Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy /

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 astrono...

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Main Author: Kellerman, Gerrit L.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kellerman, Kenneth I.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 1988.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Springer Study Edition,
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 694 pages 207 illustrations)
ISBN:9781461239369 (electronic bk.)
1461239362 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0941-7834