Tools of Radio Astronomy

Astronomy and Astrophysics Library

by Kristen Rohlfs

This textbook gives an outline of the tools and methods of radio astronomy needed by students and astronomers who want to understand how to carry out observations and how to relate the data to physical processes in interstellar space. It gives a unified treatment of the entire field of radio astronomy from centimeter to sub-millimeter wavelengths, using single telescopes as well as interferometers. The first half of the text covers instrumentation and observational techniques, the second covers most of the principal areas of astronomical research emphasizing fundamental results. The third edition differs from the second edition in several respects. The text has been brought up to date and additional sections on new receiver techniques, such as hot electron bolometers and chirp transform spectrometers, have been added. A new section on pulsar astronomy has also been included.

Genres: Astronomy, Physics

448 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1986