General theory of light propagation and imaging through the atmosphere. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: T. Stewart McKechnie.
• Authors: McKechnie, T. Stewart
• Contents: Intro; Preface; References; Contents; About the Author; 1 Historical Introduction: The Telescope and Its Remarkable Contribution to Scientific Discovery; Abstract; References; 2 Introduction; Abstract; 2.1 Kolmogorov Theory; 2.2 Alternative Theoretical Approach; 2.3 Caution Regarding Quantities and Functions Used to Create Illustrative Plots and Figures; References; 3 Terms, Definitions, and Theoretical Foundations; Abstract; 3.1 Air Refractive Index; 3.1.1 Air Temperature and Altitude; 3.1.2 Air Pressure and Altitude; 3.1.3 Integrated Optical Path Difference Over the Entire Atmospheric Depth 3.1.4 Effect of Humidity3.1.5 Effect of Dispersion; 3.1.6 Random Variables Associated with Atmospheric Turbulence; 3.1.7 Astronomical Refraction; 3.1.7.1 Typical Angles of Refraction; 3.1.8 Atmospheric Extinction; 3.2 Point-Objects; 3.3 The Electromagnetic Spectrum; 3.4 Quasi-monochromatic Light; 3.5 Amplitude and Phase of Light Waves Disrupted by Turbulence; 3.6 The Atmosphere Considered as a Stochastic Process; 3.6.1 Spatial and Temporal Stationarity and the Ensemble AverageRandom Stochastic Processes; 3.6.2 Standard Error and Standard Deviation 3.6.3 Autocovariance and Autocorrelation Functions, the Variance, and rms3.6.4 The Atmospheric Refractive Index Field; 3.6.4.1 The Normalized Fluctuating Part of the Refractive Index Field; 3.7 Scalar Diffraction Theory; 3.7.1 Scalar Diffraction Theory Applied to Atmospheric Propagation; 3.7.2 Scalar Diffraction Theory Applied to Telescope Imaging; 3.7.3 Monochromatic Light Fields; 3.7.4 Analytic Signal; 3.7.5 Complex Amplitude; 3.7.6 Intensity; 3.7.7 Irradiance; 3.7.8 Polychromatic Light Fields; 3.8 Coherence Terminology; 3.9 Free-Space Propagation 3.9.1 Maxwell's Electromagnetic Wave Equations3.9.2 Helmholtz Equation; 3.9.3 Solutions for Infinitely Extensive Plane Waves; 3.9.3.1 Solution for a Homogeneous Medium; 3.9.3.2 Solution for Earth's Inhomogeneous Atmosphere; 3.10 Mathematical Notations and Quantity DimensionsUnits of Parameters and Functions; References; 4 Diffraction; Abstract; 4.1 Diffraction by an Aperture; 4.1.1 Fresnel Number; 4.1.2 Fresnel -- Kirchhoff Diffraction Formula; 4.1.3 Fresnel Near-Field Diffraction; 4.1.4 Stationary Phase; 4.1.5 Fraunhofer Far-Field Diffraction 4.1.5.1 Range of Applicability of Fraunhofer Approximations4.2 Optical System Terminology; 4.2.1 Telescopes, Telescope Objectives, and Eyepieces; 4.2.2 Aperture Stops, Pupils, Conjugate Distances, Focal Lengths, and F/NumbersAperture Stops; 4.2.3 Light Rays and Ray Terminology; 4.2.4 Objects at Finite Distances; 4.2.5 Objects at Infinite Distances; 4.2.6 Pupil Functions; 4.2.6.1 For Circular AperturesTelescope; 4.3 The Amplitude Point Spread Function; 4.3.1 For Diffraction-Limited Telescopes with Circular Apertures; 4.4 The Intensity Point Spread Function; 4.4.1 The Airy Pattern
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxix, 624 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 551.56/5; Physics; Meteorological optics; Light -- Scattering; Light -- Scattering; Meteorological optics; Science -- Weights & Measures; Science -- Astronomy; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Mensuration & systems of measurement; Astronomy, space & time; Earth sciences; Mathematical physics; Mathematical physics; Science -- Electricity; Optical physics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319182094; 3319182099
• Related ISBNs: 9783319182087
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 14, 2015).
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