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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300418803321

Autore

Eversberg Thomas

Titolo

Spectroscopic Instrumentation : Fundamentals and Guidelines for Astronomers / / by Thomas Eversberg, Klaus Vollmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-662-44535-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (677 p.)

Collana

Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, , 2366-0082

Disciplina

520

530

621.3

621.36

Soggetti

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Lasers

Photonics

Microwaves

Optical engineering

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prologue -- Fundamentals of standard spectroscopy -- The construction of a grating spectrograph -- Fundamentals of Echelle spectroscopy -- The construction of an Echelle spectrograph -- Other designs -- Practical examples -- Image Slicer -- CCD -- Fiber optics -- Data reduction -- Measurement errors and statistics -- Practical Observations -- The next step – Polarization -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

In order to analyze the light of cosmic objects, particularly at extremely great distances, spectroscopy is the workhorse of astronomy. In the era of very large telescopes, long-term investigations are mainly performed



with small professional instruments. Today they can be done using self-designed spectrographs and highly efficient CCD cameras, without the need for large financial investments.   This book explains the basic principles of spectroscopy, including the fundamental optical constraints and all mathematical aspects needed to understand the working principles in detail. It covers the complete theoretical and practical design of standard and Echelle spectrographs. Readers are guided through all necessary calculations, enabling them to engage in spectrograph design. The book also examines data acquisition with CCD cameras and fiber optics, as well as the constraints of specific data reduction and possible sources of error. In closing it briefly highlights some main aspects of the research on massive stars and spectropolarimetry as an extension of spectroscopy. The book offers a comprehensive introduction to spectroscopy for students of physics and astronomy, as well as a valuable resource for amateur astronomers interested in learning the principles of spectroscopy and spectrograph design.