Handbook of Pulsar Astronomy

Klappentext Radio pulsars are rapidly rotating! highly magnetized neutron stars. This comprehensive book brings together key observational techniques! background information and a review of the latest results! including the recent discovery of a double pulsar system. Useful software tools are provided to analyze example data! made available on a related website. The work will be of great value to graduate students and researchers wishing to carry out and interpret a wide variety of radio pulsar observations. Zusammenfassung This 2004 book provides a concise description of pulsar research. Key techniques! background information and results are presented along with software tools that can be used on real example data. This is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Basic pulsar properties; 2. Pulsars as physical tools; 3. Theoretical background; 4. Instrumentation for pulsar observations; 5. Observing known pulsars; 6. Finding new pulsars; 7. Pulsar timing; 8. Beyond single radio dishes; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: M. Kramer, Michael Kramer, Michael Lorimer Kramer, D. R. Lorimer, D. R. Kramer Lorimer, Duncan Lorimer, Duncan Kramer Lorimer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.12.2004
• EAN: 9780521828239
• ISBN: 978-0-521-82823-9
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Cambridge Observing Handbooks
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy