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(San Francisco State University, 2019)Advances in cosmology over the last several decades have radically changed our understanding of the Universe. These discoveries offer a unique opportunity to connect and deeply engage students with authentic, rigorous ...
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(San Francisco State University, 2019)A search for an uncommon class of compact stellar systems called Ultra Compact Dwarf Galaxies was carried out. Using data in the visual wavelength band from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and in the infrared band from UKIRT ...
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(San Francisco State University, 2019)Gravitational waves (GW) are produced by the merger of two compact objects. Observations and analysis of gravitational waves and their electromagnetic counterparts produced in space will help in studying the compact ...
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(San Francisco State University, 2019)This thesis details the commissioning of the Shelyak Instruments Littrow High Resolution Spectrograph (LHIRES III) for use on the Leuschner 30-inch telescope in Lafayette, California. The commissioning of this new ...
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(San Francisco State University, 2019)In this thesis, nonlinear optical wave phenomena are observed using a solution consisting of m-cresol and nylon. The nonlinearity of this material is due to the thermooptic effect, in which light absorption causes a ...
