Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy
Contributors: K. I. Kellermann (Editor)
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Springer-Verlag; Springer
Published: December 1991
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 716
ISBN-13: 9780387977355
Subjects: Radio Astronomy; Science/Mathematics
Description: Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy is a fundamental text for graduate students and professional astronomers and covers all aspects of radio astronomy beyond the solar system. Each chapter is written by a renowned expert in the field and contains a review of a particular area of radio astronomy and presents the latest observations and interpretations as well as an extensive view of the literature (as of 1988). Topics covered include: galactic continuum emission, HII regions, the diffuse interstellar medium, interstellar molecules, astronomical masers, neutral hydrogen, the galactic center, radio stars, supernova remnants, pulsars, extragalactic hydrogen, radio galaxies and quasars, the microwave background, and cosmological radio sources.
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