Recollections of "Tucson Operations"
The Millimeter-Wave Observatory of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Seiten
2005
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4020-3235-6 (ISBN)
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4020-3235-6 (ISBN)
An account of the evolution of millimeter-wave astronomy at the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory. It recounts the behind-the-scenes activities of the staff from the beginnings at Kitt Peak to the closing of the Tuscon offices.
A personal account of the evolution of millimeter-wave astronomy at the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory. The author recounts the behind-the-scenes activities of the staff from the beginnings at Kitt Peak to the closing of the Tuscon offices.
A personal account of the evolution of millimeter-wave astronomy at the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory. The author recounts the behind-the-scenes activities of the staff from the beginnings at Kitt Peak to the closing of the Tuscon offices.
The Early Years.- Construction of the Telescope.- Radio Lines from Molecules.- Dispatched to Tucson.- Expanding the Tucson Facilities.- Providing Adequate Electricity.- Lightning and Kitt Peak.- Software.- Millimeter-Wave Electronics.- Quantifying mm-Wave Astronomy.- Scheduling.- Improving the Performance of the 36-ft Telescope.- The 25-m Telescope.- Odds and Ends.- The MMA and ALMA.- The Twilight Years.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.1.2005 |
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Reihe/Serie | Astrophysics and Space Science Library ; 323 |
Zusatzinfo | XVII, 221 p. |
Verlagsort | New York, NY |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 156 x 232 mm |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4020-3235-8 / 1402032358 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4020-3235-6 / 9781402032356 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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