Handbook of Pulsar Astronomy

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-521-82823-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 659 g

Reihe: Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers

Radio pulsars are rapidly rotating highly magnetized neutron stars. Studies of these fascinating objects have provided applications in solid-state physics, general relativity, galactic astronomy, astrometry, planetary physics and even cosmology. Most of these applications and much of what we know about neutron stars are derived from single-dish radio observations using state-of-the-art receivers and data acquisition systems. This comprehensive book is a unique resource that brings together the 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 which can be used to analyse example data, made available on a related website. This work will be of great value not only to graduate students but also to researchers wishing to carry out and interpret a wide variety of radio pulsar observations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kramer, Michael

Lorimer, D. R.

Lorimer, Duncan

Kramer, M.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Galaxien und Sterne
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Kramer, M.
Michael Kramer is a Reader in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester.

Lorimer, D. R.
Duncan Lorimer is a Senior Royal Society Research Fellow at Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester.