The Role of VLBI in Astrophysics, Astrometry and Geodesy
Contributor(s): Mantovani, Franco [editor.] | Kus, Andrzej [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry: 135Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.Description: XVI, 414 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781402024061.Other title: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Bologna, Italy, September 17-29, 2001.Subject(s): Physics | Geophysics | Observations, Astronomical | Astronomy -- Observations | Physics | Astronomy, Observations and Techniques | Geophysics/GeodesyDDC classification: 520 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Radio Astronomy -- Principles of Synchrotron Emission in an Astrophysical Context -- Non-Thermal Emission from Extragalactic Radio Sources: A High Resolution - Broad Band Approach -- The Observational Properties of Blazars; Selection, Relationships and Unification -- Observing Blazars with VLBI -- Theory of Relativistic Jets: Basic Concepts -- Parsec-Scale Morphologies and Properties of Radio Sources -- Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe -- Young Powerful Radio Sources and their Evolution -- AGN Unification; Past Present and Future -- Radio Polarimetry -- Gravitational Lensing with a Radio Bias -- VLBI Observations of Gravitational Lenses -- Scintillation in Extragalactic Radio Sources -- Supernovae -- Astrophysical Masers -- Radio and Optical Interferometry -- Optical Interferometry: Astronomical Application -- Data Analysis -- Deep Fields: The Faint Sub-mJy and MicroJy Radio Sky -- Space VLBI -- VLBI for Geodesy and Geodynamics -- Tropospheric and Ionospheric Phase Calibration -- Ground Based VLBI Facilities - the European and Global VLBI Network.
A masterly survey of the last 13 years of Very Long Baseline Interferometry, reviewed in light of the most advanced astronomical observations. Topics covered include: Nonthermal emission from extragalactic radio sources; Principles of synchrotron emission in relation to astrophysics; Theory of relativistic jets; Young, powerful radio sources and their evolution; Scintillation in extragalactic radio sources; Radio and optical interferometry; Radio polarimetry; Unified schemes; Deep fields; Tropospheric and ionospheric phase calibration; Supernovae; VLBI for geodesy and geodynamics.
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