Author: Wesley A. Traub Publisher: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering ISBN: 9780819454232 Category : Astronomical instruments Languages : en Pages : 656
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Proceedings of SPIE present the original research papers presented at SPIE conferences and other high-quality conferences in the broad-ranging fields of optics and photonics. These books provide prompt access to the latest innovations in research and technology in their respective fields. Proceedings of SPIE are among the most cited references in patent literature.
Author: A. Labeyrie Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139457683 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 295
Book Description
During the last two decades, optical stellar interferometry has become an important tool in astronomical investigations requiring spatial resolution well beyond that of traditional telescopes. This book, first published in 2006, was the first to be written on the subject. The authors provide an extended introduction discussing basic physical and atmospheric optics, which establishes the framework necessary to present the ideas and practice of interferometry as applied to the astronomical scene. They follow with an overview of historical, operational and planned interferometric observatories, and a selection of important astrophysical discoveries made with them. Finally, they present some as-yet untested ideas for instruments both on the ground and in space which may allow us to image details of planetary systems beyond our own.
Author: Andreas Glindemann Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 3642150284 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 346
Book Description
The imaging process in stellar interferometers is explained starting from first principles on wave propagation and diffraction. Wave propagation through turbulence is described in detail using Kolmogorov statistics. The impact of turbulence on the imaging process is discussed both for single telescopes and for interferometers. Correction methods (adaptive optics and fringe tracking) are presented including wavefront sensing/fringe sensing methods and closed loop operation. Instrumental techniques like beam combination and visibility measurements (modulus and phase) as well as Nulling and heterodyne interferometry are described. The book closes with examples of observing programmes linking the theory with individual astrophysical programmes.
Author: Andrea Richichi Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 3540742565 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 603
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Celebrating the completion of the first phase of VLTI development, the ESO workshop The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry, held in 2005, gathered researchers together to review and discuss not just interferometers, but also how science uses interferometers and their impact on astronomy as a whole. This volume contains the proceedings of this workshop, serving as a reference for astronomers working with optical and infrared interferometry.
Author: Hansjörg Dittus Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 3540343776 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 646
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Written by international experts, this book explores the possibilities for the next 20 years in conducting gravitational experiments in space that would make the most of the new and much-improved existing capabilities. They start from the premise that over the next decade the gravitational physics community will benefit from dramatic improvements in many technologies critical to the tests of gravity. This volume contains a comprehensive presentation of the theory, technology, missions and projects on relativistic gravity in space.
Author: International Astronomical Union. Colloquium Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521856072 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 674
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Proceedings volume for researchers and graduate students of exoplanetary astrophysics, a rapidly evolving discipline.
Author: J.C. Toro Iniesta Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 1402045263 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 295
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All branches of astrophysics are encompassed in this book, from the largest scales and cosmology to the solar system and the Sun, through the galaxies and the stars, including a section on astronomical instrumentation. Experts from across the world ‘speak’ in a single book about the most recent, exciting results from their fields. A CD-ROM accompanies the book opening a panorama of astrophysics today.
Author: Ariel Lipson Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1139492608 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 591
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This fourth edition of a well-established textbook takes students from fundamental ideas to the most modern developments in optics. Illustrated with 400 figures, it contains numerous practical examples, many from student laboratory experiments and lecture demonstrations. Aimed at undergraduate and advanced courses on modern optics, it is ideal for scientists and engineers. The book covers the principles of geometrical and physical optics, leading into quantum optics, using mainly Fourier transforms and linear algebra. Chapters are supplemented with advanced topics and up-to-date applications, exposing readers to key research themes, including negative refractive index, surface plasmon resonance, phase retrieval in crystal diffraction and the Hubble telescope, photonic crystals, super-resolved imaging in biology, electromagnetically induced transparency, slow light and superluminal propagation, entangled photons and solar energy collectors. Solutions to the problems, simulation programs, key figures and further discussions of several topics are available at www.cambridge.org/lipson.
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Author: A. Labeyrie
Author: Andreas Glindemann
Author: Andrea Richichi
Author: Hansjörg Dittus
Author: International Astronomical Union. Colloquium
Author: J.C. Toro Iniesta
Author: Ariel Lipson