Tools of Radio Astronomy - Problems and Solutions
Covering topics of radio astronomy, this book contains graduate-level problems with carefully presented solutions. The problems are arranged following the content of the book “Tools of Radio Astronomy, 6th Ed.” by T.L.Wilson, K. Rohlfs, S. Hüttemeister (a
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Thomas L. Wilson Susanne Hüttemeister
Tools of Radio Astronomy – Problems and Solutions Second Edition
Series Editors:
Martin A. Barstow, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK Gerhard Börner, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Garching, Germany Andreas Burkert, University Observatory Munich, Munich, Germany Athena Coustenis, Paris-Meudon Observatory, Meudon, France Michael A. Dopita, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Weston Creek, Australia Roberto Gilmozzi, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Garching, Germany Georges Meynet, Geneva Observatory, Versoix, Switzerland Ian Robson, The UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Edinburgh, UK Peter Schneider, Argelander-Institut für Astronomie, Bonn, Germany Virginia Trimble, University of California, Irvine, USA Derek Ward-Thompson, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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Thomas L. Wilson • Susanne H¨uttemeister
Tools of Radio Astronomy – Problems and Solutions Second Edition
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Thomas L. Wilson Max-Planck-Institut f¨ur Radioastronomie Bonn, Germany
Susanne H¨uttemeister Zeiss-Planetarium Bochum Bochum, Germany
ISSN 0941-7834 ISSN 2196-9698 (electronic) Astronomy and Astrophysics Library ISBN 978-3-319-90819-9 ISBN 978-3-319-90820-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90820-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018942231 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2000, 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: In the foreground are dipole antennas of Long Wavelength Array station 1 (LWA1). In the background are some of the twenty-eight 25-meter paraboloids of the Jansky-Very Large Array (JVLA), of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). The LWA1 consists of 256 dual polarization, active dipole antennas (designed by the Naval Research Laboratory, NRL), operating betw
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