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Basic optics for the astronomical sciences /

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This text was written to provide students of astronomy and engineers an understanding of optical science--the study of the generation, propagation, control, and measurement of optical radiation--as it applies to telescopes and instruments for astronomical research in the areas of astrophysics, astro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Breckinridge, Jim B. (Jim Bernard), 1939-
Corporate Author: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bellingham, Wash. (1000 20th St. Bellingham WA 98225-6705 USA) : SPIE, 2012.
Series:SPIE Digital Library.
SPIE monograph ; PM202.
Subjects:
Astronomical instruments.
Optics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Historical perspective
  • 2. Astronomical measurements: ground and space
  • 3. First-order optics
  • 4. Aberration theory: image quality
  • 5. Transmittance, throughput, and vignetting
  • 6. Radiometry and noise
  • 7. Optics of the atmosphere
  • 8. Scalar and vector waves: polarization
  • 9. Scalar diffraction and image formation
  • 10. Interferometry
  • 11. Optical metrology and wavefront sensing and control / Siddarayappa Bikkannavar
  • 12. Segmented-aperture telescopes
  • 13. Sparse-aperture telescopes
  • 14. Astrometric and imaging interferometry
  • 15. Coronagraphy: control of unwanted radiation
  • Index.