Astronomical Optics. ([2000])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel J. Schroeder.
• Authors: Schroeder, Daniel J
• Contents: 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.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: San Diego : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 522.2; Astronomical instruments; Optics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080499512; 0080499511
• Related ISBNs: 0126298106
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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