Ronald L. Snell, Stanley Kurtz, Jonathan Marr

Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy (eBook, ePUB)

Astrophysics

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This undergraduate textbook presents an extensive introduction to the astrophysical processes that enable radio astronomy. It discusses the physical phenomena that give rise to radio emissions, presenting examples of astronomical objects, and illustrating how the physical parameters of astronomical sources can be obtained from radio observations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429647130
• Artikelnr.: 56840183

Autorenporträt

Ronald L. Snell is a professor of astronomy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His research interests include the physical and chemical properties of molecular clouds, star formation, and molecular outflows; he also has extensive experience observing at radio wavelengths. He earned a PhD in astronomy from the University of Texas at Austin.

Stanley E. Kurtz is a professor of radio astronomy and astrophysics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. His research interests include massive star formation, the interstellar medium, and radio astronomy instrumentation and techniques. He earned a PhD in physics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Jonathan M. Marr is a senior lecturer of physics and astronomy at Union College. His research involves high-resolution, radio-wavelength observations of radio galaxies and the Galactic center. He earned a PhD in astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction. 2. Propagation of Radiation. 3. Continuum Emission
Processes. 4. Spectral Lines. 5. The Cold Interstellar Medium of the Milky
Way. 6. HII Regions and Planetary Nebulae at Radio Wavelengths. 7. Radio
Emission from Stellar Objects. 8. Galaxies at Radio Wavelengths. 9. Radio
Galaxies and Quasars. 10.Cosmic Microwave Background. Appendices.