David Cohen

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My primary research interests (see links below) involve the interaction of matter with intense radiation fields, both in cosmic and laboratory settings. Areas I work in include radiation-driven stellar winds - material pushed off the surfaces of stars by starlight, stellar x-ray emission, and x-ray heated plasmas, including fusion plasmas. I study all of these using spectroscopy and numerical modeling.

In the fall of 2010 I am teaching Astro 16,
Modern Astrophysics and a seminar, Astro 126,
The Interstellar Medium. Information about
astronomy teaching and course offerings in our
department is available on the astronomy group
webpage or in greater detail in the course catalog.

cohen -at- astro -dot- swarthmore -dot- edu

last modified: July 8, 2010

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