An Introduction to Optical Stellar Interferometry

A. Labeyrie, S. G. Lipson, P. Nisenson

ISBN 10: 110765646X / ISBN 13: 9781107656468

Editore: Cambridge University Press, GB, 2014

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During the last two decades, optical stellar interferometry has become an important tool in astronomical investigations requiring spatial resolution well beyond that of traditional telescopes. This book, first published in 2006, was the first to be written on the subject. The authors provide an extended introduction discussing basic physical and atmospheric optics, which establishes the framework necessary to present the ideas and practice of interferometry as applied to the astronomical scene. They follow with an overview of historical, operational and planned interferometric observatories, and a selection of important astrophysical discoveries made with them. Finally, they present some as-yet untested ideas for instruments both on the ground and in space which may allow us to image details of planetary systems beyond our own.

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• Titolo: An Introduction to Optical Stellar Interferometry
• Editore: Cambridge University Press, GB
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 110765646X
• ISBN 13: 9781107656468
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: New
• Peso: 570 grammi

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Riassunto

This book, first published in 2006, describes the theory and uses of interferometry for advanced students in physics, optics and astronomy.

Informazioni sugli autori

Antoine Labeyrie is Professor at the Collège de France. During his distinguished career he has made many fundamental contributions to high resolution optical astronomy.

Stephen G. Lipson is Chair of Electro-Optics and Professor of Physics at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa. He is co-author of Optical Physics, 3rd edition (Cambridge University Press, 1995).

Peter Nisenson studied physics and optics before becoming a professional astronomer at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. His achievements include developing image detectors that can measure individual photon events.