Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomy

Martin A. Barstow, Jay B. Holberg - Collection Cambridge Astrophysics Series

390 pages, parution le 27/09/2004

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This text describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength range, from the first rocket-based experiments in the late 1960s through to the latest satellite missions. Discussions of the results from the most important space projects are followed by an analysis of the contributions made by EUV astronomy to the study of specific groups of astronomical objects. Within this framework, the book provides detailed material on the tools of EUV astronomy, dealing with the instrumentation, observational techniques, and modelling tools for the interpretation of data. Prospects for future EUV missions are discussed, and a catalogue of the known EUV sources is included. This timely book will be of great value to graduate students and researchers. It is the first to give a complete overview of Extreme Ultraviolet astronomy, and comes at the end of a major phase of discovery in the field.

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Introduction to the Extreme Ultraviolet: first source discoveries
The first space observatories
Roentgen Satellit - first EUV sky survey
The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer and Alexis sky surveys
Spectroscopic instrumentation and analysis techniques
Spectroscopy of stellar sources
Structure and ionization of the local interstellar medium
Spectroscopy of white dwarfs
Cataclysmic variables and related objects
Extragalactic photometry and spectroscopy
EUV astronomy in the 21st century

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Martin A. Barstow, Jay B. Holberg
Collection	Cambridge Astrophysics Series
Parution	27/09/2004
Nb. de pages	390
Format	17,5 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1060g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521580588
ISBN13	978-0-521-58058-8