$Diffraction-limited imaging with large and moderate telescopes /$

Diffraction-limited imaging with large and moderate telescopes /

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Author / Creator:	Saha, Swapan K.
Imprint:	Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xxix, 604 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Imaging systems in astronomy. Telescopes. Imaging systems in astronomy. Telescopes. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11221450

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ISBN:	9789812708885 981270888X 1281121932 9781281121936 9789812707772 9812707778
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-594) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This book deals with the fundamentals of wave optics, polarization, interference, diffraction, imaging, and the origin, properties, and optical effects of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere. Techniques developed during the last few decades to overcome atmospheric image degradation (including passive methods, speckle interferometry in particular, and active methods such as adaptive optics), are highlighted. Also discussed are high resolution sensors, image processing, and the astronomical results obtained with these techniques.
Other form:	Print version: Saha, Swapan K. Diffraction-limited imaging with large and moderate telescopes. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2007 9789812707772 9812707778

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction to electromagnetic theory
2. Wave optics and polarization
3. Interference and diffraction
4. Image formation
5. Theory of atmospheric turbulence
6. Speckle imaging
7 Adaptive optics
8. High resoulution detectors
9. Image processing
10. Astronomy fundamentals
11. Astronomical applications.