van Dishoeck)

Nebular Structure
Ionization Equilibrium notes from Robin Ciardullo at Penn State
Good Stromgren Sphere Notes from Robin Ciardullo at Penn State
tables and graphs from Osterbrock
Diagnostics calculator from STScI
Ionic Abundance calculator from STScI
Forbidden Line Temperature Calculator
Common emission lines in planetary nebulae
Many good applets by J. Koppen

Spectroscopy Links
Spectroscopy basics
Classic prism spectrograph
Fraunhofer diffraction
The Grating Equation
Blaze Angle
Overlapping orders

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