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Record Nr.

UNISA996466832203316

Autore

Sofue Yoshiaki

Titolo

Galactic Radio Astronomy [[electronic resource] /] / by Yoshiaki Sofue

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

981-10-3445-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 229 p. 135 illus., 44 illus. in color.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 935

Disciplina

522.682

Soggetti

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Astrophysics

Optics

Electrodynamics

Gravitation

Physical measurements

Measurement   

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Classical Electrodynamics

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

Measurement Science and Instrumentation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Interstellar Matter -- Star Formation and Death -- Galactic Structure -- The Galactic Center and Activity -- Nonthermal Emission and Magnetic Fields.

Sommario/riassunto

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. 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.