Handbook of Pulsar Astronomy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521828239)

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.

Author: Michael Kramer, Duncan Lorimer, D. R. Lorimer
ISBN-10: 0521828236
ISBN-13: 9780521828239
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/09/2004
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.79d