Astronomical Optics

Daniel J. Schroeder (Author)

9780126298109

Hardback, published 27 September 1999

478 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.9 cm, 0.78 kg

Approx.478 pages

Introduction. Preliminaries: Definitions and Paraxial Optics. Fermat's Principle: An Introduction. Introduction to Aberrations. Fermat's Principle and Aberrations. Reflecting Telescopes. Schmidt Telescopes and Cameras. Catadioptric Telescopes and Cameras. Auxiliary Optics for Telescopes. Diffraction Theory and Aberrations. Transfer Functions: Hubble Space Telescope. Spectrometry: Definitions and Basic Principles. Dispersing Elements and Systems. Grating Aberrations: Concave Grating Spectrometers. Adaptive Optics: An Introduction. Detectors, Signal-to-Noise, and Detection Limits. Large Mirrors and Telescope Arrays. Table of Symbols. Index.

Subject Areas: Applied optics [TTB], Astrophysics [PHVB], Optical physics [PHJ], Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods [PGG]