Radio Astronomical Fundamentals -- Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Fundamentals -- Wave Polarization -- Signal Processing and Receivers: Theory -- Practical Receiver Systems -- Fundamentals of Antenna Theory -- Practical Aspects of Filled Aperture Antennas -- Single Dish Observational Methods -- Interferometers and Aperture Synthesis -- Emission Mechanisms of Continuous Radiation -- Some Examples of Thermal and Nonthermal Radio Sources -- Spectral Line Fundamentals -- Line Radiation of Neutral Hydrogen -- Recombination Lines -- Overview of Molecular Basics -- Molecules in Interstellar Space
Summary
The goal of this standard reference is to prepare the reader to carry out observations and relate the received data to physical processes in interstellar space. It outlines the most up-to-date methods and tools of modern radio astronomy
