Astronomical optics / / Daniel J. Schroeder
| Astronomical optics / / Daniel J. Schroeder |
| Autore | Schroeder D. J |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Diego, : Academic Press, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (495 p.) |
| Disciplina | 522/.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomical instruments
Optics |
| ISBN |
9786611033606
9781281033604 128103360X 9780080499512 0080499511 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Astronomical Optics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1. A Bit of History; 1.2. Approach to Subject; 1.3. Outline of Book; Chapter 2. Preliminaries: Definitions and Paraxial Optics; 2.1. Sign Conventions; 2.2. Paraxial Equation for Refraction; 2.3. Paraxial Equation for Reflection; 2.4. Two-Surface Refracting Elements; 2.5. Two-Mirror Telescopes; 2.6. Stops and Pupils; 2.7. Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Chapter 3. Fermat's Principle: An Introduction; 3.1. Fermat's Principle in General; 3.2. Fermat's Principle and Refracting Surfaces
3.3. Wave Interpretation of Fermat's Principle3.4. Fermat's Principle and Reflecting Surfaces; 3.5. Conic Sections; 3.6. Fermat's Principle and the Atmosphere; 3.7. Concluding Remarks; References; Bibliography; Chapter 4. Introduction to Aberrations; 4.1. Reflecting Conics and Focal Length; 4.2. Spherical Aberration; 4.3. Reflecting Conics and Finite Object Distance; 4.4. Off-Axis Aberrations; 4.5. Aberration Compensation; References; Bibliography; Chapter 5. Fermat's Principle and Aberrations; 5.1. Application to Surface of Revolution; 5.2. Evaluation of Aberration Coefficients 5.3. Ray and Wavefront Aberrations5.4. Summary of Aberration Results, Stop at Surface; 5.5. Aberrations for Displaced Stop; 5.6. Aberrations for Multisurface Systems; 5.7. Curvature of Field; 5.8. Aberrations for Decentered Pupil; 5.9. Concluding Remarks; Appendix A: Comparison with Seidel Theory; References; Bibliography; Chapter 6. Reflecting Telescopes; 6.1. Paraboloid; 6.2. Two-Mirror Telescopes; 6.3. Alignment Errors in Two-Mirror Telescopes; 6.4. Three-Mirror Telescopes; 6.5. Four-Mirror Telescopes; 6.6. Concluding Remarks; References; Bibliography Chapter 7. Schmidt Telescopes and Cameras7.1. General Schmidt Configuration; 7.2. Characteristics of Aspheric Plate; 7.3. Schmidt Telescope Example; 7.4. Achromatic Schmidt Telescope; 7.5. Solid- and Semisolid-Schmidt Cameras; References; Bibliography; Chapter 8. Catadioptric Telescopes and Cameras; 8.1. Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes; 8.2. Cameras with Meniscus Correctors; 8.3. All-Reflecting Wide-Field Systems; References; Chapter 9. Auxiliary Optics for Telescopes; 9.1. Field Lenses, Flatteners; 9.2. Prime Focus Correctors; 9.3. Cassegrain Focus Correctors; 9.4. Cassegrain Focal Reducers 9.5. Atmospheric Dispersion Correctors9.6. Fiber Optics; References; Bibliography; Chapter 10. Diffraction Theory and Aberrations; 10.1. Huygens-Fresnel Principle; 10.2. Perfect Image: Circular Aperture; 10.3. The Near Perfect Image; 10.4. Comparison: Geometric Aberrations and the Diffraction Limit; 10.5. Diffraction Integrals and Fourier Theory; References; Bibliography; Chapter 11. Transfer Functions; Hubble Space Telescope; 11.1. Transfer Functions and Image Characteristics; 11.2. Hubble Space Telescope, Prelaunch Expectations; 11.3. Hubble Space Telescope, Postlaunch Reality 11.4. Concluding Remarks |
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Diffraction-limited imaging with large and moderate telescopes [[electronic resource] /] / Swapan K. Saha
| Diffraction-limited imaging with large and moderate telescopes [[electronic resource] /] / Swapan K. Saha |
| Autore | Saha Swapan K |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (633 p.) |
| Disciplina | 522/.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Imaging systems in astronomy
Telescopes |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-12193-2
9786611121938 981-270-888-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface; Principal symbols; List of acronyms; Contents; 1. Introduction to electromagnetic theory; 2. Wave optics and polarization; 3. Interference and diffraction; 4. Image formation; 5. Theory of atmospheric turbulence; 6. Speckle imaging; 7. Adaptive optics; 8. High resolution detectors; 9. Image processing; 10. Astronomy fundamentals; 11. Astronomical applications; Appendix A Typical tables; Appendix B Basic mathematics for Fourier optics; Appendix C Bispectrum and phase values using triplecorrelation algorithm; Bibliography; Index |
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Saha Swapan K
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 | ||
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Diffraction-limited imaging with large and moderate telescopes [[electronic resource] /] / Swapan K. Saha
| Diffraction-limited imaging with large and moderate telescopes [[electronic resource] /] / Swapan K. Saha |
| Autore | Saha Swapan K |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (633 p.) |
| Disciplina | 522/.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Imaging systems in astronomy
Telescopes |
| ISBN |
1-281-12193-2
9786611121938 981-270-888-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface; Principal symbols; List of acronyms; Contents; 1. Introduction to electromagnetic theory; 2. Wave optics and polarization; 3. Interference and diffraction; 4. Image formation; 5. Theory of atmospheric turbulence; 6. Speckle imaging; 7. Adaptive optics; 8. High resolution detectors; 9. Image processing; 10. Astronomy fundamentals; 11. Astronomical applications; Appendix A Typical tables; Appendix B Basic mathematics for Fourier optics; Appendix C Bispectrum and phase values using triplecorrelation algorithm; Bibliography; Index |
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Saha Swapan K
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2007 | ||
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The great Melbourne telescope [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Gillespie
| The great Melbourne telescope [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Gillespie |
| Autore | Gillespie R (Richard) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Melbourne, : Museum Victoria, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina |
522
522/.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Telescopes - Australia - Melbourne (Vic.) - History
Astronomers - Australia - Melbourne (Vic.) - History Astronomy - Australia - Melbourne (Vic.) - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-921833-31-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Foreword; CHAPTER ONE The Southern Telescope; CHAPTER TWO This Noble Object; CHAPTER THREE Engineering Masterpiece; CHAPTER FOUR Controversy; CHAPTER FIVE The Telescope at Work; CHAPTER SIX The Telescope in the City; CHAPTER SEVEN Rebirth; TELESCOPE TYPES; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Notes; Index |
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Gillespie R (Richard)
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| Melbourne, : Museum Victoria, 2011 | ||
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The great Melbourne telescope [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Gillespie
| The great Melbourne telescope [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Gillespie |
| Autore | Gillespie R (Richard) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Melbourne, : Museum Victoria, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina |
522
522/.2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Telescopes - Australia - Melbourne (Vic.) - History
Astronomers - Australia - Melbourne (Vic.) - History Astronomy - Australia - Melbourne (Vic.) - History |
| ISBN | 1-921833-31-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Foreword; CHAPTER ONE The Southern Telescope; CHAPTER TWO This Noble Object; CHAPTER THREE Engineering Masterpiece; CHAPTER FOUR Controversy; CHAPTER FIVE The Telescope at Work; CHAPTER SIX The Telescope in the City; CHAPTER SEVEN Rebirth; TELESCOPE TYPES; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Notes; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786867203321 |
Gillespie R (Richard)
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| Melbourne, : Museum Victoria, 2011 | ||
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Handbook of CCD astronomy / / Steve B. Howell [[electronic resource]]
| Handbook of CCD astronomy / / Steve B. Howell [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Howell Steve B. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 522/.2 |
| Collana | Cambridge observing handbooks for research astronomers |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy - Technique
Charge coupled devices |
| ISBN |
1-139-93125-3
1-107-15429-4 0-511-80790-2 0-511-16178-6 0-511-16048-8 0-511-56820-7 0-511-16105-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CCD manufacturing and operation -- Characterization of charge-coupled devices -- CCD imaging -- Photometry and astrometry -- Spectroscopy with CCDs -- CCDs used in space and at short wavelengths -- CCD reading list -- CCD manufacturers : websites & information -- Some basics of image displays and color images. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457595803321 |
Howell Steve B.
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2006 | ||
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Handbook of CCD astronomy / / Steve B. Howell [[electronic resource]]
| Handbook of CCD astronomy / / Steve B. Howell [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Howell Steve B. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 522/.2 |
| Collana | Cambridge observing handbooks for research astronomers |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy - Technique
Charge coupled devices |
| ISBN |
1-139-93125-3
1-107-15429-4 0-511-80790-2 0-511-16178-6 0-511-16048-8 0-511-56820-7 0-511-16105-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | CCD manufacturing and operation -- Characterization of charge-coupled devices -- CCD imaging -- Photometry and astrometry -- Spectroscopy with CCDs -- CCDs used in space and at short wavelengths -- CCD reading list -- CCD manufacturers : websites & information -- Some basics of image displays and color images. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784343103321 |
Howell Steve B.
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2006 | ||
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