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A panchromatic view of galaxies /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boselli, Alessandro, 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2012.
Series:Wiley Online Library.
Subjects:
Radio astronomy.
Radio galaxies > Observations.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • Emitting Sources and Radiative Processes in Galaxies. X-Ray
  • UV-Optical-NIR
  • The Infrared
  • Millimeter and Centimeter Radio
  • Derived Quantities. Properties of the Hot X-Ray Emitting Gas
  • Dust Properties
  • Radio Properties
  • The Spectral Energy Distribution
  • Spectral Features
  • Gas Properties
  • Dust Extinction
  • Star Formation Tracers
  • Light Profiles and Structural Parameters
  • Stellar and Dynamical Masses
  • Constraining Galaxy Evolution. Statistical Tools
  • Scaling Relations
  • Matter Cycle in Galaxies
  • The Role of the Environment on Galaxy Evolution
  • Appendix A: Photometric Redshifts and -Corrections
  • Appendix B: Broad Band Photometry
  • Appendix C: Physical and Astronomical Constants and Unit Conversions.