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Record Nr.

UNISA996466813903316

Titolo

Infrared Extinction and Standardization [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of two Sessions of IAU Commissions 25 and 9 Held at Baltimore, Maryland, USA, August 4, 1988 / / edited by E.F. Milone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1989

ISBN

3-540-46710-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 1989.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IV, 79 p. 8 illus.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 341

Disciplina

520

Soggetti

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Astrophysics

Geophysics

Solid state physics

Spectroscopy

Microscopy

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Geophysics/Geodesy

Solid State Physics

Spectroscopy and Microscopy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Problems of infrared extinction and standardization — An introduction -- Extinction and transformation -- Models of infrared atmospheric extinction -- Atmospheric extinction in the infrared -- Infrared extinction at Sutherland -- Near-infrared extinction measurements at the Indian observatory sites -- Reducing photometry by computing atmospheric transmission -- JHKLM photometry: Standard systems, passbands and intrinsic colors -- Standardization with infrared array photometers -- A summary of the session -- Concluding postscript.

Sommario/riassunto

Extinction and standardization corrections to infrared measurements



are of the utmost importance in astronomy. Various views on these concepts and problems of implementation in infrared photometry are discussed thoroughly and recommendations are presented. Among these are: the adoption of narrower broad-band "Johnson" filters that are better centered in the atmospheric water windows than is currently the case; the measurements of atmospheric water vapor content concurrent with the astronomical measurements; the use of appropriate atmospheric models to treat the extinction adequately; and the publication of complete details of the systemic passbands and their transformability to other systems. To conclude the volume, R. Bell summarizes and comments on the contributions to the symposium, and the editor adds a concluding postscript on post-meeting developments and perspectives.