Principles of multimessenger astronomy /

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"Version: 202109"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to multimessenger astronomy : fusing intellect and technology through telescopes -- 1.1. Dream big -- 1.2. Four astrophysical messengers -- 1.3. A brief history of telescopes : from 1608 to neutrino and gravitational wave telescopes -- 1.4. Locations : from city to space2. Electromagnetic radiation -- 2.1. Understanding light--a brief history -- 2.2. The physics of electromagnetic radiation -- 2.3. The electromagnetic spectrum -- 2.4. Further reading3. The measurement of cosmic messengers -- 3.1. The measurement of electromagnetic radiation -- 3.2. Measurements of other messengers4. The transfer of electromagnetic radiation through space -- 4.1. The Doppler effect and redshifts -- 4.2. Radiative transfer and optical depth -- 4.3. Scattering processes -- 4.4. Interstellar extinction and reddening5. The Earth's atmosphere -- 5.1. The large-scale structure of the atmosphere -- 5.2. Turbulence and seeing -- 5.3. Atmospheric windows6. Emission mechanisms of electromagnetic radiation -- 6.1. Continuum emission -- 6.2. Spectral-line emission -- 6.3. Further reading7. Particle astrophysics : gamma ray, cosmic ray, and neutrino astronomy -- 7.1. Historical introduction -- 7.2. Gamma-ray astronomy -- 7.3. Production of gamma rays -- 7.4. Detection of astrophysical gamma rays -- 7.5. Astrophysical gamma-ray sources -- 7.6. Cosmic ray origins and spectra -- 7.7. Neutrino astronomy -- 7.8. High-energy observatories8. Gravitational waves and their production -- 8.1. What is a gravitational wave? -- 8.2. Physics of gravitational waves -- 8.3. Gravitational lensing -- 8.4. Gravitational wave observatories9. Obtaining and interpreting astronomical data -- 9.1. Celestial coordinates -- 9.2. Observation and measurement -- 9.3. Data storage and access.Astronomy has traditionally relied on capturing photons from cosmic sources to be able to understand the universe. During the 20th and 21st centuries, different messengers have been added to the astronomer's toolset: cosmic rays, neutrinos, and most recently gravitational waves. Each of these messengers opens a new window on the universe, and a modern astronomer must be familiar with them. The goal of this book is to provide a broad understanding of these messengers and their relationship to each other. The unique physics of each messenger is introduced, as well as the physics of their detection and interpretation. An additional focus is the discussion of techniques and topics that are common to more than one messenger. Principles of Multimessenger Astronomy is designed to be both an introduction and reference to modern astronomy.Graduate students in astronomy/astrophysics.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Professor Miroslav D. Filipovi?c is a scientist, philosopher and philanthropist with over 30 years of experience in astronomy. Since May 2002, Professor Filipovi?c is affiliated with the Western Sydney University (WSU), and has been responsible for the development of Astronomy at WSU. He is Chair of the largest public Observatory in Australia (the WSU's Penrith Observatory), and has over 200 refereed publications. His research interests centre on supernovae, high-energy astrophysics, planetary nebulae, Milky Way structure and mass extinctions, H II regions, X-ray binaries, active galactic nuclei, deep fields, and stellar content in nearby galaxies. All of this research is closely related to further our understanding of the interactions between galaxies and the processes of stellar formation and star evolution as they affect galaxy evolution. Nick Tothill joined Western Sydney University in 2011, where he is now Senior Lecturer in the School of Science and Director of the Penrith Observatory. He is a member of the Astronomical Society of Australia and the International Astronomical Union. His research centres on the interstellar medium of the Milky Way, but includes topics as diverse as high-redshift galaxy surveys, Antarctic astronomy, and cosmic-ray astrophysics.Title from PDF title page (viewed on October 9, 2021).

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1 online resource (various pagings) :illustrations (some color).

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9780750323406

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Astrophysics.
Gravitational waves.
Cosmic rays.
Neutrino astrophysics.
High-energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics.

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Miroslav D. Filipovi?c and Nicholas F.H. Tothill.

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