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Spectroscopic instrumentation : fundamentals and guidelines for astronomers / Thomas Eversberg and Klaus Vollmann.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and planetary sciencesPublication details: Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 2015.Description: xxxiv, 653 p. : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9783662445341 (hard cover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 535.84 23 Ev93
Contents:
1. Prologue -- 2. Fundamentals of standard spectroscopy -- 3. Remarks about dioptric imaging systems -- 4. Considerations about the standard spectrograph layout -- 5. Fundamentals of Echelle spectroscopy -- 6. Considerations for designing an Echelle spectrometer -- 7. Reflecting spectrographs -- 8. Practical examples -- 9. Image slicer -- 10. Some remarks on CCD detectors -- 11. Remarks on fiber optics -- 12. Data reduction -- 13. Measurement errors and statistics -- 14. Massive stars: example targets for spectroscopy -- 15. The next step: polarization -- 16. Epilogue: small telescopes everywhere -- 17. Acknowledgments.
Summary: This book explains the basic principles of spectroscopy, including the fundamental optical constraints and all mathematical aspects needed to understand the working principles in detail. It covers the complete theoretical and practical design of standard and Echelle spectrographs. Readers are guided through all necessary calculations, enabling them to engage in spectrograph design. The book also examines data acquisition with CCD cameras and fiber optics, as well as the constraints of specific data reduction and possible sources of error. In closing it briefly highlights some main aspects of the research on massive stars and spectropolarimetry as an extension of spectroscopy. The book offers a comprehensive introduction to spectroscopy for students of physics and astronomy, as well as a valuable resource for amateur astronomers interested in learning the principles of spectroscopy and spectrograph design.
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1. Prologue --
2. Fundamentals of standard spectroscopy --
3. Remarks about dioptric imaging systems --
4. Considerations about the standard spectrograph layout --
5. Fundamentals of Echelle spectroscopy --
6. Considerations for designing an Echelle spectrometer --
7. Reflecting spectrographs --
8. Practical examples --
9. Image slicer --
10. Some remarks on CCD detectors --
11. Remarks on fiber optics --
12. Data reduction --
13. Measurement errors and statistics --
14. Massive stars: example targets for spectroscopy --
15. The next step: polarization --
16. Epilogue: small telescopes everywhere --
17. Acknowledgments.

This book explains the basic principles of spectroscopy, including the fundamental optical constraints and all mathematical aspects needed to understand the working principles in detail. It covers the complete theoretical and practical design of standard and Echelle spectrographs. Readers are guided through all necessary calculations, enabling them to engage in spectrograph design. The book also examines data acquisition with CCD cameras and fiber optics, as well as the constraints of specific data reduction and possible sources of error. In closing it briefly highlights some main aspects of the research on massive stars and spectropolarimetry as an extension of spectroscopy. The book offers a comprehensive introduction to spectroscopy for students of physics and astronomy, as well as a valuable resource for amateur astronomers interested in learning the principles of spectroscopy and spectrograph design.

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