This book contains graduate-level problems with carefully presented solutions and covers topics in radio astronomy. The problems are arranged following the content of the book "Tools of Radio Astronomy, 4th Ed." by Rohlfs and T.L.Wilson (also available in the Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) 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".

Klappentext

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".

Inhalt

1. Radio Astronomical Fundamentals.- 2. Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Fundamentals.- 3. Wave Polarization.- 4. Signal Processing and Receivers.- 5. Fundamentals of Antenna Theory.- 6. Filled Aperture Antennas.- 7. Interferometers and Aperture Synthesis.- 8. Observational Methods.- 9. Emission Mechanisms of Continuous Radiation.- 10. Some Examples of Thermal and Non-thermal Radio Sources.- 11. Spectral Line Fundamentals.- 12. Line Radiation of Neutral Hydrogen.- 13. Recombination Lines.- 14. Molecules in Interstellar Space.- 15. Solutions for Chapter 1.- 16. Solutions for Chapter 2.- 17. Solutions for Chapter 3.- 18. Solutions for Chapter 4.- 19. Solutions for Chapter 5.- 20. Solutions for Chapter 6.- 21. Solutions for Chapter 7.- 22. Solutions for Chapter 8.- 23. Solutions for Chapter 9.- 24. Solutions for Chapter 10.- 25. Solutions for Chapter 11.- 26. Solutions for Chapter 12.- 27. Solutions for Chapter 13.- 28. Solutions for Chapter 14.