CiNii Books - An introduction to radio astronomy

Radio astronomy uses unique observational techniques and offers the only way to investigate many phenomena in the Universe. This book, by two founders of the field, presents both a clear introduction to radio telescopes and techniques, and a broad overview of the radio universe. The material in this new edition has been expanded and updated, reflecting the developments in the field over the last decade. New material reflects the increasing use of aperture synthesis and Very Long Baseline Interferometry, and the further exploitation of molecular spectral lines. A new chapter is devoted to the fundamentals of radiation and propagation theory. The second half of the book constitutes a review of radio observations of our Milky Way galaxy. Wide-ranging and clearly written, this book provides a thorough and up-to-date introduction to the subject for graduate students, and an invaluable overview for researchers turning to radio astronomy for the first time.

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1. Introduction
2. Radio telescopes as antennas
3. Signal detection and noise
4. Single-aperture radio telescopes
5. The two-element interferometer
6. Aperture synthesis
7. Radiation, propagation and absorption of radio waves
8. Galactic continuum radiation
9. The interstellar medium
10. Galactic dynamics
11. Stars
12. Pulsars
13. Radio galaxies and quasars
14. Cosmology and the cosmic microwave background
15. Cosmology: discrete radio sources and gravitational lenses
16. The place of radio in astronomy
Appendix A. Fourier transforms
Appendix B. Celestial coordinates, distance and time
Appendix C. The origins of radio astronomy
Index.

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