Analyzing the physics of radio telescopes and radio astronomy / Kim Ho Yeap and Kazuhiro Hirasawa, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yeap, Kim Ho, author.

Contributor:

Yeap, Kim Ho, editor.

Hirasawa, Kazuhiro, 1941- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio telescopes.

Radio astronomy.

Physical Description:

30 PDFs (327 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global, [2020]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book examines the underlying operational principles of radio telescopes and illustrates how signals from the cosmic sources are detected and analyzed. It also expounds on the physics of the celestial objects detected by radio telescopes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section 1. An overview of radio astronomy and radio telescopes. Chapter 1. Introduction to radio astronomy and radio telescopes ; Chapter 2. Fundamentals of a radio telescope ; Chapter 3. Development of a simple home-brew radio telescope

Section 2. Electromagnetism. Chapter 4. Basic electromagnetic theory ; Chapter 5. Electromagnetic wave propagation

Section 3. Radio telescope design methods. Chapter 6. Physical optics ; Chapter 7. Gaussian optics

Section 4. Antennas. Chapter 8. Horn antenna ; Chapter 9. Microstrip patch antenna ; Chapter 10. Active integrated antenna

Section 5. Applications of cosmic sources. Chapter 11. Fundamentals of meteor burst communication ; Chapter 12. Practice of meteor burst communication

Section 6. Cosmic sources. Chapter 13. The radio sun and planets ; Chapter 14. Active galactic nuclei and pulsars ; Chapter 15. The cosmic microwave background ; Chapter 16. The quest for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-7998-2383-0

1-7998-2384-9

OCLC:

1145368948