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An Introduction to Optical Stellar Interferometry

Autor A. Labeyrie, S. G. Lipson, P. Nisenson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 mar 2014
During the last two decades, optical stellar interferometry has become an important tool in astronomical investigations requiring spatial resolution well beyond that of traditional telescopes. This book, first published in 2006, was the first to be written on the subject. The authors provide an extended introduction discussing basic physical and atmospheric optics, which establishes the framework necessary to present the ideas and practice of interferometry as applied to the astronomical scene. They follow with an overview of historical, operational and planned interferometric observatories, and a selection of important astrophysical discoveries made with them. Finally, they present some as-yet untested ideas for instruments both on the ground and in space which may allow us to image details of planetary systems beyond our own.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781107656468
ISBN-10: 110765646X
Pagini: 360
Dimensiuni: 170 x 244 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

1. Introduction; 2. Basic concepts: a qualitative introduction; 3. Interference, diffraction and coherence; 4. Aperture synthesis; 5. Optical effects of the atmosphere; 6. Single-aperture techniques; 7. Intensity interferometry; 8. Amplitude interferometry: techniques and instruments; 9. The hypertelescope; 10. Nulling and coronagraphy; 11. A sampling of interferometric science; 12. Future ground and space projects; Appendices.

Recenzii

'I have no doubt that it will soon be a set book on many third-level courses in astronomy and astrophysics … [this book] is a scholarly and cogent work.' Astronomy and Space
'… wide-ranging, covering both qualitative and quantitative introductions to interferometry and aperture synthesis at optical wavelengths, as well as expositions of parallel areas of interest … the presentation is excellent and the authors deploy rough order-of-magnitude calculations and physical arguments in amongst the text to very good effect. … this volume fills a gap that has for a long time been problematic.' The Observatory

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This book, first published in 2006, describes the theory and uses of interferometry for advanced students in physics, optics and astronomy.