Handbook of Pulsar Astronomy (Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers)
D. R. Lorimer
Language: English
Pages: 312
ISBN: 0521535344
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Radio pulsars are rapidly rotating, highly magnetized neutron stars. This comprehensive book brings together key observational techniques, background information and a review of the latest results, including the recent discovery of a double pulsar system. Useful software tools are provided to analyze example data, made available on a related website. The work will be of great value to graduate students and researchers wishing to carry out and interpret a wide variety of radio pulsar observations.
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