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ISBN Number:

9780792312178
Written by: Elitzur, Moshe
Published by: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Written by: Elitzur, M.
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Nuclear Physics
Subject: Astronomical instruments
Subject: Masers.
Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy
Series Volume: 170
Date of Publication: February 1992
Cover Type: Paperback
Written in: English
Number of Pages: 360
Book Size: 921x614x76 113

One of the most spectacular discoveries of molecular astronomy has been the detection of maser emission. The same radiation that is generated in the laboratory only with elaborate, special equipment occurs naturally in interstellar space. This intense radiation probes the smallest structures that can be studied with radio telescopes. By a fortunate coincidence maser radiation is generated in both star forming regions and the envelopes of late-type stars. The early and late stages in the life of a star are considered to be the most interesting phases of stellar evolution. Maser emission has also been detected in external galaxies. This book provides an extensive coverage of the interstellar maser phenomenon. A precondition for maser action is departure from thermal equilibrium. The book therefore starts with a detailed coverage of the basic background concepts required for an understanding of line formation and radiative transfer. It goes on to describe the theoretical and phenomenological aspects of interstellar masers, their formation sites and the inversion mechanisms. The book will interest active researchers in astronomy and astrophysics as well as in other areas of physics. It is suitable as a textbook in a graduate course and will enable a graduate student to embark on research projects in this exciting area in particular, and molecular radio astronomy in general.

Astronomical Masers
by Moshe Elitzur
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on 10-15-2008

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