Title:
Fundamentals of radio astronomy : observational methods / Jonathan M. Marr, Union College, Schenectady, New York, USA, Ronald L. Snell, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, Stanley E. Kurtz, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico.
Author:
Marr, Jonathan M., author.
Snell, Ronald Lee, author.
Kurtz, Stanley, author.
Publication Information:
Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2016]
©2016
Call Number:
QB476.5 .M37 2016
Abstract:
As evidenced by five Nobel Prizes in physics, radio astronomy in its 80-year history has contributed greatly to our understanding of the universe. Yet for too long, there has been no suitable textbook on radio astronomy for undergraduate students.
ISBN:
9781420076769
Series:
Series in astronomy and astrophysics
Series in astronomy and astrophysics.
Physical Description:
xv, 330 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Introductory material -- Introduction to radiation physics -- Radio telescopes -- Single-dish radio telescope observations -- Aperture synthesis basics : two-element interferometers -- Aperture synthesis : advanced discussion.
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