Field guide to astronomical instrumentation / Christoph Keller, Ramon Navarro, Bernhard Brandl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keller, Christoph U., author.

Navarro, Ramón, author.

Brandl, Bernhard R., author.

Contributor:

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, publisher.

Series:

SPIE field guides ; FG32.

SPIE digital library

The field guide series ; FG32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomical instruments--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Astronomical instruments.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 145 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, 2014.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

This Field Guide provides readers with a concise, organized reference that explains the functions and configurations of astronomical instrumentation. This book provides an overview of aspects of astronomical instrumentation from principles of general optics and optical design to optical manufacturing and systems engineering. Practitioners will also gain valuable insight from remarks on polarimeters, interferometers, coronagraphs, cryogenics, software, and more.

Contents:

Glossary of symbols and acronyms

General optics

Optical elements

Detectors

Telescopes and imagers

Spectrographs

Polarimeters

Interferometers

Coronagraphs

Adaptive optics

Optical design

Optomechanics

Vacuum and cryogenics

Software and electronics

Systems engineering

Manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing

Appendices

Equation summary

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

"SPIE Digital Library."--Website.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-126) and index.

Title from PDF title page (SPIE eBooks Website, viewed 2015-06-24).

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

9781628411782

OCLC:

913445885

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.