Astronomical optical interferometry: Astronomical interferometer, Mount Wilson Observatory, Betelgeuse, Astronomical seeing, Keck Interferometer, Palomar Testbed Interferometer - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 6132539786 ISBN 13: 9786132539786

Casa editrice: Alphascript Publishing, 2010

Riassunto

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. One of the first astronomical interferometers was built on the Mount Wilson Observatory''s reflector telescope in 1920 in order to measure the diameters of stars. The red giant star Betelgeuse was among the first to have its diameter determined in this way. This method was extended to measurements using separated telescopes by Johnson, Betz and Towns (1974) in the infrared and by Labeyrie (1975) in the visible. In the late 1970s improvements in computer processing allowed for the first fringe-tracking" interferometer, which operates fast enough to follow the blurring effects of astronomical seeing, leading to the Mk I,II and III series of interferometers. Similar techniques have now been applied at other astronomical telescope arrays, including the Keck Interferometer and the Palomar Testbed Interferometer. "

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Alphascript Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 6132539786
• ISBN 13: 9786132539786
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Redattore: Miller Frederic P., Vandome Agnes F., McBrewster John
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile