Title Fundamentals of radio astronomy : observational methods / by Jonathan M. Marr, Ronald L. Snell and Stanley E. Kurtz

Edition First edition Published Boca Raton, FL : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of CRC Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (348 pages) : 155 illustrations Series Series in astronomy and astrophysics Series in astronomy and astrophysics. Contents Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 -- Introductory Material; CHAPTER 2 -- Introduction to Radiation Physics; CHAPTER 3 -- Radio Telescopes; CHAPTER 4 -- Single-Dish Radio Telescope Observations; CHAPTER 5 -- Aperture Synthesis Basics: Two-Element Interferometers; CHAPTER 6 -- Aperture Synthesis: Advanced Discussion; Appendix I -- Constants and Conversions; Appendix II -- Derivation of Beam Pattern; Appendix III -- Cross-Correlations; Appendix IV -- Complex-Exponential Form of Wave Functions; Appendix V -- Primer on Fourier Transforms, with Focus on Use in Aperture Synthesis Appendix VI -- Wiener-Khinchin TheoremAppendix VII -- Interferometer Simulation Activities; Index; Color Insert; Back Cover Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Radio astronomy -- Observers' manuals Radio astronomy. Radio astronomy Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals Form Electronic book Author Kurtz, Stanley E., author Snell, Ronald Lee, author ISBN 9781498770194 1498770193

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