From nobody Wed Jul 22 09:11:29 1998 Path: newsfeed.cv.nrao.edu!newsgate.duke.edu!nntprelay.mathworks.com!nntp-out.monmouth.com!newspeer.monmouth.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!alph.msfc.nasa.gov!not-for-mail From: helbig@man.ac.uk (Phillip Helbig) Newsgroups: sci.astro.research Subject: Re: [?] Synthetic aperture Date: 20 Jul 1998 09:14:35 -0500 Organization: University of Manchester, NRAL Lines: 23 Sender: astres@alph.msfc.nasa.gov Approved: astres@alph.msfc.nasa.gov Distribution: world Message-ID: <6ovjcb$b73@alph.msfc.nasa.gov> References: <6onn2f$a0u@alph.msfc.nasa.gov> Reply-To: p.helbig@jb.man.ac.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: alph.msfc.nasa.gov X-Trace: news.msfc.nasa.gov 900944077 22673 (none) 128.158.132.22 X-Complaints-To: abuse@news.msfc.nasa.gov Keywords: techniques X-Posting-Tool: modtool v2.0 Xref: newsfeed.cv.nrao.edu sci.astro.research:582 In article <6onn2f$a0u@alph.msfc.nasa.gov>, didier@Glue.umd.edu (Didier A. Depireux) writes: > I would like to understand the method of aperture synthesis used in > radio-astronomy. What is the standard reference? Since I'm not a radio astronomer (despite the .sig---I'm a theorist:), I'm not sure of the `standard' reference, but the basics are explained in AN INTRODUCTION TO RADIO ASTRONOMY by Bernard F. Burke and Francis Graham-Smith (former Astronomer Royal with an office down the hall). This is a new book, published by Cambridge University Press. Available in paperback. ISBN 0 521 55604 X (paperback) or 0 521 55454 3 (hardback). Chapter 6, 16 pages, is called `Aperture synthesis'. The book is about half about the technical side of radio astronomy and half about the universe as revealed by radio astronomy. -- Phillip Helbig Email .......... p.helbig@jb.man.ac.uk Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories Tel. ..... +44 1477 571 321 (ext. 297) Jodrell Bank Fax ................. +44 1477 571 618 Macclesfield Telex ................. 36149 JODREL G UK-Cheshire SK11 9DL Web .... http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~pjh/ From nobody Wed Jul 22 09:11:37 1998 Path: newsfeed.cv.nrao.edu!newsgate.duke.edu!nntprelay.mathworks.com!nntp-out.monmouth.com!newspeer.monmouth.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!alph.msfc.nasa.gov!not-for-mail From: Michael Kaiser Newsgroups: sci.astro.research Subject: Re: [?] Synthetic aperture Date: 20 Jul 1998 09:17:50 -0500 Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Greenbelt, Maryland USA Lines: 14 Sender: astres@alph.msfc.nasa.gov Approved: astres@alph.msfc.nasa.gov Distribution: world Message-ID: <6ovjie$bcg@alph.msfc.nasa.gov> References: <6onn2f$a0u@alph.msfc.nasa.gov> Reply-To: Michael Kaiser NNTP-Posting-Host: alph.msfc.nasa.gov X-Trace: news.msfc.nasa.gov 900944273 22871 (none) 128.158.132.22 X-Complaints-To: abuse@news.msfc.nasa.gov Keywords: techniques X-Posting-Tool: modtool v2.0 Xref: newsfeed.cv.nrao.edu sci.astro.research:585 Try the book from 1986, "Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy" by Thompson, Moran, and Swenson. A Wiley-Interscience book. -- ---------------------------------------------------- | Mike Kaiser kaiser@lepmlk.gsfc.nasa.gov | | NASA-GSFC/Code 695 or | | Greenbelt, MD 20771 mike.kaiser@gsfc.nasa.gov | | phone (301)-286-5461 | | fax (301)-286-1683 | | http://lep694.gsfc.nasa.gov/code695/mlk.html | ---------------------------------------------------- From nobody Wed Jul 22 09:11:47 1998 Path: newsfeed.cv.nrao.edu!newsgate.duke.edu!nntprelay.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!128.158.254.10!news.msfc.nasa.gov!alph.msfc.nasa.gov!not-for-mail From: Angelos Vourlidas Newsgroups: sci.astro.research Subject: Re: [?] Synthetic aperture Date: 21 Jul 1998 10:54:00 -0500 Organization: Naval Research Lab Lines: 21 Sender: astres@alph.msfc.nasa.gov Approved: astres@alph.msfc.nasa.gov Distribution: world Message-ID: <6p2dio$7t@alph.msfc.nasa.gov> References: <6onn2f$a0u@alph.msfc.nasa.gov> Reply-To: Angelos Vourlidas NNTP-Posting-Host: alph.msfc.nasa.gov X-Trace: news.msfc.nasa.gov 901036443 22255 (none) 128.158.132.22 X-Complaints-To: abuse@news.msfc.nasa.gov Keywords: techniques X-Posting-Tool: modtool v2.0 Xref: newsfeed.cv.nrao.edu sci.astro.research:587 Didier A. Depireux wrote: > I would like to understand the method of aperture synthesis used in > radio-astronomy. What is the standard reference? The standard reference should be "Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy" by Thompson, Moran & Swenson. At least that's where I learned my interferometry from. The UMd library should have it. Hope this helps (and good luck) Angelos -- +--------------------------------------------------------+ | Angelos Vourlidas | | Naval Research Lab | | code 7660 | | Washington, DC 20375-5320 Phone: (202) 767-2800 | | avourlid@pythia.nrl.navy.mil Fax: (202) 767-5636 | +--------------------------------------------------------+ From nobody Wed Jul 22 09:12:30 1998 Path: newsfeed.cv.nrao.edu!newsgate.duke.edu!nntprelay.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!128.158.254.10!news.msfc.nasa.gov!alph.msfc.nasa.gov!not-for-mail From: Martin Hardcastle Newsgroups: sci.astro.research Subject: Re: [?] Synthetic aperture Date: 21 Jul 1998 10:55:56 -0500 Organization: Department of Physics, University of Bristol Lines: 23 Sender: astres@alph.msfc.nasa.gov Approved: astres@alph.msfc.nasa.gov Distribution: world Message-ID: <6p2dmc$93@alph.msfc.nasa.gov> References: <6onn2f$a0u@alph.msfc.nasa.gov> Reply-To: Martin Hardcastle NNTP-Posting-Host: alph.msfc.nasa.gov X-Trace: news.msfc.nasa.gov 901036559 22364 (none) 128.158.132.22 X-Complaints-To: abuse@news.msfc.nasa.gov Keywords: Synthetic aperture, aperture synthesis, techniques X-Posting-Tool: modtool v2.0 Xref: newsfeed.cv.nrao.edu sci.astro.research:589 In article <6onn2f$a0u@alph.msfc.nasa.gov>, Didier A. Depireux wrote: >I would like to understand the method of aperture synthesis used in >radio-astronomy. What is the standard reference? If you want information on how it is done in practice then the standard reference is the proceedings of the NRAO summer school; Perley, Richard; Schwab, Frederic; and Bridle, Alan. Synthesis Imaging in Radio Astronomy. Third NRAO Summer School, 1988. San Fransisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1988. QB479.3 N73 1988. Astrophsyics. $38.40; I believe you can buy this from the ASP. You can also download it (without figures) from NRAO's web site. (Unfortunately you've just missed this year's summer school.) The Thompson et al reference is also good if you can get it. Martin -- Martin Hardcastle Department of Physics, University of Bristol Be not solitary, be not idle Please replace the xxx.xxx.xxx in the header with bristol.ac.uk to mail me