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Radio Astronomy - Coggle Diagram
Radio Astronomy
Telescopes & Detectors
Key Characteristics, Units, and Polarization
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1Jy = 1e-26 W/m^2/Hz, I=2\nu^2kT/c^2
Polarization: Multiple Receivers, Synchrotron or Man-Made Interference
Telescopes & Components, Detectors and Back-End Signal Processing
Diffraction Limitation, Detected as Wave Rather Than Photon, Amplitude & Phase
Components
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Downconverter
Local Oscillator, Fourier Transformation
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Interferometry
Aperture Synthesis, Two Telescope Interferometry
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Interference, Spatial Frequency of Fringe Pattern
Baselines, UV Plane, Visibility
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Basics
Emission Mechanisms
Continuum Emission: Bremsstralung, Synchrotron (Polarized)
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Emission Lines
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Neutral Hydrogen Spin-Flip, 21-cm Line