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Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy

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In this paper, a theory of interferometry and synthesis imaging analysis of the Interferometer Response Geometric Relationships and Polarimetry Antennas and Arrays Response of the receiving system Design of the Analog Receiving System Digital Signal Processing Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry Calibration and Fourier Transformation of Visibility Data Deconvolution, Adaptive Calibrration, and Applications Interferometers Techniques for Astrometry and Geodesy Propagation Effects Van Cittert-Zernike Theorem, Spatial Coherence, and
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Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction and Historical Review Introductory Theory of Interferometry and Synthesis Imaging Analysis of the Interferometer Response Geometric Relationships and Polarimetry Antennas and Arrays Response of the Receiving System Design of the Analog Receiving System Digital Signal Processing Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry Calibration and Fourier Transformation of Visibility Data Deconvolution, Adaptive Calibration, and Applications Interferometer Techniques for Astrometry and Geodesy Propagation Effects Van Cittert-Zernike Theorem, Spatial Coherence, and Scattering Radio Interference Related Techniques Principal Symbols Author Index Subject Index

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