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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.Sc.)

Term-End Examination
June, 2012
CO
PHYSICS
CV!
C:0 PHE-15 : ASTRONOMY AND
ASTROPHYSICS
Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50

Note : Attempt all questions. Marks are shown against each

question. Symbols have their usual meanings. You may
use a calculator or log tables.

1. Attempt any five parts : 2x5=10

(a) Express mass of the Earth in unit of M®.
Take ME = 6 x 1024kg.
(b) The apparent magnitude of the sun is
— 26.81 and that of another star is —1.81.
How much brighter the sun is with respect
to that star ?
(c)* What is the diffraction limit of resolution of
a 20 cm telescope. For wavelength X = 500
nm ?
(d) Two stars of spectral class 0 and A have
temperatures 40,000 K and 10,000K,
respectively. Draw their black body
radiation curves.

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 (e) The temperature of chromosphere and
corona is very high in comparison to that of
photosphere. Why then is the photosphere
the brightest of the three ?
(f) Calculate the energy of electromagnetic
radiation having 21 cm wavelength.
(g) Let Mi and M2 be the masses of two main
sequence stars. If M1 > M2 show that the
star of mass M1 will have a shorter life span
than the star of mass M2 on the main
sequence.
(h) Estimate the distance that an emission cloud
must have from the center of a Seyfert galaxy
(having a central compact object of mass
107 M® ) in order to produce a velocity of
106ms -1.
2. Attempt any two parts : 5x2=10
(a) The distance modulus of a star is -2.5. At
what distance (in PC) is it from us ?
(b) Draw the celestial sphere showing the
ecliptic, vernol equinox and automnal
equinox. Determine the deactivation (a) of
ecliptic north pole_
(c) Estimate the mass of a star in thermal
equilibrium whose average internal
temperature is 107 K and radius 7 x108 m.
It is given that Boltzman constant,
kB =1.38 x 10 - 23Jk -1,mH - 1.67 x 10 -27kg
and G= 6.7 x 10-11m3kg —1s — 2.

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3. Attempt any two parts : 5x2=10

(a) The orbital period of Jupiter's satellite lo is

1.77 days. The semi-major axis of its orbit
is 4.22 x 10" cm. Calculate the mass of
Jupiter. Assume that the Jupiter is very
massive in comparison to To.

(b) Describe briefly the solar corona. Explain 3+2

why its temperature is so high compared
with that of the photosphere.

(c) Explain the atomic origin of emission and 3+2

absorption spectra. List and explain two
parameters of a star that can be estimated
by analyzing these spectra.

4. Attempt any two parts : 5x2=10

(a) Name the various constituents of Inter stellar 1+4

gas. Describe the detection of graphite and
silicate grains in 1SM.

(b) Explain the hydrogen burning process in the 1+4

main sequence stars. Obtain an expression
for the main sequence life-time of a star.

(c) What is a Neutron star ? Explain with the 1+4

help of a diagram, the emission of pulses
from a neutron star.

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5. Attempt any two parts : 5x2=10
(a) State the law which governs the variation 1+4
of the surface brightness in the disc of a
spiral galaxy with the distance from the
centre of the galaxy. Show that the total
light emitted by the disc is 27r red, Id(0),
where rd is the scale length of the disc and
Id(0) is the surface brightness at r = O.

(b) Explain the origin of broad-line and narrow-

line regions in a Seyfert galaxy. 1+2+2
(c) (i) State Hubble's law. How can this be
used to get an estimate of the age of
the universe ?

(ii) Why is it necessary to propose the

existence of dark matter ?

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