Experimental Astrophysics

by Elia Stefano Battistelli

Overview

This book gives advanced undergraduate students a description of the most popular techniques and instrumentation employed in modern astrophysics, focusing on electromagnetic radiation and its detection spanning from radio- to X-ray wavelengths.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750331173
Publisher:	Iop Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	01/30/2022
Series:	IPH003
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	7.37(w) x 10.47(h) x 1.07(d)

About the Author

Elia Battistelli is an experimental astrophysicist and cosmologist working on several aspects of astrophysics, including the study of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation. Battistelli is currently Associate Professor in the Physics Department of the Sapienza University of Rome, where he teaches the Astrophysics Laboratory course for third-year bachelor physics students and the General Physics course for biotechnology students in the Medicine faculty. In Battistelli's research, he develops radio-frequency, microwave, and millimeter/submillimeter instrumentation for millimeter astronomy and CMB observations and data analysis.