Astrophysics, radio telescopes

M. L. Meeks9780124759527, 0124759521, 9780080859910

Table of contents :
Astrophysics: PART B: Radio Telescopes……Page 4
Copyright Page……Page 5
Contents……Page 6
Contributors……Page 12
Foreword……Page 14
Preface……Page 16
Contents of Volume 12, Parts A and C……Page 18
Contributors to Volume 12, Parts A and C……Page 22
1.1. Essentials of Radiometric Measurements……Page 24
1.2. Types of Astronomical Antennas……Page 30
1.3. Analysis of Paraboloidal-Reflector Systems……Page 52
1.4. Feed Systems for Paraboloidal Reflectors……Page 87
1.5. Antenna Calibration……Page 105
1.6. Practical Problems of Antenna Arrays……Page 121
2.1. The Ionosphere……Page 142
2.2. Structure of the Neutral Atmosphere……Page 159
2.3. Absorption and Emission by Atmospheric Gases……Page 165
2.4. Extinction by Condensed Water……Page 200
2.5. Refraction Effects in the Neutral Atmosphere……Page 209
3.1. Radiometer Fundamentals……Page 224
3.2. Parametric Amplifiers……Page 248
3.3. Maser Amplifiers……Page 269
3.4. Multichannel-Filter Spectrometers……Page 289
3.5. Autocorrelation Spectrometers……Page 303
Index for Volume 12, Part B……Page 322
Index for Volume 12, Part C……Page 327