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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book provides an extensive coverage of the interstellar maser phenomenon. A precondition for maser action is departure from thermal equilibrium. The book therefore starts with a detailed coverage of the basic background concepts required for an understanding of line formation and radiative transfer. It goes on to describe the theoretical and phenomenological aspects of interstellar masers, their formation sites and the inversion mechanisms.
The book will interest active researchers in astronomy and astrophysics as well as in other areas of physics. It is suitable as a textbook in a graduate course and will enable a graduate student to embark on research projects in this exciting area in particular, and molecular radio astronomy in general.
Reviews
Nature Volume 357
'The book is both well written and thorough, and the paperback edition is reasonably good value, given the somewhat specialized subject area. I'd advise anyone working in the field to buy themselves a copy.' The Observatory 113:1112 1993
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Astronomical Masers
Authors: Moshe Elitzur
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2394-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1216-1Published: 29 February 1992
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1217-8Published: 29 February 1992
eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-2394-5Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 351
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics