Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy

Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy
ISBN-10
1461239362
ISBN-13
9781461239369
Category
Science
Pages
694
Language
English
Published
2012-12-06
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Kenneth I. Kellermann, Gerrit L. Verschuur, E. Bouton

Description

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.

Similar books