Astrometry for astrophysics : methods, models, and applications / edited by William F. van Altena, Yale University, Connecticut.

"The field of astrometry, the precise measurement of the positions, distances and motions of astronomical objects, has been revolutionized in recent years. As we enter the high-precision era, it will play an increasingly important role in all areas of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. This edited text starts by looking at the opportunities and challenges facing astrometry in the twenty-first century, from space and ground. The new formalisms of relativity required to take advantage of micro-arcsecond astrometry are then discussed, before the reader is guided through the basic methods required to transform our observations from detected photons to the celestial sphere. The final section of the text shows how a variety of astronomical problems can be solved using astrometric methods. Bringing together work from a broad range of experts in the field, this is the most complete textbook on observational astrometry and is ideal for graduate students and researchers alike"-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Part I. Astrometry in the twenty-first century. 1. Opportunities and challenges for astrometry in the twenty-first century / Michael Perryman ; 2. Astrometric satellites / Lennart Lindegren ; 3. Ground-based opportunities for astrometry / Norbert Zacharias -- Part II. Foundations of astrometry and celestial mechanics. 4. Vectors in astrometry : an introduction / Lennart Lindegren ; 5. Relativistic principles of astrometry and celestial mechanics / Sergei Klioner ; 6. Celestial mechanics of the N-body problem / Sergei Klioner ; 7. Celestial coordinate systems and positions / Nicole Capitaine and Magda Stavinschi ; 8. Fundamental algorithms for celestial coordinates and positions / Patrick T. Wallace -- Part III. Observing through the atmosphere. 9. The Earth's atmosphere : refraction, turbulence, delays and limitations to astrometic precision / William F. van Altena and Edward B. Fomalont ; 10. Astrometry with ground-based diffraction-limited imaging / Andrea Ghez ; 11. Optical interferometry / Andrea Glindemann ; 12. Radio astrometry / Edward B. Fomalont -- Part IV. From detected photons to the celestial sphere. 13. Geometrical optics and astrometry / Daniel J. Schroeder ; 14. CCD imaging detectors / Steve B. Howell ; 15. Using CCDs in the time-delay integration mode / David L. Rabinowitz ; 16. Statistical astrometry / Anthony G.A. Brown ; 17. Analyzing poorly sampled images : HST imaging astrometry / Jay Anderson ; 18. Image deconvolution / Jorge Nuñez ; 19. From measures to celestial coordinates / Zheng Hong Tang and William F. van Altena ; 20. Astrometric catalogs : concepts, history and necessity / Carlos E. López ; 21. Trigonometric parallaxes / G. Fritz Benedict and Barbara E. McArthur -- Part V. Applications of astrometry to topics in astrophysics. 22. Galactic structure astrometry / René A. Méndez ; 23. Binary and multiple stars / Ellott Horch ; 24. Binaries : HST, Hipparcos, and Gaia / Dimitri Pourbaix ; 25. Star clusters / Imants Platais ; 26. Solar System astrometry / François Mignard ; 27. Extrasolar planets / Alessandro Sozzetti ; 28. Astrometric measurement and cosmology / Richard Easther.

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