Handbook of Geophysics and Spsce Environments. Chapter 22. Radio Astronomy

Abstract

The survey is a summary of available information on radiation environments at radio frequencies (about 10 m to 1 cm wavelength); the Moon, the Planets, and space beyond the solar system are described. The topics presented are refraction and absorption of extraterrestrial radio waves by Earth's atmosphere, radio and radar observations of the Moon and Planets, radio emission from the celestial sphere (background radiation), discrete sources of continuum radio emission, and spectral-line radiation from neutral atomic hydrogen and from the hydroxyl radical (OH). (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0663717

Entities

People

  • D. A. Guidice

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Background Radiation
  • Blackbody Radiation
  • Electrons
  • Energy Levels
  • Flux Density
  • Magnetic Disturbances
  • Measurement
  • Radar Signals
  • Radio Astronomy
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Waves
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Thermal Conductivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space