Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomy

This book describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet wavelength range.

Martin A. Barstow (Author), Jay B. Holberg (Author)

9780521039062, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 16 August 2007

412 pages, 207 b/w illus. 63 tables
24.2 x 16.7 x 2 cm, 0.649 kg

"...I recommend Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomy as a solid introduction to the history and practice of the field." Physics Today

This text describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength range, from the first rocket-based experiments in the late 1960s through to later satellite missions. Discussions of the results from important space projects are followed by an analysis of the contributions made by EUV astronomy to the study of specific groups of astronomical objects. Within this framework, the book provides detailed material on the tools of EUV astronomy, dealing with the instrumentation, observational techniques, and modelling tools for the interpretation of data. Prospects for future EUV missions are discussed, and a catalogue of the known EUV sources is included. This book will be of great value to graduate students and researchers. It gives a complete overview of Extreme Ultraviolet astronomy.

Preface
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction to the Extreme Ultraviolet: first source discoveries
2. The first space observatories
3. Roentgen Satellit: the first EUV sky survey
4. The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer and ALEXIS sky surveys
5. Spectroscopic instrumentation and analysis techniques
6. Spectroscopy of stellar sources
7. Structure and ionisation of the local interstellar medium
8. Spectroscopy of white dwarfs
9. Cataclysmic variables and related objects
10. Extragalactic photometry and spectroscopy
11. EUV astronomy in the 21st century
Appendix: a merged catalogue of Extreme Ultraviolet sources
References
Index.

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