Radio Waves from Outside the Solar System

New Worlds Outside the Solar System

The discoveries of the first planets around a pulsar and around a star similar to our Sun have opened, after centuries of speculation, a new era in astronomy. The quest for other worlds has become reality. In this paper, the motivations for this search are presented. A comparative review is made of different techniques for their detection, with special attention paid to the planet parameters th...

The Search for Life outside the Solar System

Interiors of giant planets inside and outside the solar system.

An understanding of the structure and composition of the giant planets is rapidly evolving because of (i) high-pressure experiments with the ability to study metallic hydrogen and define the properties of its equation of state and (ii) spectroscopic and in situ measurements made by telescopes and satellites that allow an accurate determination of the chemical composition of the deep atmospheres...

Plasma Diagnostics of the Solar Corona Using Decimetric Radio Waves (review) 1. Solar and Stellar Coronae

The solar corona is a very dynamic plasma on time scales down to a few tens of microseconds. The various emissions at decimetric wavelength are brieey reviewed. Several of them seem to be caused by energetic (non-thermal) electrons accelerated in ares or are-like processes releasing free magnetic energy. The use of decimetric radiation as diagnostics of the acceleration process, the ambient pla...

Effects of radio waves on male fertility

In recent years, male fertility has changed due to the effects of environmental, health and lifestyle factors and the infertility rate has increased, to the extent that male fertility may be affected by extreme heat, exposure to pesticides, radiation, substances Changes in radioactivity, lifestyle, stress and occupation. In the environment, there are ionizing and non-ionizing rays whose effect...