Research Catalog

Title

Single-dish radio astronomy : techniques and applications : proceedings of the NAIC-NRAO summer school held at National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, USA, 10-15 June 2001 / edited by Snežana Stanimirović [and others].

Author

NAIC-NRAO School on Single Dish Radio Astronomy (1st : 2001 : Arecibo, P.R.)

Publication

San Francisco, Calif. : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, ©2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Stanimirović, Snežana.
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.)
• National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (U.S.)

Description

xv, 536 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 278

Uniform Title

Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series ; v. 278.

Alternative Title

NAIC-NRAO Summer School

Subject

• Radio telescopes > Congresses
• Radio astronomy > Congresses
• 39.13 radio astronomy
• Radio astronomy
• Radio telescopes
• Radiotelescopen
• Radioastronomie
• RADIO TELESCOPES
• TELESCOPES
• RADIO ASTRONOMY
• ASTRONOMY
• CONFERENCES

Genre/Form

• Conference papers and proceedings.
• Congresses (form)

Note

• "This volume contains the lectures and poster papers presented at the first NAIC-NRAO School on Single Dish Radio Astronomy, which took place at the Arecibo Observatory in June 2001."--Preface.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center's (NAIC) Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico / D.R. Altschuler -- Why Single-Dish? / D.T. Emerson -- Radio Telescopes and Measurements at Radio Wavelengths / P.F. Goldsmith -- Measurement in Radio Astronomy / D.B. Campbell -- The Receiver System -- cm Regime / R.D. Norrod -- The Receiver System -- mm Regime / J.M. Payne -- Back-ends / J.R. Fisher -- Spectrometry and Autocorrelation / J. Hagen -- A Heuristic Introduction to Radioastronomical Polarization / C. Heiles -- Continuum 1: General Aspects / J.J. Condon -- Continuum 2: Specific Applications / C.J. Salter -- The Rudiments of Spectral Line Radio Astronomy / H.S. Liszt -- Spectral Line Advanced Topics / J.M. Dickey -- Pulsar Observations I. -- Propagation Effects, Searching, Distance Estimates, Scintillations and VLBI / J.M. Cordes -- Pulsar Observations II. -- Coherent Dedispersion, Polarimetry, and Timing / I.H. Stairs -- Planetary Radar Astronomy / G.J. Black -- Single-Dish Calibration Techniques at Radio Wavelengths / K. O'Neil -- Millimeter Wave Calibration Techniques / P.R. Jewell -- Reduction and Analysis Techniques / R.J. Maddalena -- Single-Dish Analysis within AIPS++ / J.P. McMullin, R.W. Garwood, T. Cornwell, A. Kemball and J. Braatz -- Short-Spacings Correction from the Single-Dish Perspective / S. Stanimirovic -- Stray Radiation: Causes, Curses, and Cures / F.J. Lockman -- The Effects of the Atmosphere / L. Olmi -- RFI and How to Deal with It / J.R. Fisher -- Spectrum Management / T. Ghosh -- Focal Plane Arrays / J.M. Payne -- Bolometers for Submillimeter and Millimeter Astronomy / W. Holland, W. Duncan and M. Griffin -- Single-Dish Radio Telescopes of the World / C.J. Salter -- First VLBI Observations with Arecibo in an International S2 Ad-hoc Array / I. Molotov, A. Chuprikov, S. Likhachev, C.J. Salter, T. Ghosh, F. Ghigo and S. Dougherty -- Exploring the Sensitivity Limit: 21-cm Observations of Low Surface Brightness Galaxies with the Arecibo Telescope / K. O'Neil, J. Eder, G. Bothun and J. Schombert -- Simulating the Performance of Large Format Sub-mm Focal-plane Arrays / E. Chapin and D.H. Hughes -- On the Life and Death of OH/IR Stars / B.M. Lewis -- Arecibo Spectral Baselines in the Presence of Continuum Emission / T. Ghosh and C.J. Salter -- Project Phoenix: SETI Observations from 1200 to 1750 MHz with the Upgraded Arecibo Telescope / P.R. Backus / The Project Phoenix Team -- Epilogue / L. Solanch.

ISBN

• 1583811206
• 9781583811207

LCCN

2002111600

OCLC

• ocm51812223
• 51812223
• SCSB-1292840

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library