An introduction to radio astronomy - ECU Libraries Catalog

An introduction to radio astronomy / Bernard F. Burke and Francis Graham-Smith.

Author/creator	Burke, Bernard F., 1928-
Other author/creator	Graham-Smith, Francis, 1923-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	2nd ed.
Publication Info	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Description	xi, 393 pages : illustrations ; 25cm
Subject(s)	Radio astronomy--Observations. Radio astronomy--Methodology.

Contents	Introduction -- Radio telescopes as antennas -- Signal detection and noise -- Single-aperture radio telescopes -- The two-element interferometer -- Aperture synthesis -- Radiation, propagation and adsorption of radio waves -- Galactic continuum radiation -- The interstellar medium -- Galactic dynamics -- Stars -- Pulsars -- Radio galaxies and quasars -- Cosmology and the cosmic microwave background -- Cosmology: discrete radio sources and gravitational lenses -- The place of radio in astronomy.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	0521005175 (pbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	QB476.5 .B87 2002	✔ Available	Place Hold