Galactic Radio Astronomy (lecture Notes In Physics)
by Yoshiaki Sofue /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book is a concise primer on galactic radio astronomy for
undergraduate and graduate students, and provides wide coverage
of galactic astronomy and astrophysics such as the physics of
interstellar matter and the dynamics and structure of the Milky
Way Galaxy and galaxies. Radio astronomy and its technological
development have led to significant progress in galactic
astronomy and contributed to understanding interstellar matter
and galactic structures.
This book is a concise primer on galactic radio astronomy for
undergraduate and graduate students, and provides wide coverage
of galactic astronomy and astrophysics such as the physics of
interstellar matter and the dynamics and structure of the Milky
Way Galaxy and galaxies. Radio astronomy and its technological
development have led to significant progress in galactic
astronomy and contributed to understanding interstellar matter
and galactic structures.
The book begins with the fundamental physics of radio-wave
radiation, i.e., black body radiation, thermal emission,
synchrotron radiation, and HI and molecular line emissions. The
author then gives overviews of ingredients of galactic physics,
including interstellar matter such as the neutral (HI), molecular
hydrogen, and ionized gases, as well as magnetic fields in
galaxies. In addition, more advanced topics relevant to the
Galaxy and galaxies are also contained here: star formation,
supernova remnants, the Galactic Center and black holes, galactic
dynamics and dark-matter halos, magnetism of galaxies,
interstellar gases in galaxies, and starbursts.
The book begins with the fundamental physics of radio-wave
radiation, i.e., black body radiation, thermal emission,
synchrotron radiation, and HI and molecular line emissions. The
author then gives overviews of ingredients of galactic physics,
including interstellar matter such as the neutral (HI), molecular
hydrogen, and ionized gases, as well as magnetic fields in
galaxies. In addition, more advanced topics relevant to the
Galaxy and galaxies are also contained here: star formation,
supernova remnants, the Galactic Center and black holes, galactic
dynamics and dark-matter halos, magnetism of galaxies,
interstellar gases in galaxies, and starbursts.
A unique feature of this book is its focus on how to analyze and
interpret radio astronomical observation data and how to describe
the underlying physics from such data. A wealth of figures and
images will be a great help for undergraduate and graduate
students to understand the contents. Furthermore, the
well-summarized contents of theory and observation will appeal to
young researchers as well.
A unique feature of this book is its focus on how to analyze and
interpret radio astronomical observation data and how to describe
the underlying physics from such data. A wealth of figures and
images will be a great help for undergraduate and graduate
students to understand the contents. Furthermore, the
well-summarized contents of theory and observation will appeal to
young researchers as well.