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- Provides a compact introduction to radio astronomy
- Presents in an understandable way how a radio telescope works
- Provides insight into the origins of astrophysical radio sources
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Radio technology enables the extension of astronomical observations beyond light to other frequency ranges. This has led to the discovery of numerous cosmic radio sources, the physical causes of which are explained as well as how a radio telescope works. Even small radio telescopes can observe radiation from the Sun and other radio sources, as well as the 21-cm radiation from the Milky Way. Through interferometry, much higher resolution can be achieved than with individual radio telescopes. As a result, radio astronomical research can contribute to many current questions in astronomy, cosmology, and physics.
This Springer essential is a translation of the original German 1st edition essentials, Radioastronomie by Thomas Lauterbach, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2020. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.Authors and Affiliations
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Book Title: Radio Astronomy
Book Subtitle: Small Radio Telescopes: Basics, Technology, and Observations
Authors: Thomas Lauterbach
Series Title: essentials
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36035-1
Publisher: Springer Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-36035-1Published: 06 September 2022
Series ISSN: 2197-6708
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6716
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 55
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics