Spectrograph design fundamentals / J.F. James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, J. F. (John Francis), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spectrograph--Design and construction.

Spectrograph.

Spectrometer--Design and construction.

Spectrometer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 191 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book was first published in 2007, a time of enormous change in the field of optical spectrometry. Although the basic optical principles remained unchanged, the design considerations were very different and, in many cases, more demanding. Developments in computer ray-tracing and computer-aided design coped with the extra impositions and allowed the construction of a new generation of spectrographs. The book covers the general principles of spectrographic design at the time, and the practical and engineering aspects of a broad range of spectrographs and spectrometers. The book deals with materials and methods of construction and includes suggestions for the choice of optical table, the design of slit mechanisms, and adjustable mirror, grating and lens mounts, with suggestions for the alignment and calibration of the finished instrument.

Contents:

A brief history of spectroscopy

The relevant regions of the electromagnetic spectrum

Geometrical optics

Optical aberrations

Fourier transforms: a brief revision

Physical optics and diffraction

The prism spectrograph

The plane grating spectrograph

The concave grating spectrograph

The interference spectrograph

The multiple spectrometer

Detectors

Auxiliary optics

Optical design

Mechanical design and construction

Calibration

The alignment of a spectrograph

Appendix 1. Optical aberrations

Appendix 2. Wavelengths of spectral lines for calibration

Appendix 3. The evolution of a Fabry-Perot interference spectrograph

Appendix 4. The common calibration curve in silver halide spectrophotometry.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16953-4

1-280-81567-1

9786610815678

0-511-27478-5

0-511-27548-X

0-511-27324-X

0-511-32081-7

0-511-53479-5

0-511-27243-X

0-511-27403-3

OCLC:

162144597