An introduction to radio astronomy /

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Radio astronomy is an active and rapidly expanding field due to advances in computing techniques, with several important new instruments on the horizon. This text provides a thorough introduction to radio astronomy and its contribution to our understanding of the universe, bridging the gap between b...

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Main Authors:
Burke, Bernard F., Graham-Smith, Francis, Wilkinson, Peter N.
Format:
Electronic eBook
Language:
English
Published:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Edition:
Fourth edition.
Summary:
Radio astronomy is an active and rapidly expanding field due to advances in computing techniques, with several important new instruments on the horizon. This text provides a thorough introduction to radio astronomy and its contribution to our understanding of the universe, bridging the gap between basic introductions and research-level treatments. It begins by covering the fundamentals physics of radio techniques, before moving on to single-dish telescopes and aperture synthesis arrays. Fully updated and extensively rewritten, the fourth edition places greater emphasis on techniques, with detailed discussion of interferometry in particular, and comprehensive coverage of digital techniques in the appendices. The science sections are fully revised, with new author Peter N. Wilkinson bringing added expertise to the sections on pulsars, quasars and active galaxies. Spanning the entirety of radio astronomy, this is an engaging introduction for students and researchers approaching radio astronomy for the first time.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xix, 523 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Aug 2019).
ISBN:
9781316987506 (ebook)
DOI:
10.1017/9781316987506
Subjects:
Radio astronomy > Observations.
Radio astronomy > Methodology.
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