Description |
1 online resource (348 pages) : 155 illustrations |
Series |
Series in astronomy and astrophysics |
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Series in astronomy and astrophysics.
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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 |
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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
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Radio astronomy.
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Radio astronomy
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Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Kurtz, Stanley E., author
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Snell, Ronald Lee, author
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ISBN |
9781498770194 |
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1498770193 |
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