ASTROPHYSICS - AQA A-Level Physics Bundle

This bundle is a complete overview of the "Astrophysics” (3.9) section of the AQA A-Level Physics Specification. It contains a comprehensive overview of the following topics:

3.9.1 Telescopes (A-level only):

• 3.9.1.1 Astronomical telescope consisting of two converging lenses (A-level only)
• 3.9.1.2 Reflecting telescopes (A-level only)
• 3.9.1.3 Single dish radio telescopes, I-R, U-V and X-ray telescopes (A-level only)
• 3.9.1.4 Advantages of large diameter telescopes (A-level only)

3.9.2 Classification of stars (A-level only):

• 3.9.2.1 Classification by luminosity (A-level only)
• 3.9.2.2 Absolute magnitude, M (A-level only)
• 3.9.2.3 Classification by temperature, black-body radiation (A-level only)
• 3.9.2.4 Principles of the use of stellar spectral classes (A-level only)
• 3.9.2.5 The Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram (A-level only)
• 3.9.2.6 Supernovae, neutron stars and black holes (A-level only)

3.9.3 Cosmology (A-level only):

• 3.9.3.1 Doppler effect (A-level only)
• 3.9.3.2 Hubble’s law (A-level only)
• 3.9.3.3 Quasars (A-level only)
• 3.9.3.4 Detection of exoplanets (A-level only)

Each document contains a comprehensive overview of its respective topics, equipped with detailed explanations, diagrams and illustrations, and a summary of each lesson.

All information students will ever need for this section is contained within this bundle.