Introduction to Astronomical Spectroscopy
Thoroughly illustrated and clearly written, this handbook offers graduate students and active researchers a practical guide to astronomical spectroscopy.
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- Full title :Introduction to Astronomical Spectroscopy / Immo Appenzeller.
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Thoroughly illustrated and clearly written, this handbook offers graduate students and active researchers a practical guide to astronomical spectroscopy.
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- Publication Date:2012.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012.
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (268 pages) : : PDF file(s).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781139059503, 1139059505, 9781107015791, 1107015790, 9781107601796, 1107601797, 9781107254336, 1107254337
- oclc:on1011919917
- LC Classification:QB465 .A67 2013
- Dewey Decimal:522.67
Table of Contents
Cover -- Introduction to Astronomical Spectroscopy -- Series editors -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Historical Remarks -- 1.1 Early Pioneers -- 1.2 The Photographic Era -- 1.3 The Impact of Linear Detectors -- 1.3.1 Photon Detection -- 1.3.2 Photocathode Devices -- 1.3.3 Solid-State Array Detectors -- 1.4 Extending the Wavelength Range -- 1.4.1 The Radio SpectralWindow -- 1.4.2 The High-Energy Sky -- 1.4.3 The Last Gaps -- 2 Spectroscopy in Present-Day Astronomy -- 2.1 Spectral Classification -- 2.2 Radial Velocities -- 2.3 Gravitational and Cosmological Redshifts -- 2.3.1 Gravitational Redshifts -- 2.3.2 Cosmological Redshifts -- 2.4 Astrophysical Applications -- 2.4.1 Stars -- 2.4.2 Interstellar Gas and Dust -- 2.4.3 Accretion-Powered Sources -- 2.4.4 Galaxies -- 2.4.5 Intergalactic Space and Background Radiations -- 2.5 Magnetic Fields -- 2.6 The Importance of Spectral Resolution -- 3 Basic Physics of Spectral Measurements -- 3.1 Electromagnetic Radiation -- 3.1.1 Monochromatic Plane Waves -- 3.1.2 The General Case -- 3.2 Measuring Frequencies -- 3.3 Measuring Wavelengths -- 3.3.1 Wavelength Measurements Using Interference -- 3.3.2 Diffraction Gratings -- 3.3…
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