High Time Resolution Astrophysics

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Phelan, Don (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ryan, Oliver (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Shearer, Andrew (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Σειρά: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 351
• Θέματα: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Space sciences.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

High Time Resolution Astrophysics (HTRA) is an important new window to the universe and a vital tool in understanding a range of phenomena from diverse objects and radiative processes. This importance is demonstrated in this volume with the description of a number of topics in astrophysics, includin...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• High Time Resolution Astrophysics and Pulsars
• High Time Resolution Observations of Cataclysmic Variables
• High-Speed Optical Observations of X-ray Binaries
• Stellar Pulsation, Subdwarf B Stars and High Time Resolution Astrophysics
• High-Speed Optical Spectroscopy
• Photonic Astronomy and Quantum Optics
• ULTRACAM: An Ultra-Fast, Triple-Beam CCD Camera for High-Speed Astrophysics
• OPTIMA: A High Time Resolution Optical Photo-Polarimeter
• From QuantEYE to AquEYE—Instrumentation for Astrophysics on its Shortest Timescales
• Fast Spectroscopy and Imaging with the FORS2 HIT Mode
• An Ultra-High-Speed Stokes Polarimeter forAstronomy
• Use of an Extremely Large Telescope for HTRA
• EMCCD Technology in High Precision Photometry on Short Timescales
• The Development of Avalanche Amplifying pnCCDs: A Status Report
• Geiger-mode Avalanche Photodiodes for High Time Resolution Astrophysics
• Transition Edge Cameras for Fast Optical Spectrophotometry
• Imaging Photon Counting Detectors for High Time Resolution Astronomy.