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Analyzing the Physics of Radio Telescopes and Radio Astronomy

Author : Yeap, Kim Ho
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799823830
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Analyzing the Physics of Radio Telescopes and Radio Astronomy written by Yeap, Kim Ho and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-02-07 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the field of astrophysics, modern developments of practice are emerging in order to further understand the spectral information derived from cosmic sources. Radio telescopes are a current mode of practice used to observe these occurrences. Despite the various accommodations that this technology offers, physicists around the globe need a better understanding of the underlying physics and operational components of radio telescopes as well as an explanation of the cosmic objects that are being detected. Analyzing the Physics of Radio Telescopes and Radio Astronomy is an essential reference source that discusses the principles of the astronomical instruments involved in the construction of radio telescopes and the analysis of cosmic sources and celestial objects detected by this machinery. Featuring research on topics such as electromagnetic theory, antenna design, and geometrical optics, this book is ideally designed for astrophysicists, engineers, researchers, astronomers, students, and educators seeking coverage on the operational methods of radio telescopes and understanding the physical processes of radio astronomy.

The Invisible Universe

Author : Gerrit Verschuur
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387683607
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book The Invisible Universe written by Gerrit Verschuur and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of radio astronomy, of how radio waves are generated by stars, supernova, quasars, colliding galaxies, and by the very beginnings of the universe itself. This revised book provides an update on the state of radio astronomy and those sections no longer regarded as cutting edge have been removed. With this book, aimed at a lay audience, you learn what astronomers are doing with those huge dishes. With each of these observatories, the scientists collect and analyze their data, "listening" to the radio signals from space, in order to learn what is out there, and perhaps even if someone else may be listening as well.

Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy

Author : Jonathan M. Marr
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1498770193
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy written by Jonathan M. Marr and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy: Observational Methods is the first undergraduate-level textbook exclus

Tools of Radio Astronomy

Author : Kristen Rohlfs
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3662053942
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Tools of Radio Astronomy written by Kristen Rohlfs and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. Most authoritative and established of graduate-level textbooks and references in the field. 2. Provides not only specialists with the details they need but also non-specialists with access to the jargon and basics of this vital field. 3. New edition offers completely rewritten chaptes on interferometry and aperture synthsis, as well as thoroughly revised chapters on receiver technology and interstellar molecules. 4. From the reviews of previous editions: "Nowadays Rohlfs and Wilson`s Tools of Radio Astronomy is the inevitable reference book. This is the one book you should buy if you want to become a radio astronomer. " The Observatory, 2001 "An excellent survey of the tools a radio astronomer needs to pursue the trade... The neatly encapsulated derivations of many classical relations will make the book useful to lecturer and student and practicing astronomer alike." American Scientist "People use this book so much because it describes what one needs in order to actually do radio astronomy... This book is an excellent graduate level text - the best available by far. It is also the best reference book for practicing astronomers who want to do radio astronomy properly, to interpret jargon or to understand some of the details of the literature." Physics Today

Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy

Author : A. Richard Thompson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 352761785X
Total Pages : 715 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy written by A. Richard Thompson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-11-20 with total page 715 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive, authoritative coverage of interferometric techniques for radio astronomy In this Second Edition of Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy, three leading figures in the development of large imaging arrays, including very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI), describe and explain the technology that provides images of the universe with an angular resolution as fine as 1/20,000 of an arcsecond. This comprehensive volume begins with a historical review followed by detailed coverage of the theory of interferometry and synthesis imaging, analysis of interferometer response, geometrical relationships, polarimetry, antennas, and arrays. Discussion of the receiving system continues with analysis of the response to signals and noise, analog design requirements, and digital signal processing. The authors detail special requirements of VLBI including atomic frequency standards, broadband recording systems, and antennas in orbit. Further major topics include: * Calibration of data and synthesis of images * Image enhancement using nonlinear algorithms * Techniques for astrometry and geodesy * Propagation in the neutral atmosphere and ionized media * Radio interference * Related techniques: intensity interferometry, moon occultations, antenna holography, and optical interferometry Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy, Second Edition is comprehensive in that it provides an excellent overview of most radio astronomical instrumentation and techniques.

Astrophysics

Author :
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 9780080859910
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (599 download)

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Download or read book Astrophysics written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1976-05-18 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astrophysics

An Introduction to Radio Astronomy

Author : Bernard F. Burke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107189411
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Radio Astronomy written by Bernard F. Burke and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough introduction to radio astronomy and techniques for students and researchers approaching radio astronomy for the first time.

Open Skies

Author : Kenneth I. Kellermann
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030323455
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Open Skies written by Kenneth I. Kellermann and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book on the history of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory covers the scientific discoveries and technical innovations of late 20th century radio astronomy with particular attention to the people and institutions involved. The authors have made extensive use of the NRAO Archives, which contain an unparalleled collection of documents pertaining to the history of radio astronomy, including the institutional records of NRAO as well as the personal papers of many of the pioneers of U.S. radio astronomy. Technical details and extensive citations to original sources are given in notes for the more technical readers, but are not required for an understanding of the body of the book. This book is intended for an audience ranging from interested lay readers to professional researchers studying the scientific, technical, political, and cultural development of a new science, and how it changed the course of 20th century astronomy.

Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy

Author : A. Richard Thompson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331944431X
Total Pages : 910 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy written by A. Richard Thompson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 910 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. The third edition of this indispensable book in radio interferometry provides extensive updates to the second edition, including results and technical advances from the past decade; discussion of arrays that now span the full range of the radio part of the electromagnetic spectrum observable from the ground, 10 MHz to 1 THz; an analysis of factors that affect array speed; and an expanded discussion of digital signal-processing techniques and of scintillation phenomena and the effects of atmospheric water vapor on image distortion, among many other topics. With its comprehensiveness and detailed exposition of all aspects of the theory and practice of radio interferometry and synthesis imaging, this book has established itself as a standard reference in the field. It begins with an overview of the basic principles of radio astronomy, a short history of the development of radio interferometry, and an elementary discussion of the operation of an interferometer. From this foundation, it delves into the underlying relationships of interferometry, sets forth the coordinate systems and parameters to describe synthesis imaging, and examines configurations of antennas for multielement synthesis arrays. Various aspects of the design and response of receiving systems are discussed, as well as the special requirements of very-long-baseline interferometry (VLBI), image reconstruction, and recent developments in image enhancement techniques and astrometric observations. Also discussed are propagation effects in the media between the source and the observer, and radio interference, factors that limit performance. Related techniques are introduced, including intensity interferometry, optical interferometry, lunar occultations, tracking of satellites in Earth orbit, interferometry for remote Earth sensing, and holographic measurements of antenna surfaces. This book will benefit anyone who is interested in radio interferometry techniques for astronomy, astrometry, geodesy, or electrical engineering.

Tools of Radio Astronomy

Author : Thomas Wilson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540668022
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Tools of Radio Astronomy written by Thomas Wilson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-06-24 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering topics of radio astronomy, this book contains graduate-level problems with carefully presented solutions. The problems are arranged following the content of the book "Tools of Radio Astronomy" by Rohlfs and Wilson (also available in this series) on a chapter-by-chapter basis. Some of these problems have been formulated to provide an extension to the material presented in "Tools of Radio Astronomy".

Radio Astronomy

Author : Shubhendu Joardar
Publisher : Mercury Learning and Information
ISBN 13 : 193758562X
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Radio Astronomy written by Shubhendu Joardar and published by Mercury Learning and Information. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for a course in radio astronomy or for use as a reference for practicing engineers and astronomers, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the topic. Application boxes in each chapter cover topics like LOFAR, DSN, and VLBI. The book begins with the history of radio astronomy, then explains the fundamentals, polarization, designing radio telescopes, understanding radio arrays, interferometers, receiving systems, mapping techniques, image processing and propagation effects in relation to radio astronomy. A special chapter in the end presents the GMRT radio array as an example of the explained techniques. Features: •Includes context-connection boxes, including NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) the South Pole Telescope (SPT), the Low-Frequency Array (LOFAR), Space Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI), pulsar dispersion and distance, and plane waves in conducting and dielectric media •Contains several appendices including radiation potential formalism, the physics of radio spectral lines, and a table of world radio observatories •View the comprehensive companion disc with hundreds of color images and figures from the text

Techniques and Methods of Radio-Astronomic Reception

Author : N. G. Basov
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1468416383
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Techniques and Methods of Radio-Astronomic Reception written by N. G. Basov and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-20 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tools of Radio Astronomy

Author : Kristen Rohlfs
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783662024652
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book Tools of Radio Astronomy written by Kristen Rohlfs and published by Springer. This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book describing the tools that a radio astronomer needs to pursue his trade. These tools consist, on one hand, of the radio telescopes and the various kinds of receivers needed to analyse the cosmic radio signals, and on the other, of the physics of the radiation mechanisms responsible for both the continuous and line radiation. The book grew out of a one year graduate course that I gave repeatedly at the Ruhr University at Bochum. I hope, however, that this text will also be useful for all scientists that use data and results obtained by radio astro nomical means and will help them to understand both their strong points and characteristic drawbacks. Finally, this book may occasionally save some scien tists working in the field of radio astronomy from long searches in the literature when questions concerning their tools occur. Although the students whom this course was addressed to had a rather thor ough background knowledge of physics, a characteristic difficulty often turned up when the material tools (Chaps. 4-7) were discussed. Obviously there is a difference between how a subject is treated in a genuine physics book and the way it is dealt with in a text intended for engineers - one example is the way in which four-terminal networks are used. I have tried to explain everything using concepts that are familiar to both astrophysicists and general physicists.

High-Sensitivity Radio Astronomy

Author : N. Jackson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521573504
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book High-Sensitivity Radio Astronomy written by N. Jackson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-01-28 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhanced sensitivity radio telescopes are producing dramatic results. An international conference was held in Jodrell Bank to take stock of these advances. This timely volume presents the review articles presented by a host of world experts who gathered at this meeting. We are shown how high sensitivity is advancing our understanding in radio spectral line analysis, radio continuum observations of galaxies, cosmology, pulsars, and radio emission from stars; what new and enhanced instruments are now available and those planned for the future. This volume provides graduate students and researchers with an up-to-date and wide-ranging review of the new and future research possible with high-sensitivity radio telescopes.

Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309151546
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Spectrum Management for Science in the 21st Century written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-02-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radio observations of the cosmos are gathered by geoscientists using complex earth-orbiting satellites and ground-based equipment, and by radio astronomers using large ground-based radio telescopes. Signals from natural radio emissions are extremely weak, and the equipment used to measure them is becoming ever-more sophisticated and sensitive. The radio spectrum is also being used by radiating, or "active," services, ranging from aircraft radars to rapidly expanding consumer services such as cellular telephones and wireless internet. These valuable active services transmit radio waves and thereby potentially interfere with the receive-only, or "passive," scientific services. Transmitters for the active services create an artificial "electronic fog" which can cause confusion, and, in severe cases, totally blinds the passive receivers. Both the active and the passive services are increasing their use of the spectrum, and so the potential for interference, already strong, is also increasing. This book addresses the tension between the active services' demand for greater spectrum use and the passive users' need for quiet spectrum. The included recommendations provide a pathway for putting in place the regulatory mechanisms and associated supporting research activities necessary to meet the demands of both users.

Tools of Radio Astronomy

Author : K. Rohlfs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783662032664
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Tools of Radio Astronomy written by K. Rohlfs and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This substantially rewritten and expanded fourth edition outlines the most up-to-date methods and tools of radio astronomy. Tools of Radio Astronomy gives a unified treatment of the entire field of radio astronomy, from centimeter to sub-millimeter wavelengths and using single telescopes as well as interferometers. The basic physical principles are described and a complete outline of the instrumentation, observational techniques, and methods of measurement and analysis are given. The goal of this standard reference and text is to prepare readers to carry out observations and relate the data to physical processes in interstellar space. In this fourth edition, the chapter on interferometry and aperture synthesis has been thoroughly revised in the light of most recent developments, as has been the chapter on molecules in interstellar space, and material on receiver technology. From reviews of previous editions: "People use this book so much because it describes what one needs in order actually to do radio astronomy ... and it will remain relevant for a long time...This book is an excellent graduate level text - the best available by far. It is also the best reference book for the practising astronomer who wants to do radio astronomy properly, to interpret the jargon or to understand some of the details of current literature." Physics Today "This is the one book you should buy if you want to become a radio astronomer. (...) I have used the first and second editions as a postgraduate textbook for many years, and will now recommend the third edition to my students." The Observatory.

The Square Kilometre Array: Paving the way for the new 21st century radio astronomy paradigm

Author : Domingos Barbosa
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642227945
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The Square Kilometre Array: Paving the way for the new 21st century radio astronomy paradigm written by Domingos Barbosa and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-13 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: : The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will provide more than one order of magnitude improvement in sensitivity compared with any existing radio telescope over a wavelength range of several hundred to one, from decametric to microwave wavelengths. It will revolutionize the study of the most abundant element in the Universe, hydrogen, from the epoch of reionisation to the present-day, probing the onset formation period of the very first stars, will closely scan proto-planets and, through the precision timing of pulsars, will detect the distortions of space-time due to gravitational radiation. The SKA is a sensing network spanning 3000 km from its centre and with a collecting area of more than 1 square kilometre, using technologies of the 21st century. The SKA will make the study of a wide range of phenomena initially studied at other wavelengths possible at radio wavelengths, as well as opening a new discovery window on new phenomena at radio wavelengths. Symposium 7 of the JENAM 2010 aimed at bringing these diverse opportunities to the attention of both theoretical and observational astronomers working at all wavelengths, including the potential for synergies with other facilities. The meeting highlighted the scientific potential of the SKA, discussed scientific priorities and their impact on the design of the SKA, explored the synergies between the SKA and other next-generation astronomical facilities in different wavelength domains such as the ALMA, ELTs, LSST, JWST, GRE, IXO, Gaia and Euclid, and high-energy facilities (Auger), explored the “cyber–infrastructure” that may become available for the distribution and distributed analysis of SKA data.