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02494aam a2200349 a 4500 001 4AB3849E6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 120221s2012 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2012007505 020 $a 0521879809 (hardback) 020 $a 9780521879804 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)780398215 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d CDX $d YDXCP $d UKMGB $d BWX $d PUL $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QB479.4 G73 2012 100 1 $a Gray, Malcolm, $d 1962- 245 10 $a Maser sources in astrophysics / $c Malcolm Gray. 260 $a Cambridge ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2012. 300 $a x, 419 p. : $b ill. ; $c 26 cm. 490 1 $a Cambridge astrophysics series ; $v 50 520 $a "Masers are observed at a range of scales - from comets, through star-forming clouds, to galactic nuclei - and have many astrophysical applications, for example measuring cosmological distances. Written for postgraduate students and professional researchers in molecular astrophysics, this volume is an up-to-date survey of the theory and observations of astrophysical maser sources and their use as astronomical tools. The book summarizes the history of the discovery of various maser molecules and lines, and discusses maser observations on various scales. The theory is discussed in detail, including the quantum-mechanical response of the molecules, before being linked to more general radiation transfer. A discussion of spectral-line radio astronomy techniques shows how maser observations can be applied more generally to radio astronomy. The book introduces new and projected instruments, including ALMA and SKA. Additional topics address the radiation statistics of astrophysical masers, and numerical methods of analysis"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 392-414) and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Discovery; 3. Basic theory; 4. Observations of masers; 5. Maser molecules; 6. Environments of masers; 7. Advanced theory; 8. Computer modelling; 9. Masers as diagnostics; 10. Future prospects; Appendices; References; Index. 650 0 $a Astronomical masers. 650 0 $a Radio astronomy. 650 0 $a Microwave measurements. 830 0 $a Cambridge astrophysics series ; $v 50. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240305042122.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4AB3849E6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search