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050	0	0	_aQB479.4 _b.G73 2012
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100	1		_aGray, Malcolm, _d1962- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMaser sources in astrophysics / _cMalcolm Gray, Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, the University of Manchester.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 419 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge astrophysics ; _v50
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	8		_aMachine 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.
520			_aMasers 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.
650		0	_aAstronomical masers.
650		0	_aRadio astronomy.
650		0	_aMicrowave measurements.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521879804
830		0	_aCambridge astrophysics series ; _v50.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511977534
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