Radio astronomy
Shubhendu Joardar and James R. Claycomb.
Dulles, Virginia : Mercury Learning and Information, [2016]
xvi, 432 pages : illustrations, charts (graphs, tables) ; 24 cm. + 1 computer disc (some color ; 4 3/4 in.)
ISBN: 9781936420353, 193642035X
Resumen: "Designed for a course in radio astronomy or for use as a reference for practicing engineers and astronomers, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the topic...The review questions at the end of each chapter contain direct hints for easy solutions." —Publisher's website.
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (pages 413-419) e índice.
Contenido
- Foundations of radio astronomy
- Fundamentals of radio astronomy
- Polarization analysis
- Designing single dishes and phased arrays
- Interferometry and radio arrays
- Receiving systems
- Interferometer aperture synthesis and radio mapping
- Interferometer data calibration and image processing
- Propagation effects in radio astronomy
- The GMRT radio array
- Appendix A. Coordinate systems used in radio astronomy
- Appendix B. Antenna terminology for radio telescopes
- Appendix C. Radiation potential formulation
- Appendix D. Radio spectral lines
- Appendix E. Radio observatories.
