Optics of Cosmic Dust /

<STRONG>Optics of Cosmic Dust</STRONG> describes what we currently know about cosmic dust, how we know it, and the research efforts undertaken to provide that knowledge. Areas treated include observational information, dust morphology and chemistry, light-scattering models, characterisat...

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Main Author: Videen, Gorden
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kocifaj, Miroslav
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 2002.
Series:NATO science series. Mathematics, physics, and chemistry ; 79.
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Summary:<STRONG>Optics of Cosmic Dust</STRONG> describes what we currently know about cosmic dust, how we know it, and the research efforts undertaken to provide that knowledge. Areas treated include observational information, dust morphology and chemistry, light-scattering models, characterisation methodologies, and backscatter polarisation and dynamics. Suitable as an introductory text, the book is also a reference guide for the advanced researcher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 pages)
ISBN:9789401006286 (electronic bk.)
9401006288 (electronic bk.)