= Scott M. Ransom
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<Scott M. Ransom> works in <radio astronomy> and explains its measurement physics with <James J. Condon> in their textbook <Essential Radio Astronomy by James J. Condon and Scott M. Ransom>. Their treatment connects received <radio waves> to measurable antenna signals and the physical properties of astronomical sources.
For example, the radiometer analysis relates <measurement uncertainty> to receiver noise, observing <bandwidth> and integration <time>. Increasing either the independent frequency range or observing duration improves sensitivity through statistical averaging. This supplies the physical reasoning needed to design observations, rather than treating telescope sensitivity as a single unexplained specification.<Essential Radio Astronomy by James J. Condon and Scott M. Ransom>[Radiometers chapter: radiometer equation, system temperature and continuum sensitivity]{ref}
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