Instrumentation In Astronomy

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 1556 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814644341

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Wspc Handbook Of Astronomical Instrumentation, The (In 5 Volumes) by Anonim Pdf

Review of Volume 4:'The Handbook can be a good reference for a higher-degree science student approaching the subject or for an expert in a similar field in astronomical instrumentation. The reader requiring an in-depth presentation of a specific topic will be guided by the rich reference lists included at the end of each chapter.'The ObservatoryOur goal is to produce a comprehensive handbook of the current state of the art of astronomical instrumentation with a forward view encompassing the next decade. The target audience is graduate students with an interest in astronomical instrumentation, as well as practitioners interested in learning about the state of the art in another wavelength band or field closely related to the one in which they currently work. We assume a working knowledge of the fundamental theory: optics, semiconductor physics, etc. The purpose of this handbook is to bring together some of the leading experts in the world to discuss the frontier of astronomical instrumentation across the electromagnetic spectrum and extending into multimessenger astronomy.

Author : Edmund C. Sutton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139504928

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Observational Astronomy by Edmund C. Sutton Pdf

Astronomy is fundamentally an observational science and as such it is important for astronomers and astrophysicists to understand how their data are collected and analyzed. This book is a comprehensive review of current observational techniques and instruments. Featuring instruments such as Spitzer, Herschel, Fermi, ALMA, Super-Kamiokande, SNO, IceCube, the Auger Observatory, LIGO and LISA, the book discusses the capabilities and limitations of different types of instruments. It explores the sources and types of noise and provides statistical tools necessary for interpreting observational data. Due to the increasingly important role of statistical analysis, the techniques of Bayesian analysis are discussed, along with sampling techniques and model comparison. With topics ranging from fundamental subjects such as optics, photometry and spectroscopy, to neutrinos, cosmic rays and gravitational waves, this book is essential for graduate students in astronomy and physics. Electronic and colour versions of selected figures are available online at www. cambridge.org/9781107010468.

Author : Ian S. McLean
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540765837

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Electronic Imaging in Astronomy by Ian S. McLean Pdf

The second edition of Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation describes the remarkable developments that have taken place in astronomical detectors and instrumentation in recent years – from the invention of the charge-coupled device (CCD) in 1970 to the current era of very large telescopes, such as the Keck 10-meter telescopes in Hawaii with their laser guide-star adaptive optics which rival the image quality of the Hubble Space Telescope. Authored by one of the world’s foremost experts on the design and development of electronic imaging systems for astronomy, this book has been written on several levels to appeal to a broad readership. Mathematical expositions are designed to encourage a wider audience, especially among the growing community of amateur astronomers with small telescopes with CCD cameras. The book can be used at the college level for an introductory course on modern astronomical detectors and instruments, and as a supplement for a practical or laboratory class.

Author : Lloyd B. Robinson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461238805

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Instrumentation for Ground-Based Optical Astronomy by Lloyd B. Robinson Pdf

Historically, the discovery of tools, or evidence that tools have been used, has been taken as proof of human activity; certainly the invention and spread of new tools has been a critical marker of human progress and has increased our ability to observe, measure, and understand the physical world. In astronomy the tools are telescopes and the optical and electronic instruments that support them. The use of the telescope by Galileo marked the beginning of a new and productive way to study and understand the universe in which we live. The effects of this new tool on what we can see, and how we see ourselves, are well known. However, after almost four centuries of developing ever more sensitive and subtle instruments as tools for astronomy, it might have been expected that only a few minor improvements would remain to be made, or that possibly the law of diminishing returns would have taken effect. On the contrary, the new instruments and ideas for new instruments described in this book make it clear that the rate of progress has not diminished, and that this subject is still as exciting and productive as ever. Instrumentation for Ground-Based Optical Astronomy was chosen as the theme for the Ninth Santa Cruz Summer Workshop in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Author : Matthew Griffin,Peter A. R. Ade,Carole Tucker
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 1439871892

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Astronomical Instrumentation by Matthew Griffin,Peter A. R. Ade,Carole Tucker Pdf

Offering practical advice on a range of wavelengths and tools, this highly accessible, self-contained book presents a broad overview of astronomical instrumentation, techniques, and tools. It provides a toolbox for observational capabilities across the electromagnetic spectrum and a guide to choosing which tools are best suited to different observations. Drawing on the notes and lessons of the authors’ established graduate course, the text reviews basic concepts in astrophysics, spectroscopy, and signal analysis and includes illustrative problems and case studies.

Author : Thomas Eversberg,Klaus Vollmann
Publisher : Springer
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662445358

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Spectroscopic Instrumentation by Thomas Eversberg,Klaus Vollmann Pdf

In order to analyze the light of cosmic objects, particularly at extremely great distances, spectroscopy is the workhorse of astronomy. In the era of very large telescopes, long-term investigations are mainly performed with small professional instruments. Today they can be done using self-designed spectrographs and highly efficient CCD cameras, without the need for large financial investments. This book explains the basic principles of spectroscopy, including the fundamental optical constraints and all mathematical aspects needed to understand the working principles in detail. It covers the complete theoretical and practical design of standard and Echelle spectrographs. Readers are guided through all necessary calculations, enabling them to engage in spectrograph design. The book also examines data acquisition with CCD cameras and fiber optics, as well as the constraints of specific data reduction and possible sources of error. In closing it briefly highlights some main aspects of the research on massive stars and spectropolarimetry as an extension of spectroscopy. The book offers a comprehensive introduction to spectroscopy for students of physics and astronomy, as well as a valuable resource for amateur astronomers interested in learning the principles of spectroscopy and spectrograph design.

Author : Christoph U. Keller,Ramón Navarro,Bernhard R. Brandl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Astronomical instruments
ISBN : 1628411775

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Field Guide to Astronomical Instrumentation by Christoph U. Keller,Ramón Navarro,Bernhard R. Brandl Pdf

A concise, organised reference that explains the functions and configurations of astronomical instrumentation. It provides an overview of aspects of astronomical instrumentation from principles of general optics and optical design to optical manufacturing and systems engineering.

Author : Peter A. R. Ade,Matthew J. Griffin,Carole E. Tucker
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781439871904

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Physical Principles of Astronomical Instrumentation by Peter A. R. Ade,Matthew J. Griffin,Carole E. Tucker Pdf

Offering practical advice on a range of wavelengths, this highly accessible and self-contained book presents a broad overview of astronomical instrumentation, techniques, and tools. Drawing on the notes and lessons of the authors’ established graduate course, the text reviews basic concepts in astrophysics, spectroscopy, and signal analysis. It includes illustrative problems and case studies and aims to provide readers with a toolbox for observational capabilities across the electromagnetic spectrum and the knowledge to understand which tools are best suited to different observations. It is an ideal guide for undergraduates and graduates studying astronomy. Features: Presents a self-contained account of a highly complex subject. Offers practical advice and instruction on a wide range of wavelengths and tools. Includes case studies and problems for further learning opportunities.

Author : José Miguel Rodríguez Espinosa,A. HERRERO (Ed),Francisco Sánchez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1997-10-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521582911

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Instrumentation for Large Telescopes by José Miguel Rodríguez Espinosa,A. HERRERO (Ed),Francisco Sánchez Pdf

A new generation of large, ground-based telescopes are just coming into operation. They will take astronomical research well into the next century. These extremely powerful telescopes demand specially designed instruments and observing techniques. The VII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics gathered together leading experts from around the world to review this technology. Based on the meeting, this timely volume presents eight specially written chapters covering all aspects of telescope instrumentation. This book provides an essential reference for all astronomers who will be the users of these large telescopes. It reviews both the challenges involved in designing successful instrumentation and the questions in astronomy they must address. We are taken from the fundamentals of astronomical imaging, low- and high-resolution spectroscopy, and polarimetry up to the state-of-the-art technology in adaptive optics and laser guide stars, interferometry, image pattern recognition, and optical, near and mid infrared arrays. This timely volume provides an excellent introduction for graduate students and an invaluable reference for researchers using the latest generation of large astronomical telescopes.

Author : Matt J. Griffin,Peter A. R. Ade,Carole Tucker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Astronomical instruments
ISBN : 1032040033

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Physical Principles of Astronomical Instrumentation by Matt J. Griffin,Peter A. R. Ade,Carole Tucker Pdf

"Drawing on the notes and lessons of the authors' established graduate course, the text reviews basic concepts in astrophysics, spectroscopy, and signal analysis. It includes illustrative problems and case studies and aims to provide readers with a toolbox for observational capabilities across the electromagnetic spectrum and the knowledge to understand which tools are best suited to different observations. It is an ideal guide for undergraduates and graduates studying astronomy"--

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Astronomical instruments
ISBN : UOM:39015053993419

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Instrumentation in Astronomy by Anonim Pdf

Author : C.M. Humphries
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400977877

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Instrumentation for Astronomy with Large Optical Telescopes by C.M. Humphries Pdf

Interest world-wide in the provision of new observational astro nomical facilities in the form of ground-based optical telescopes of large aperture has never been higher than exists at present. The benefits to be gained from increased aperture size, however, are only utilised effectively if efficient instrumentation is also available. There have been significant improvements recently in this area, part icularly in detector technology and data handling as well as in optical design, so that systems which are currently being developed have the capability of being vastly more powerful in terms of the efficient use of photons than those which existed only 5 years ago. The rationale for the decision by Commission 9 of the International Astronomical Union to hold IAU Colloquium 67, therefore, was to obtain reports on these developments with the emphasis placed upon overall efficiency of the complete observational system - from telescope aperture right through to detector output. A fitting venue for the meeting was the site of the 6 metre BTA (Bolshoi Azimuth Telescope) at Zelenchukskaya in the Caucasus mount ains, USSR. The BTA is operated by the Special Astrophysical Observatory located at Nizhnij Arkhyz, a few kilometres from the telescope itself.

Author : Ian S. McLean
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540765820

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Electronic Imaging in Astronomy by Ian S. McLean Pdf

The second edition of Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation describes the remarkable developments that have taken place in astronomical detectors and instrumentation in recent years – from the invention of the charge-coupled device (CCD) in 1970 to the current era of very large telescopes, such as the Keck 10-meter telescopes in Hawaii with their laser guide-star adaptive optics which rival the image quality of the Hubble Space Telescope. Authored by one of the world’s foremost experts on the design and development of electronic imaging systems for astronomy, this book has been written on several levels to appeal to a broad readership. Mathematical expositions are designed to encourage a wider audience, especially among the growing community of amateur astronomers with small telescopes with CCD cameras. The book can be used at the college level for an introductory course on modern astronomical detectors and instruments, and as a supplement for a practical or laboratory class.

Author : James A. Bennett
Publisher : Phaidon Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015013115129

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The Divided Circle by James A. Bennett Pdf

Author : Tony Buick
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030617776

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Orreries, Clocks, and London Society by Tony Buick Pdf

Orreries—mechanical models of the Solar System and its motions—are found everywhere. They appear in paintings, on computers, across natural landscapes, and in museums all over the world. The more you look, the more you find, yet their significance is often overlooked aside other great astronomical inventions. This book reclaims the history of the orrery, offering a fascinating look into its evolution over the centuries. With a particular focus on London society and clockmakers, it weaves together historical narrative with practical know-hows and scientific fact, showing how the orrery changed from a fanciful toy to a high-tech instrument to a vessel for art and education. The first edition, Orrery, explained what an orrery is and how it got its name. This revised edition goes several steps further, tracing the instrument back to the time of Ptolemy and forward to planetariums and star projectors. In addition, it features new sections on how to construct your own orrery at home. This book will appeal to anybody interested in astronomical mechanical devices, scientific instruments, horology, or the history of clocks.