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Tools of Radio Astronomy - Problems and Solutions

  • Long awaited Problems and Solutions book for Tools of Radio Astronomy, 6th ed., a real classic among astronomical textbooks
  • Valuable resource for course work
  • Meets the needs of students as well as teachers in radio astronomy

Part of the book series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library (AAL)

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Radio Astronomical Fundamentals

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 1-6
  3. Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Fundamentals

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 7-9
  4. Wave Polarization

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 11-14
  5. Signal Processing and Receivers: Theory

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 15-22
  6. Practical Receiver Systems

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 23-26
  7. Fundamentals of Antenna Theory

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 27-30
  8. Practical Aspects of Filled Aperture Antennas

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 31-35
  9. Single Dish Observational Methods

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 37-41
  10. Interferometers and Aperture Synthesis

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 43-48
  11. Emission Mechanisms of Continuous Radiation

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 49-52
  12. Some Examples of Thermal and Nonthermal Radio Sources

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 53-58
  13. Spectral Line Fundamentals

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 59-61
  14. Line Radiation of Neutral Hydrogen

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 63-67
  15. Recombination Lines

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 69-74
  16. Overview of Molecular Basics

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 75-78
  17. Molecules in Interstellar Space

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 79-82
  18. Solutions for Chapter 1: Radio Astronomical Fundamentals

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 83-89
  19. Solutions for Chapter 2: Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Fundamentals

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 91-93
  20. Solutions for Chapter 3: Wave Polarization

    • Thomas L. Wilson, Susanne Hüttemeister
    Pages 95-97

About this book

Covering topics of radio astronomy, this book contains graduate-level problems with carefully presented solutions. The problems are arranged following the content of the textbook Tools of Radio Astronomy, 6th ed. by T.L.Wilson, K. Rohlfs, S. Hüttemeister (also available in the this Springer series) on a chapter-by-chapter basis. Some of these problems have been formulated to provide an extension to the material presented in Tools of Radio Astronomy.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany

    T.L. Wilson

  • Zeiss-Planetarium Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    Susanne Hüttemeister

About the authors

Thomas L. Wilson was on staff at Max-Planck-Inst. f. Radioastronomie from 1969-2004. During this time, he was sent to Arizona as Director of the Sub-mm Telescope Observatory (1997-2002). After this, he was Project Scientist (2004-6), Associate Director (2006-8) and at European Southern Observatory, and subsequently Senior Scientist at ALMA (Atacama Large Mm/sub-mm Array), from Feb 2009 to March 2010. From April 2010 to December 2015, he was at the Naval Research Laboratory, then the NSF Division of Astronomical Sciences, working in the Spectrum Management Unit. Since December 2017 he has an emeritus position with the Max-Planck-Institute for Radioastronomie in Bonn.


Susanne Hüttemeister received a Ph.D. in Astronomy by the Bonn University. She had a position as Postdoctoral Fellow at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge (USA) and teaching assignments at RWTH Aachen (Aachen Technical University) and Bonn University. Dr. Hüttemeister is now the Directorof Bochum Planetarium and Adjunct Professor at the Astronomy Institute of Ruhr University Bochum.

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eBook USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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