Aperture Synthesis Methods and Applications to Optical Astronomy /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Saha, Swapan Kumar (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Σειρά: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.

Over the years long baseline optical interferometry has slowly gained in importance and today it is a powerful tool. This timely book sets out to highlight the basic principles of long baseline optical interferometry. The book addresses the fundamentals of stellar interferometry with emphasis on ape...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Principal Symbols
• List of Acronyms
• Introduction to Wave Optics
• Principles of Interference
• Applications of Interferometry
• Single-dish Diffraction-limited Imaging
• Basic Tools and Technical Challenges
• Discrete-element Interferometers
• Image Recovery
• Astronomy with Diluted Aperture Interferometry
• Appendix A: Transfer Function of an Optical System
• Appendix B: Fourier Optics
• Appendix C: Spatial Frequency Response
• Appendix D: Zernike Representation of Atmospheric Turbulence
• Appendix E: Celestial Coordinate System
• References
• Index.