Synthesis Imaging Workshop Recommended Reading

The following books tend to concentrate on the techniques of radio astronomy, and particularly radio interferometry.

• Synthesis Imaging in Radio Astronomy II, G.B Taylor, C.L. Carilli, & R.A. Perley eds, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series Volume 180.

• The Fourier Transform and its Applications, R.N. Bracewell.

• Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy, A.R. Thompson, J.M. Moran & G.W. Swenson.

• Radio Astronomy, J.D. Kraus.

• Radiotelescopes, W.N. Christiansen & J.A. Högbom.

• Tools of Radio Astronomy, K. Rohlfs & T.L. Wilson.

A general description of the science that can be done with radio telescopes is given in the following books.

• Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy, G.L. Verschuur & K.I. Kellermann eds.

• An Introduction to Radio Astronomy, B.F. Burke & F. Graham-Smith.

The following are more specific to the ATCA and the practicalities of observing and data reduction.

• Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Australia: Special Issue - The Australia Telescope, Volume 12, Number 2, June 1992.

• Australia Telescope Compact Array User's Guide

• Miriad Users Guide, R.J. Sault & N.E.B. Killeen

For particular emphasis on millimetre interferometry, we recommend the:

• BIMA Memo Series

• ALMA Memo Series

• SMA Memo Series