Terahertz Astronomy
eBook - PDF

Terahertz Astronomy

  1. 351 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Terahertz Astronomy

About this book

A Powerful Window into Cosmic EvolutionTerahertz (THz) observations of interstellar atoms, molecules, and dust serve as powerful probes of the conditions within the interstellar medium that permeates our galaxy, providing insights into the origins of stars, planets, galaxies, and the Universe. Taking a cross-disciplinary approach to the subject, Te

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781466570436
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Astronomy & Astrophysics

Table of contents

  1. FRONT COVER
  2. DEDICATION
  3. CONTENTS
  4. PREFACE
  5. AUTHOR
  6. ABOUT THE COVER
  7. CHAPTER 1 - THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM (ISM) AT TERAHERTZ (THz) FREQUENCIES
  8. CHAPTER 2 - THz RADIATIVE TRANSFER BASICS AND LINE RADIATION
  9. CHAPTER 3 - THz CONTINUUM EMISSION
  10. CHAPTER 4 - SIMPLE RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL
  11. CHAPTER 5 - THz OPTICAL SYSTEMS
  12. CHAPTER 6 - THz COHERENT DETECTION SYSTEMS
  13. CHAPTER 7 - INCOHERENT DETECTORS
  14. CHAPTER 8 - TERAHERTZ OBSERVING TECHNIQUES
  15. CHAPTER 9 - THz INTERFEROMETRY
  16. ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS
  17. APPENDIX 1 - TIMELINE OF THz TECHNOLOGY
  18. APPENDIX 2 - MORE THz TRANSITIONS OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES
  19. APPENDIX 3 - COMMONLY USED PHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL QUANTITIES
  20. APPENDIX 4 - USEFUL RADIATIVE TRANSFER EXPRESSIONS
  21. APPENDIX 5 - COMMONLY USED QUASI-OPTICAL EXPRESSIONS
  22. APPENDIX 6 - USEFUL HETERODYNE RECEIVER EXPRESSIONS
  23. APPENDIX 7 - DIELECTRIC BEAMSPLITTERS
  24. BACK COVER