Radio Recombination Lines: Their Physics and Astronomical Applications (Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 282, Band 282) - Hardcover

Gordon, M.A.; Sorochenko, Roman L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402010168 ISBN 13: 9781402010163

Verlag: Springer, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

Recombination lines at radio wavelengths have been - and still are - a pow­ erful tool for modern astronomy. For more than thirty years they have allowed astronomers to probe the gases from which stars form. They have even been detected in the Sun. In addition, observations of these spectral lines facilitate basic research into the atom, in forms and environments that can only exist in the huge dimensions and extreme conditions of cosmic laboratories. We intend this book to serve as a tourist's guide to the world of Radio Recombination Lines. It contains three divisions: a history of their discovery, the physics of how they form and how their voyage to us influences their spectral profiles, and a description of their many astronomical contributions to date. The appendix includes supplementary calculations that may be useful to some astronomers. This material also includes tables of line frequencies from 12 MHz to 30THz (AlOJLm) as well as FORTRAN computer code to calculate the fine structure components of the lines, to evaluate radial matrix integrals, and to calculate the departure coefficients of hydrogen in a cosmic environment. It also describes how to convert observational to astrophysical units. The text includes extensive references to the literature to assist readers who want more details.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1402010168
• ISBN 13: 9781402010163
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 375
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