Author : David Clarke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 28,68 MB
Release : 2009-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 3527628339
Written by an experienced teacher and author, this must-have source for work with polarimetric equipment and polarimetry in astronomy conveys the knowledge of the technology and techniques needed to measure and interpret polarizations. As such, this monograph offers a brief introduction and refresher, while also covering in detail statistics and data treatment as well as telescope optics. For astronomers, physicists and those working in the optical industry.
Author : Ludmilla Kolokolova
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 10,5 MB
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 1316298949
Summarising the striking advances of the last two decades, this reliable introduction to modern astronomical polarimetry provides a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art techniques, models and research methods. Focusing on optical and near-infrared wavelengths, each detailed, up-to-date chapter addresses a different facet of recent innovations, including new instrumentation, techniques and theories; new methods based on laboratory studies, enabling the modelling of polarimetric characteristics for a wide variety of astronomical objects; emerging fields of polarimetric exploration, including proto-planetary and debris discs, icy satellites, transneptunian objects, exoplanets, and the search for extraterrestrial life; and unique results produced by space telescopes, and polarimeters aboard exploratory spacecraft. With contributions from an international team of accomplished researchers, this is an ideal resource for astronomers and researchers working in astrophysics, earth sciences, and remote sensing keen to learn more about this valuable diagnostic tool. The book is dedicated to the memory of renowned polarimetrist Tom Gehrels.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 19,37 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Astrophysical spectropolarimetry
ISBN :
Author : K. N. Nagendra
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,25 MB
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107078550
The advances in solar, planetary, and extrasolar science employing polarimetric tools are far-reaching, and the pace of discovery is accelerating rapidly. In the last three decades, the emphasis of solar polarimetry has been to achieve simultaneously high spectral, spatial, and temporal resolution for all four Stokes parameters. In the field of stellar polarimetry the developments have been equally impressive, in allowing the detection and surface mapping of magnetic fields across the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. This volume, arising from IAU Symposium 305, is devoted to sharing advances in science, data analysis, modeling, and instrumentation between solar and non-solar polarimetry communities. Given the relevance of polarimetric measurements to many aspects of astrophysics, the techniques and physical interpretations addressed within the book will be of interest to a wide audience of researchers and advanced students, in addition to those from solar and stellar communities.
Author : Martin Francis McCarthy
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 42,28 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Astronomical photometry
ISBN :
Author : Tom Gehrels
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 1160 pages
File Size : 42,29 MB
Release : 1974-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780816504282
"The polarization study of celestial objects is a valuable part of optical astronomy, and the author has done exceptionally well in bringing to gether contributions treating all aspects of the polarimetry field. . . . The first section contains a fine introduction and an excellent and definitive history of the subject. . . . The volume is well illustrated. . . . Highly recommended."ÑChoice "The high quality of this book is clearly due to strict editorial attention to each paper and the discussions. Gehrel's book will surely stand for many years as the fundamental reference source for polarization studies in astronomy as well as in atmospheric physics."ÑJournal of the Assoc. of Lunar and Planetary Observers
Author : Oddbjorn Engvold
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 46,94 MB
Release : 2007-05-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521856041
Transactions XXVIA of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of what has been achieved in astronomy during the years 2003 to 2005. The insightful and up-to-date reviews are written by the Presidents and Chairpersons of the IAU's different Divisions, Commissions and Working Groups and each focuses on a different subject area. Topics covered in this wide-ranging volume include: fundamental astronomy; the Sun and heliosphere; planetary systems sciences; stars; variable stars; interstellar matter; the Galactic system; galaxies and the Universe; optical and infrared techniques; radio astronomy; space and high energy astrophysics; and other IAU activities. The reviews are written at a level suitable for colleagues in the same field, but they will also be useful for students and researchers wishing to gain an overview beyond their own research area.
Author : Siegfried Böhme
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 40,68 MB
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 3662123282
Author : Tom Gehrels
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 29,53 MB
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 081653862X
“The polarization study of celestial objects is a valuable part of optical astronomy, and the author has done exceptionally well in bringing together contributions treating all aspects of the polarimetry field. . . . The first section contains a fine introduction and an excellent and definitive history of the subject. . . . The volume is well illustrated. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice “The high quality of this book is clearly due to strict editorial attention to each paper and the discussions. Gehrels’s book will surely stand for many years as the fundamental reference source for polarization studies in astronomy as well as in atmospheric physics.”—Journal of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
Author : K.N. Nagendra
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9401593299
Novel instruments for high-precision imaging polarimetry have opened new possibilities, including for exploring effects in radiative scattering, atomic physics, spectral line formation, and radiative transfer. This volume gives a comprehensive and up-to-date account of this rapidly evolving and interdisciplinary field of science.
