Astronomical Measurement: A Concise Guide

✍ Scribed by Andy Lawrence (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 210
• Series: Springer Praxis Books - Astronomy and Planetary Sciences
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book on astronomical measurement takes a fresh approach to teaching the subject. After discussing some general principles, it follows the chain of measurement through atmosphere, imaging, detection, spectroscopy, timing, and hypothesis testing. The various wavelength regimes are covered in each section, emphasising what is the same, and what is different. The author concentrates on the physics of detection and the principles of measurement, aiming to make this logically coherent.
The book is based on a short self contained lecture course for advanced undergraduate students developed and taught by the author over several years.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Signal, Distortion, and Noise....Pages 1-24
The Atmosphere and How to Avoid it....Pages 25-54
Mapping the Sky....Pages 55-90
Detection of Light....Pages 91-119
Spectroscopy....Pages 121-144
Back Matter....Pages 145-192

✦ Subjects

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Optics and Electrodynamics; Measurement Science and Instrumentation; Spectroscopy and Microscopy