Handbook of Ccd Astronomy 2ed: 5 (Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers, Series Number 5)

Howell, Steve B

ISBN 10: 0521617626 / ISBN 13: 9780521617628

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2006

About this Item

New updated edition of popular handbook; a concise and accessible reference on all practical aspects. Series Editor(s): Ellis, Richard; Huchra, John; Kahn, Steven; Rieke, George H.; Stetson, Peter B. Series: Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers. Num Pages: 220 pages, 65 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318. . 2006. 2nd Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of Ccd Astronomy 2ed: 5 (Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers, Series Number 5)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521617626
• ISBN 13: 9780521617628
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs) are the state-of-the-art detector in many fields of observational science. Updated to include all of the latest developments in CCDs, this second edition of the Handbook of CCD Astronomy is a concise and accessible reference on all practical aspects of using CCDs. Starting with their electronic workings, it discusses their basic characteristics and then gives methods and examples of how to determine these values. While the book focuses on the use of CCDs in professional observational astronomy, advanced amateur astronomers, and researchers in physics, chemistry, medical imaging, and remote sensing will also find it very valuable. Tables of useful and hard-to-find data, key practical equations, and new exercises round off the book and ensure that it provides an ideal introduction to the practical use of CCDs for graduate students, and a handy reference for more experienced users.

Book Description

This updated second edition is a concise and accessible reference on all practical aspects of using Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs). Focusing on the use of CCDs in professional observational astronomy, it provides a valuable reference to advanced amateur astronomers and experienced researchers, and an ideal introduction to CCDs for graduate students.