The Transient Radio Sky

by Evan Francis Keane

Book Overview

The high time-resolution radio sky represents unexplored astronomical territory. This thesis presents a study of the transient radio sky, focussing on millisecond scales. As such, the work is concerned primarily with neutron stars. In particular this research concentrates on a recently identified group of neutron stars, known as RRATs, which exhibit radio bursts every few minutes to every few hours. After analysing neutron star birthrates, a re-analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642270549
• ISBN13: 9783642270543
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"