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Diffraction-limited imaging with large and moderate telescopes /

This book deals with the fundamentals of wave optics, polarization, interference, diffraction, imaging, and the origin, properties, and optical effects of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere. Techniques developed during the last few decades to overcome atmospheric image degradation (including...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Saha, Swapan K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction to electromagnetic theory
  • 2. Wave optics and polarization
  • 3. Interference and diffraction
  • 4. Image formation
  • 5. Theory of atmospheric turbulence
  • 6. Speckle imaging
  • 7 Adaptive optics
  • 8. High resoulution detectors
  • 9. Image processing
  • 10. Astronomy fundamentals
  • 11. Astronomical applications.