Handbook of Pulsar Astronomy

Duncan Lorimer, Michael Kramer - Collection Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers

301 pages, parution le 03/12/2004

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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.

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Introduction
Basic pulsar properties
Pulsars as physical tools
Theoretical background
Instrumentation for pulsar observations
Observing known pulsars
Finding new pulsars
Pulsar timing
Beyond single radio dishes
Appendix

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Duncan Lorimer, Michael Kramer
Collection	Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers
Parution	03/12/2004
Nb. de pages	301
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	632g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521828239
ISBN13	978-0-521-82823-9