Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Radio Sources and Scintillation

  • Published:
Astrophysics and Space Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A review is given of the interplay between studies of compact radio sources and the scattering and scintillations that occur as the signals travel through the irregular refractive index of the interstellar and interplanetary plasmas.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Armstrong, J.W., Rickett, B.J. and Spangler, S.R.: 1995, Electron Density Power Spectrum in the Local Interstellar Medium, Astrophys. J. 443, 209–221.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Fanti, C., Fanti, R., Ficarra, A., Mantovani, F., Padrielli L. and Weiler, K.W.: 1981, Low Frequency Variable Sources 5 Year Monitoring Program at 408 MHz, Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. 45, 61–78.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Frail, D.A., Kulkarni, S.R., Nicastro, L., Feroci, M. and Taylor, G.B.: 1997, The Radio Afterglow from the γ-ray Burst of 8 May 1997, Nature 389, 261–263.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Hewish, A., Scott, P.F. and Wills, D.: 1964, Interplanetary Scintillation of Small Diameter Radio Sources, Nature 203, 1214–1217.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Hewish, A., Bell, S.J., Pilkington, J.D.H., Scott, P.F. and Collins, R.A.: 1968, Observations of a Rapidly Pulsating Radio Source, Nature 217, 709–713.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Prokhorov, A.M., Bunkin, F.V., Gochelashvily, K.S. and Shishov, V.I.: 1975, Laser Irradiance Propagation in Turbulent Media, Proceedings of the IEEE 63(5), 790–811.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Quirrenbach, A., Witzel, A., Krichbaum, T., Hummel, C.A., Alberdi, A. and Schalinski, C.: 1989, Rapid Variability of Extragalactic Radio Sources, Nature 337, 442–444.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Readhead, A.C.S. and Hewish, A.: 1974, Fine Structure in Radio Sources at 81.5 MHz-III, Mem. R. Astr. Soc. 78, 1–49.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Rickett, B.J., Coles, W.A. and Bourgois, G.: 1984, Slow Scintillation in the Interstellar Medium, Astron. Astrophys. 134, 390–395.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Rickett, B.J.: 1984, Radio Propagation through the Turbulent Interstellar Plasma, Annu. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 28, 561–605.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  • Taylor, J.H. and Cordes, J.M.: 1993, Pulsar Distances and the Gaalctic Distribution of Free Electrons, Astrophys. J. 411, 674–684.

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of California, San Diego, USA

    Barney Rickett

Authors
  1. Barney Rickett
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Rickett, B. Radio Sources and Scintillation. Astrophysics and Space Science 278, 5–10 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013132101463

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013132101463

Search

Navigation