Measuring the universe : a multiwavelength perspective /
Rieke, G. H.
Measuring the universe : a multiwavelength perspective / George H. Rieke, University of Arizona. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Radiometry, optics, statistics -- Telescopes -- Detectors for the ultraviolet through the infrared -- Optical and infrared imaging; astrometry -- Photometry and polarimetry -- Spectroscopy -- Adaptive optics and high-contrast imaging -- Submillimeter and radio astronomy -- Interferometry and aperture synthesis -- X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy -- Epilogue: Cosmic rays, neutrinos, gravitational waves -- Appendix A. Useful constants -- Appendix B. Common Fourier transforms and relations.
"Astronomy is an observational science, renewed and even revolutionized by new developments in instrumentation. With the resulting growth of multiwavelength investigation as an engine of discovery, it is increasingly important for astronomers to understand the underlying physical principles and operational characteristics for a broad range of instruments. This comprehensive text is ideal for graduate students, active researchers and instrument developers. It is a thorough review of how astronomers obtain their data, covering current approaches to astronomical measurements from radio to gamma rays. The focus is on current technology rather than the history of the field, allowing each topic to be discussed in depth. Areas covered include telescopes, detectors, photometry, spectroscopy, adaptive optics and high contrast imaging, millimeter-wave and radio receivers, radio and optical/infrared interferometry, and X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, all at a level that bridges the gap between the basic principles of optics and the subject's abundant specialist literature"--
9780521762298 (Cloth) 0521762294 (Cloth) 9781139527934 1139527932 9781139525541 1139525549 9781283528344 1283528347 9780511980497 (electronic bk.) 0511980493 (electronic bk.) 9781139530217 (electronic bk.) 1139530216 (electronic bk.)
9786613840790
384079 MIL
Radio astronomy.
Infrared astronomy.
Gamma ray astronomy.
X-ray astronomy.
Radioastronomie.
Astronomie infrarouge.
Astronomie gamma.
Astronomie des rayons X.
SCIENCE--Astronomy.
Gamma ray astronomy.
Infrared astronomy.
Radio astronomy.
X-ray astronomy.
Astronomisches Instrument
Radioastronomie
Infrarotastronomie
Gammaastronomie
Röntgenastronomie
Radioastronomi.
Teleskop.
Electronic books.
QB476.5 / .R54 2012eb
522
Measuring the universe : a multiwavelength perspective / George H. Rieke, University of Arizona. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Radiometry, optics, statistics -- Telescopes -- Detectors for the ultraviolet through the infrared -- Optical and infrared imaging; astrometry -- Photometry and polarimetry -- Spectroscopy -- Adaptive optics and high-contrast imaging -- Submillimeter and radio astronomy -- Interferometry and aperture synthesis -- X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy -- Epilogue: Cosmic rays, neutrinos, gravitational waves -- Appendix A. Useful constants -- Appendix B. Common Fourier transforms and relations.
"Astronomy is an observational science, renewed and even revolutionized by new developments in instrumentation. With the resulting growth of multiwavelength investigation as an engine of discovery, it is increasingly important for astronomers to understand the underlying physical principles and operational characteristics for a broad range of instruments. This comprehensive text is ideal for graduate students, active researchers and instrument developers. It is a thorough review of how astronomers obtain their data, covering current approaches to astronomical measurements from radio to gamma rays. The focus is on current technology rather than the history of the field, allowing each topic to be discussed in depth. Areas covered include telescopes, detectors, photometry, spectroscopy, adaptive optics and high contrast imaging, millimeter-wave and radio receivers, radio and optical/infrared interferometry, and X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, all at a level that bridges the gap between the basic principles of optics and the subject's abundant specialist literature"--
9780521762298 (Cloth) 0521762294 (Cloth) 9781139527934 1139527932 9781139525541 1139525549 9781283528344 1283528347 9780511980497 (electronic bk.) 0511980493 (electronic bk.) 9781139530217 (electronic bk.) 1139530216 (electronic bk.)
9786613840790
384079 MIL
Radio astronomy.
Infrared astronomy.
Gamma ray astronomy.
X-ray astronomy.
Radioastronomie.
Astronomie infrarouge.
Astronomie gamma.
Astronomie des rayons X.
SCIENCE--Astronomy.
Gamma ray astronomy.
Infrared astronomy.
Radio astronomy.
X-ray astronomy.
Astronomisches Instrument
Radioastronomie
Infrarotastronomie
Gammaastronomie
Röntgenastronomie
Radioastronomi.
Teleskop.
Electronic books.
QB476.5 / .R54 2012eb
522