Essential radio astronomy / James J. Condon and Scott M. Ransom

Author:: Condon, J. J. (James Justin), 1945-
Published:: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Physical Description:: x, 363 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Additional Creators:: Ransom, Scott J.

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Series:

Princeton series in modern observational astronomy

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 1.1.An Introduction to Radio Astronomy -- 1.2.The Discovery of Cosmic Radio Noise -- 1.3.A Tour of the Radio Universe -- 2.Radiation Fundamentals -- 2.1.Brightness and Flux Density -- 2.2.Radiative Transfer -- 2.3.Polarization -- 2.4.Blackbody Radiation -- 2.5.Noise Generated by a Warm Resistor -- 2.6.Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation -- 2.7.Radiation from an Accelerated Charge -- 2.8.Dust Emission at Radio Wavelengths -- 3.Radio Telescopes and Radiometers -- 3.1.Antenna Fundamentals -- 3.2.Reflector Antennas -- 3.3.Two-Dimensional Aperture Antennas -- 3.4.Waveguides -- 3.5.Radio Telescopes -- 3.6.Radiometers -- 3.7.Interferometers -- 4.Free-Free Radiation -- 4.1.Thermal and Nonthermal Emission -- 4.2.Hii Regions -- 4.3.Free--Free Radio Emission from Hii Regions -- 5.Synchrotron Radiation -- 5.1.Magnetobremsstrahlung -- 5.2.Synchrotron Power -- 5.3.Synchrotron Spectra -- 5.4.Synchrotron Sources -- 5.5.Inverse-Compton Scattering -- 5.6.Extragalactic Radio Sources -- 6.Pulsars -- 6.1.Pulsar Properties -- 6.2.Pulsars and the Interstellar Medium -- 6.3.Pulsar Timing -- 7.Spectral Lines -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Recombination Lines -- 7.3.Line Radiative Transfer -- 7.4.Excitation Temperature -- 7.5.Masers -- 7.6.Recombination Line Sources -- 7.7.Molecular Line Spectra -- 7.8.The Hi 21-cm Line -- A.Fourier Transforms -- A.1.The Fourier Transform -- A.2.The Discrete Fourier Transform -- A.3.The Sampling Theorem -- A.4.The Power Spectrum -- A.5.Basic Transforms -- A.6.Basic Fourier Theorems -- A.7.Convolution and Cross-Correlation -- A.8.Other Fourier Transform Links -- B.Mathematical Derivations -- B.1.Evaluation of Planck's Sum -- B.2.Derivation of the Stefan--Boltzmann Law -- B.3.Complex Exponentials -- B.4.The Fourier Transform of a Gaussian -- B.5.The Gaussian Probability Distribution and Noise Voltage -- B.6.The Probability Distribution of Noise Power -- B.7.Evaluation of the Free--Free Pulse Energy Integral -- B.8.The Nonrelativistic Maxwellian Speed Distribution -- C.Special Relativity -- C.1.Relativity -- C.2.Time Dilation and Length Contraction -- C.3.Velocity Addition Formulas -- C.4.Mass, Energy, and Power -- D.Wave Propagation in a Plasma -- D.1.Dispersion and Reflection in a Low-Density Plasma -- D.2.Faraday Rotation in a Magnetized Plasma -- E.Essential Equations -- F.Constants, Units, and Dimensions -- F.1.Physical Constants -- F.2.Astronomical Constants -- F.3.MKS (SI) and Gaussian CGS Units -- F.4.Other Constants and Units -- F.5.Radar and Waveguide Frequency Bands -- F.6.Dimensional Analysis -- G.Symbols and Abbreviations -- G.1.Greek Symbols -- G.2.Other Symbols and Abbreviations -- H.References and Links -- H.1.Reference Books -- H.2.Links.

Subject(s):

Radio astronomy

ISBN:

069113779X
9780691137797

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