Exploring the Cosmic Frontier Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lobanov, Andrei P. (Editor), Zensus, J. Anton (Editor), Cesarsky, Catherine (Editor), Diamond, Phillip J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: ESO Astrophysics Symposia European Southern Observatory,
• Subjects: Physics.; Science.; Gravitation.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Science, general.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

In the coming decades, astrophysical science will benefit enormously from the construction and operation of several major international ground- and space based facilities, such as ALMA, Herschel/Planck, and SKA in the far infrared to radio band, Extremely Large Telescopes, JWST and GAIA in the optic...