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

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: SPIE field guides ; 32Publisher: Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE, 2015Description: 1 online resource (xi, 145 pages)ISBN:
  • 9781628411782
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781628411775 | Erscheint auch als: 1628411775 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:
  • 522/.87 23
LOC classification:
  • QB86
DOI: DOI: 10.1117/3.2064991Online resources: 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 moreSummary: 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 -- IndexPPN: PPN: 1657650642Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-50-SPI
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