Electronic Imaging in Astronomy Detectors and Instrumentation

Name: Electronic Imaging in Astronomy Detectors and Instrumentation
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ISBN: 9783540765820

ISBN-10: 3540765824

ISBN-13: 9783540765820

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: Ian S. McLean

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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 worlds 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…

Book details

List price: $99.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
Publication date: 6/25/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 552
Size: 6.81" wide x 9.45" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English




The development of electronic imaging in astronomy



Beating the atmosphere



Telescopes



The discovery power of modern astronomical instruments



Instrumentation and detectors



Designing and building astronomical instruments



Charge-coupled devices



Practical operation of CCDs



Characterization and calibration of array instruments



Image processing and analysis



Electronic imaging at infrared wavelengths



Electronic imaging at ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray wavelengths



Electronic imaging at sub-millimeter and radio wavelengths



Future developments


Answers to selected exercises



Powers-of-10 notation



Units of measurement and useful conversions



Physical and astronomical constants



Astronomical magnitude scale and relation to lux



Basic observational astronomy facts



Useful statistics


Index