Intro
Preface
What You Can Find in This essential
Contents
List of Figures
1: Introduction: What Is Radio Astronomy?
1.1 The Development of Astronomy Up to the Nineteenth Century
1.2 Electromagnetic Waves and Radio Technology
1.3 Karl Jansky and Grote Reber: The Beginning of Radio Astronomy
1.4 The Further Development of Radio Astronomy
1.5 The Nuremberg "Arno Penzias Radio Telescope"
2: What Are Electromagnetic Waves?
2.1 Basic Properties of Electromagnetic Waves
2.2 The Spectrum of Electromagnetic Waves

2.3 Which Electromagnetic Waves Can Be Used for Radio Astronomy?
2.4 Physical Quantities of Electromagnetic Waves
2.5 Cosmic Radio Sources
2.5.1 Thermal Radiation
2.5.2 Non-thermal Continuous Radiation
2.5.3 The 21-cm Radiation of Neutral Hydrogen
3: How Does a Radio Telescope Work?
3.1 The Components of a Radio Telescope
3.2 Properties of a Parabolic Antenna
3.3 Characterisation of the Receiver by the Noise Temperature
3.4 Signal Processing and Display
3.5 Determination of the Radiation Temperature and Intensity of a Cosmic Source

3.6 Antenna Control
4: What Can You Observe with a Radio Telescope?
4.1 Radio Radiation from the Sun
4.2 The Cassiopeia A Radio Source
4.3 The 21-cm Radio Radiation from the Milky Way
4.4 Creation of Radio Maps
5: Outlook
5.1 Interferometry
5.2 Radio Astronomical Research
5.3 Own Entry into Radio Astronomy
Sources and Literature
General Introductions to Astronomy (Selection)
Books on Radio Astronomy (Selection)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5