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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Astronomy and Astrophysics Survey Committee
Otros Autores: Bahcall, John N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1991.
Temas:
Astronomy > Research.
Astrophysics > Research.
Astronomie > Recherche.
Astrophysique > Recherche.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Working Papers
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Panel Reports
  • Radio Astronomy
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SCIENTIFIC OPPORTUNITIES
  • Millimeter and Sub-Millimeter Wavelength Astronomy
  • Meter to Hectometer Wavelength Astronomy
  • The Sun, Stars, Pulsars, Interstellar Masers, and Extrasolar Planets
  • The Planets, Asteroids, and Comets
  • Radio Galaxies, Quasars, and Cosmology
  • Challenges For Radio Astronomy in the 1990's
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW FACILITIES
  • The Millimeter Array
  • Medium Scale New Instruments
  • Small-Scale ProjectsCONTINUING ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS ALREADY UNDERWAY
  • Facility Operation and Maintenance, Upgrading of Telescopes and Instrumentation
  • Projects Already Underway:
  • Long Range Programs and Technology Developments
  • SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
  • International Opportunities
  • Balance Between the National Observatories and University Facilities:
  • Agency Funding and Management Policies:
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • Report of the Infrared Panel
  • I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • II. PERSPECTIVE
  • III. SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES
  • A. the Origin of GalaxiesB. the Origin of Planets, Planetary Systems and Stars
  • IV. TECHNICAL OVERVIEW
  • V. PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS
  • A. Space Projects
  • Sirtf Science Highlights
  • Sofia Science Highlights
  • Smmm Science Highlights
  • B. Ground-Based Projects
  • IRO Science Highlights
  • C. Performance Comparison
  • VI. FUTURE DIRECTIONS
  • VII. INFRASTRUCTURE
  • Optical/IR from Ground
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Large Scale Programs
  • Medium Scale Programs
  • Small Scale Programs
  • Infrastructure Support
  • OPTICAL/INFRARED ASTRONOMY IN THE 1990'sResearch Environment
  • Science Opportunities
  • The Origin of Structure in the Universe
  • The Origin and Evolution of Galaxies
  • The Origin of Stars and Planetary Systems
  • Technical Developments of the 1980's and Opportunities for the 1990's
  • Advances in Telescope Technology
  • Advances in Detector Technology
  • Auxiliary Instruments
  • Pioneering a New Frontier: High Angular Resolution O/IR Astronomy
  • Adaptive Optics
  • Ground-Based Optical/Infrared Interferometry
  • Ground-Based Optical/Infrared Astronomy Outside the USRECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PANEL: LARGE SCALE PROGRAMS
  • Priority 1: A Coordinated Program For Large O/IR Telescopes
  • Background
  • New Science Enabled by Greater Collecting Area
  • New Science Enabled by Diffraction-Limited Imaging
  • Expected Performance Gains
  • Recommended Program for the 1990's
  • RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PANEL: MEDIUM SCALE PROGRAMS
  • Priority 1: A Coordinated Program for High Angular Resolution
  • Background
  • New Science Enabled by High Angular Resolution Observations

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