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Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems: Volume 1: Telescopes and Instrumentation

By Terry D. Oswalt , Professor Ian S. McLean (auth.) , Ian S. McLean (eds.) , Dr. David Silva

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2013
ISBN
978-94-007-5620-5, 978-94-007-5621-2, 978-94-007-5622-9, 978-90-481-8817-8, 978-90-481-8818-5, 978-90-481-8852-9
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-5621-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (19122076 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
623\642
Topic
Physics Astronomy
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
AstronomyObservations and Techniques; Extraterrestrial PhysSpace Sciences

Description

This is volume 1 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on “Telescopes and Instrumentation” edited by Ian S. McLean presents, after a general Introduction to Telescopes, accessible review chapters on Robotic and Survey Telescopes, Segmented Mirror Telescopes, Honeycomb Mirrors for Large Telescopes, Active Thin-Mirror Telescopes, Optical and Infrared Interferometers, Submillimeter Telescopes, Radio Telescopes, Space Telescopes in the Ultraviolet, Optical, and Infrared (UV/O/IR), CMB Telescopes and Optical Systems, Very- High-Energy Gamma-Ray Telescopes, Instrumentation and Detectors, Silicon-Based Image Sensors, Long-Wavelength Infrared Detectors, and Astronomical Spectrographs.

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