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Electronic Imaging in Astronomy Detectors and Instrumentation

The second edition of Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation describes the remarkable developments that have taken place in astronomical detectors and instrumentation in recent years – from the invention of the charge-coupled device (CCD) in 1970 to the current era of very la...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McLean, Ian S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2008, 2008
Edition:2nd ed. 2008
Series:Astronomy and Planetary Sciences
Subjects:
Aerospace Technology And Astronautics
Astronautics
Aerospace Engineering
Electrodynamics
Electronics And Microelectronics, Instrumentation
Signal, Speech And Image Processing
Classical Electrodynamics
Astronomy, Cosmology And Space Sciences
Electronics
Signal Processing
Astronomy
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The development of electronic imaging in astronomy
  • Beating the atmosphere
  • Telescopes
  • The discovery power of modern astronomical instruments
  • Instrumentation and detectors
  • Designing and building astronomical instruments
  • Charge-coupled devices
  • Practical operation of CCDs
  • Characterization and calibration of array instruments
  • Image processing and analysis
  • Electronic imaging at infrared wavelengths
  • Electronic imaging at ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray wavelengths
  • Electronic imaging at sub-millimeter and radio wavelengths
  • Future developments

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