continuum radiation

astronomy

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electromagnetic radiation

radio sources

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    Radio sources produce either continuum radiation or line radiation. Continuum radiation covers a very broad range of wavelengths; hence, continuum sources can be detected and studied with a radio telescope tuned to any convenient wavelength. Two different processes generate continuum radio radiation. One of these involves thermal radiation, the…

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