Optical Long-Baseline Interferometry: Concept, Implementation, Calibration, and Applicationin Astronomy - Softcover

Schuller, Peter A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3836491702 ISBN 13: 9783836491709

Publisher: VDM Verlag, 2008

Synopsis

In the quest to look ever closer at astronomicalobjects, optical long-baseline interferometry hasbecome a standard tool for astronomers. It canachieve spatial resolutions exceeding that of eventhe largest telescope. Offered at major observatorieswhere interferometric instruments provide highspatial resolution often combined with spectralinformation, optical long-baseline interferometryallows for the detailed study of astronomical objectsand processes in their environment. The author PeterA. Schuller introduces the basic concepts of opticallong-baseline interferometry and uses the example ofa particular instrument to illustrate various aspectsin the development and the operation of anastronomical interferometer. Focus is put on thecalibration of the instrument both in the laboratoryand during observations. The potential ofastronomical interferometry is highlighted by a studyin which interferometric data is used to constraincomputer models of astronomical objects. This book isaimed at readers with some background in science andengineering seeking a brief introduction to opticallong-baseline interferometry in concept,implementation and application.

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About the Author

Peter A. Schuller, Dipl.-Phys., Dr. rer. nat.: Studies of physicsand astronomy at the universities of Stuttgart and Heidelberg,Germany. Astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center forAstrophysics, Cambridge MA, USA; Researcher at the Institutd'Astrophysique Spatiale, Orsay, France.

Edition details

• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3836491702
• ISBN 13: 9783836491709
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120