INTRODUCTION. Subject, Aims and Methods of Radio Astronomy and
Radar Astronomy. Charateristics of the Cosmic Radio Noise. The Radio Astronomy
Frequency Allocations. The Influence of Earth's
Atmosphere and Ground on Measurements in Radio Astronomy.
The Importance of Diffraction in Radio Domain.
Fundamental Properties of the Radio Sky. Cosmic Radio Sources.
Catalogues of
Radio Sources.
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF RADIO ASTRONOMY. Power, Spectral Power
and Brightness. Brightness
Temperature. Brightness Distribution. Fourier Analysis of the Brightness
Distribution. Spatial Frequency. Flux Density. Jansky. Spectra of
Radio Sources. Spectral
Indices. Polarization Parameters. Polarization Temperature.
RADIO-ANTENNAS. Termodinamical Properties of Antenna. Reciprocity Theorem. Antenna
Temperature. Power Diagram of Antenna. Main Beam, Side Lobes and Back Lobes.
Beam Solid Angle. The Connection between Aperture Electric
Field Distribution and Electric Field in a Distant Point (Basic
Theorem in Radio-Astronomy).
RADIO RECEIVERS. Types of Receivers. Dicke's Radiometer. Reception of a
continuous spectrum. The Fourier Analysis of the Process. Receivers
Calibration.
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF RADIO MEASUREMENTS. Convolution of
Brightness Distribution and Power Diagram of Antenna. Angular Spectrum
of the Brightness Distribution as the Fourier Transformation of the
Electric Field
Distribution. Theorem of Convolution and its Application to Observations.
Smoothing of the Brightness Distribution. Impossibility of Restauration
of Spatial Frequences Full Spectrum. Sampling Theorem.
Basic Notions in Design of Arrayal Systems.
Interferometers and Aperture Synthesis; the
Application of Fourier Transformations.
FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIO EMISSION. Synchrotron Radiation of a Single
Electron and Ensemble of Electrons. Energy Distribution of Cosmic Electrons.
Cyclotron Radiation. Thermal Radiation. Line Emission. Radio Sources
with Combined Spectra. Separation of Components. Differential
Spectral Index.
THE INFLUENCE OF A MEDIUM ON THE PROPAGATION OF RADIO WAVES.
Absorption, Refraction, Dispersion, Amplification, Scattering,
Scintillations, Altering the State of Polarization.
Synchrotron Self Absorption. Masers.
SOLAR RADIO EMISSION. The Quiet Sun. The Slowly Varying Component
and the Rapidly Varying Component. Types of Bursts. Solar Appearance
in Different Wavelenghts. Determination of the Astronomical Unit by Radar.
PLANETARY RADIO EMISSION. Thermal and Nonthermal Radio Emission
of Planets and their Satellites. Phase Effects. The Earth as a Radio Source. Jupiter
as a Composite Radio Source. Radar Investigation of Planets.
RADIO STARS. Radio Emission of Standard Stars on the HR Diagram.
Radio Emission of Novae and Supernovae. Radio Emission of Early Stage
Stars. SS433 and Similar Objects. Pulsars - Basic Characteristics;
Binary Pulsars as the Test of General Theory of Relativity.
GALACTIC RADIO EMISSION. Galactic Radio Emission, its Distribution and
Properties. Galactic Radio Sources. The Investigation of Galactic Spiral
Structure and Galactic Magnetic Field by Using Radio Astronomy Methods.
EXTRAGALACTIC RADIO EMISSION. Radio Emission of Normal and
Active Galaxies. Rotation Velocities Curves as Indicators of Dark
Matter. Quasars. Cores of Active Galaxies as Candidates for Black Holes.
Radio Jets. Gravitational Lenses. Extrgalactic Radio Sources Count. Cosmic Microwave Radiation.