To measure the sky: an introduction to observational astronomy
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge Univ. Press
2010
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Umfang: | XIV, 446 S. Ill., graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9780521763868 9780521747684 |
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| adam_text | Titel: To measure the sky
Autor: Chromey, Frederick R.
Jahr: 2010
Contents
Preface xi
1 Light 1
1.1 The story 1
1.2 The evidence: astronomical data 3
1.3 Models for the behavior of light 6
1.4 Measurements of light rays 13
1.5 Spectra 16
1.6 Magnitudes 26
Summary 31
Exercises 32
2 Uncertainty 35
2.1 Accuracy and precision 35
2.2 Populations and samples 41
2.3 Probability distributions 47
2.4 Estimating uncertainty 51
2.5 Propagation of uncertainty 53
2.6 Additional topics 56
Summary 56
Exercises 57
3 Place, time, and motion 60
3.1 Astronomical coordinate systems 61
3.2 The third dimension 77
3.3 Time 83
3.4 Motion 88
Summary 93
Exercises 95
4 Names, catalogs, and databases 98
4.1 Star names 99
Contents
4.2 Names and catalogs of non-stellar objects outside the Solar System 108
4.3 Objects at non-optical wavelengths 112
4.4 Atlases and finding charts 112
4.5 Websites and other computer resources 114
4.6 Solar System objects *14
Summary 1()
Exercises 1
5 Optics for astronomy 118
5.1 Principles of geometric optics 118
5.2 Lenses, mirrors, and simple optical elements 127
5.3 Simple telescopes 135
5.4 Image quality: telescopic resolution 137
5.5 Aberrations 143
Summary 154
Exercises 155
6 Astronomical telescopes 157
6.1 Telescope mounts and drives 157
6.2 Reflecting telescope optics 160
6.3 Telescopes in space 168
6.4 Ground-based telescopes 175
6.5 Adaptive optics 180
6.6 The next stage: ELTs and advanced AO 190
Summary 192
Exercises 193
7 Matter and light 196
7.1 Isolated atoms 196
7.2 Isolated molecules 204
7.3 Solid-state crystals 205
7.4 Photoconductors 218
7.5 The MOS capacitor 219
7.6 The p-n junction 221
7.7 The vacuum photoelectric effect 227
7.8 Superconductivity 229
Summary 23?
Exercises .-,,.,
8 Detectors
8.1 Detector characterization
8.2 The CCD
8.3 Photo-emissive devices
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Contents
8.4 Infrared arrays 265
8.5 Thermal detectors 269
Summary 272
Exercises 273
9 Digital images from arrays 275
9.1 Arrays 275
9.2 Digital image manipulation 281
9.3 Preprocessing array data: bias, linearity, dark, flat, and fringe 286
9.4 Combining images 297
9.5 Digital aperture photometry 309
Summary 320
Exercises 321
10 Photometry 323
10.1 Introduction: a short history 323
10.2 The response function 326
10.3 The idea of a photometric system 336
10.4 Common photometric systems 337
10.5 From source to telescope 344
10.6 The atmosphere 350
10.7 Transformation to a standard system 360
Summary 363
Exercises 364
11 Spectrometers 368
11.1 Dispersive spectrometry 369
11.2 Dispersing optical elements 371
11.3 Spectrometers without slits 380
11.4 Basic slit and fiber spectrometers 382
11.5 Spectrometer design for astronomy 385
11.6 Spectrometric data 393
11.7 Interpreting spectra 399
Summary 402
Exercises 404
Appendices 407
References 437
Index 441
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