An introduction to radio astronomy
Radio astronomy is an active and rapidly expanding field due to advances in computing techniques, with several important new instruments on the horizon. This text provides a thorough introduction to radio astronomy and its contribution to our understanding of the universe, bridging the gap between b...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| Edition: | Fourth edition |
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The role of radio observations in astronomy
- Emission and general properties of radio waves
- Spectral lines
- Radio wave propagation
- Radiometers
- Spectrometers and polarimeters
- Single-aperture radio telescopes
- The basics of interferometry
- Aperture synthesis
- Further interferometric techniques
- The Sun and the planets
- Stars and nebulae
- The Milky Way galaxy
- Pulsars
- Active galaxies
- The radio contributions to cosmology