Observational Astrophysics

Observational Astrophysics by Pierre Lena, Francois Lebrun, Francois Mignard.

Written specifically for physicists and graduate students in astronomy, this textbook focuses on astronomical observation and on the basic physical principles that astronomers use to conceive, build and exploit their instruments at their ultimate limits in sensitivity or resolution. This second edit...

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Main Authors: Lena, Pierre (Author), Lebrun, Francois (Author), Mignard, Francois (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1998.
Edition:2nd ed. 1998.
Series:Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Observations, Astronomical.
Astronomy—Observations.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Geophysics.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Astrophysical Information
  • 2. The Earth’s Atmosphere and Space
  • 3. Radiation and Photometry
  • 4. Telescopes and Images
  • 5. Spectral Analysis
  • 6. The Signal in Astronomy
  • 7. Detectors
  • 8. Space-Time Reference Frames
  • Appendix A. Fourier Transforms
  • A.1 Definitions and Properties
  • A.1.1 Definitions
  • A.1.2 Some Properties
  • A.1.3 Important Special Cases in One Dimension
  • A.1.4 Important Special Cases in Two Dimensions
  • A.1.5 Important Theorems
  • A.2 Physical Quantities and Fourier Transforms
  • A.3 Wavelets
  • Appendix B. Random Processes and Variables
  • B.1 Random Variables
  • B.2 Random or Stochastic Processes
  • B.3 Physical Measurements and Estimates
  • B.3.1 An Example of Estimation: Law of Large Numbers
  • B.3.2 Estimating the Moments of a Process
  • B.3.3 Estimation and Bias
  • Appendix C. Physical and Astronomical Constants
  • Appendix D. Tables of Space Missions
  • Appendix E. Astronomy on the World Wide Web
  • Appendix F. Acronyms and Abbreviations.

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