46th Saas-Fee Course
Lyman-alpha as an astrophysical
and cosmological tool
13-19 March 2016

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46th "Saas-Fee Advanced Course" of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy (SSAA)

Lyman-alpha as an astrophysical and cosmological tool

13-19 March 2016, Les Diablerets, Switzerland

The lectures will be given in English by four internationally renowned astrophysicists:

Course 1:: Physics of the Hydrogen Lyman-alpha radiation transfer; Prof. Mark Dijkstra (University of Oslo)
Course 2:: Cosmological uses of the Lyman-alpha line in absorption; Prof. J. Xavier Prochaska (University of Santa Cruz)
Course 3:: Cosmological uses of the Lyman-alpha line in emission; Prof. Masami Ouchi (University of Tokyo)
Course 4:: Observations of Lyman-alpha radiation transfer effects in nearby galaxies; Prof. Matthew Hayes (University of Stockholm)

Organizing committee : Anne Verhamme (UNIGE), Pierre North (EPFL), Sebastiano Cantalupo (ETHZ), Hakim Atek (EPFL), Myriam Burgener Frick (UNIGE)

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