Thermal design and thermal behaviour of radio telescopes and their enclosures

Radio Astronomy and Radio Telescopes.- Radio Telescope Constructions in View of Thermal Aspects.- Telescope Enclosures.- The Variable Thermal Environment.- Calculation of Solar Illumination.- Temperature Measurements and FEM Thermal Deformation Calculations.- Heat Transfer.- Radiative Coupling towards Sky and Ground (External View Factor).- Measured Thermal Behaviour of Radio Telescopes.- Measured Thermal Behaviour of Enclosures.- Thermal Model Calculations.- Beam Formation and Beam Degradation.- Thermal Tolerances.- Optical Telescopes and Enclosures.- A Summary and Further Studies.