Optics in Astrophysics: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Opti

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The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Optics in Astrophysics by Renaud Foy, Françoise Claude Foy Includes two reviews about wavefront processing and about image restoration and deconvolution algorithms for ill conditioned cases. This book provides reviews of detectors and of spectrographs, as well as forefront R&D in the field of optical coatings and of guided optics. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Astrophysics is facing challenging aims such as deep cosmology at redshift higher than 10 to constrain cosmology models, or the detection of exoplanets, and possibly terrestrial exoplanets, and several others. It requires unprecedented ambitious R&D programs, which have definitely to rely on a tight cooperation between astrophysics and optics communities.The book addresses most of the most critical interdisciplinary domains where they interact, or where they will do. A first need is to collect more light, i.e. telescopes still larger than the current 8-10 meter class ones. Decametric, and even hectometric, optical (from UV to IR wavelengths) telescopes are being studied. Whereas up to now the light collecting surface of new telescopes was approximately 4 times that of the previous generation, now this factor is growing to 10 to 100. This quantum leap urges to implement new methods or technologies developed in the optics community, both in academic labs and in the industry. Given the astrophysical goals and technological constraints, new generation adaptive optics with a huge number of actuators and laser guide stars devices have to be developed, from theoretical bases to experimental works.Two other newcomers in observational astrophysics are interferometric arrays of optical telescopes and gravitational wave detectors. Up-to-date reviews of detectors and of spectrographs are given, as well as forefront R&D in the field of optical coatings and of guided optics. Possible new ways to handle photons are also addressed, based on quantum physics. More and more signal processing algorithms are a part and parcel of any modern instrumentation. Thus finally the book gives two reviews about wavefront processing and about image restoration and deconvolution algorithms for ill conditioned cases. Notes The first single volume uniting optical scientists and engineers and astrophysicists to address the most challenging requirements of observational tools of optical (UV to IR) astrophysics of the XXI century, including inverse problems Special pedagogical emphasis has been dedicated to disentangle current technological constraints from fundamental physical limitations Also addresses the theoretical bases of some possible future diagnosis tools for astrophysical processes which are today beyond our reach Table of Contents CONSTRAINTS OF GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS: THE ATMOSPHERE.- INTERFERENCES.- A BRIEF HISTORY OF ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES.- MODERN OPTICAL DESIGN.- STRUCTURAL MECHANICS.- SEGMENTED MIRROR TELESCOPES.- HECTOMETRIC OPTICAL TELESCOPES ESO'S 100-M OWL TELESCOPE CONCEPT.- OPTICAL FABRICATION FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OPTICAL TELESCOPES, TERRESTRIAL AND SPACE.- OPTICAL TESTING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OPTICAL TELESCOPES.- MOEMS, MICRO-OPTICS FOR ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION.- OPTICAL AND INFRARED DETECTORS FOR ASTRONOMY.- SPECTROSCOPY.- ADAPTIVE OPTICS; PRINCIPLES, PERFORMANCE AND CHALLENGES.- LASER TECHNOLOGIES FOR LASER GUIDED ADAPTIVE OPTICS.- LASER GUIDE STARS: PRINCIPLE, CONE EFFECT AND TILT MEASUREMENT.- INTERFEROMETRY.- GUIDED OPTICS FOR STELLAR INTERFEROMETRY.- AN INTRODUCTION TO GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE ASTRONOMY.- COATINGS PRINCIPLES.- CLASSICAL PROPERTIES OF CONTINUOUSWAVE OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS.- AN INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM OPTICS.- ATOM INTERFEROMETRY.- AMPLITUDE AND PHASE DETECTION OF INCOHERENT SOURCE.- STATISTICAL WAVEFRONT SENSING.- TOIMAGE RECONSTRUCTION AND INVERSE PROBLEMS. Long Description Astrophysics is facing challenging aims such as deep cosmology at redshift higher than 10 to constrain cosmology models, or the detection of exoplanets, and possibly terrestrial exoplanets, and several others. It requires unprecedented ambitious R&D programs, which have definitely to rely on a tight cooperation between astrophysics and optics communities. The book addresses most of the most critical interdisciplinary domains where they interact, or where they will do. A first need is to collect more light, i.e. telescopes still larger than the current 8-10 meter class ones. Decametric, and even hectometric, optical (from UV to IR wavelengths) telescopes are being studied. Whereas up to now the light collecting surface of new telescopes was approximately 4 times that of the previous generation, now this factor is growing to 10 to 100. This quantum leap urges to implement new methods or technologies developed in the optics community, both in academic labs and in the industry. Given the astrophysical goals and technological constraints, new generation adaptive optics with a huge number of actuators and laser guide stars devices have to be developed, from theoretical bases to experimental works. Two other newcomers in observational astrophysics are interferometric arrays of optical telescopes and gravitational wave detectors. Up-to-date reviews of detectors and of spectrographs are given, as well as forefront R&D in the field of optical coatings and of guided optics. Possible new ways to handle photons are also addressed, based on quantum physics. More and more signal processing algorithms are a part and parcel of any modern instrumentation. Thus finally the book gives two reviews about wavefront processing and about image restoration and deconvolution algorithms for ill conditioned cases. Feature The first single volume uniting optical scientists and engineers and astrophysicists to address the most challenging requirements of observational tools of optical (UV to IR) astrophysics of the XXI century, including inverse problems Special pedagogical emphasis has been dedicated to disentangle current technological constraints from fundamental physical limitations Also addresses the theoretical bases of some possible future diagnosis tools for astrophysical processes which are today beyond our reach Details ISBN 1402034369 Series NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Language English ISBN-10 1402034369 ISBN-13 9781402034367 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 522.2 Series Number 198 Year 2005 Edited by Françoise Claude Foy Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States Short Title OPTICS IN ASTROPHYSICS 2005/E Pages 422 DOI 10.1023/b106645 AU Release Date 2005-12-06 NZ Release Date 2005-12-06 US Release Date 2005-12-06 UK Release Date 2005-12-06 Author Françoise Claude Foy Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition Description 2005 ed. Edition 2005th Publication Date 2005-12-06 Subtitle Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Optics in Astrophysics, Cargèse, France from 16 to 28 September 2002 Alternative 9781402034350 Illustrations XVI, 422 p. Audience Professional & Vocational Country of Origin NL Product Class Description Astronomy, Space & Time We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! 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