The Role of VLBI in Astrophysics, Astrometry and Geodesy / Edition 1

by Franco Mantovani, Andrzej Kus

Overview

A masterly survey of the last 13 years of Very Long Baseline Interferometry, reviewed in light of the most advanced astronomical observations. Topics covered include: Nonthermal emission from extragalactic radio sources; Principles of synchrotron emission in relation to astrophysics; Theory of relativistic jets; Young, powerful radio sources and their evolution; Scintillation in extragalactic radio sources; Radio and optical interferometry; Radio polarimetry; Unified schemes; Deep fields; Tropospheric and ionospheric phase calibration; Supernovae; VLBI for geodesy and geodynamics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402018763
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	07/15/2004
Series:	NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry , #135
Edition description:	2004
Pages:	414
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Radio Astronomy.- Principles of Synchrotron Emission in an Astrophysical Context.- Non-Thermal Emission from Extragalactic Radio Sources: A High Resolution - Broad Band Approach.- The Observational Properties of Blazars; Selection, Relationships and Unification.- Observing Blazars with VLBI.- Theory of Relativistic Jets: Basic Concepts.- Parsec-Scale Morphologies and Properties of Radio Sources.- Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe.- Young Powerful Radio Sources and their Evolution.- AGN Unification; Past Present and Future.- Radio Polarimetry.- Gravitational Lensing with a Radio Bias.- VLBI Observations of Gravitational Lenses.- Scintillation in Extragalactic Radio Sources.- Supernovae.- Astrophysical Masers.- Radio and Optical Interferometry.- Optical Interferometry: Astronomical Application.- Data Analysis.- Deep Fields: The Faint Sub-mJy and MicroJy Radio Sky.- Space VLBI.- VLBI for Geodesy and Geodynamics.- Tropospheric and Ionospheric Phase Calibration.- Ground Based VLBI Facilities - the European and Global VLBI Network.