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Fundamentals of observational techniques in radio astronomy are overviewed. They include atmospheric transmission, telescope antenna, frontend receivers, and radio spectrometers. Methods of intensity calibrations and measurements of a system noise temperature are described. A brief introduction to aperture synthesis telescopes (interferometers) is also given.
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Yamamoto, S. (2017). Appendix 2: Observational Techniques. In: Introduction to Astrochemistry. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54171-4_11
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