Handbook of CCD Astronomy

Howell,Steve

ISBN 10: 0521617626 / ISBN 13: 9780521617628

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2006

About this Item

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. Review of the first edition: ?[Howell?s] broad experience in CCD astronomy is evident throughout the book. Overall the book is well written and nicely printed ? I highly recommend it for anyone interested in CCD astronomy.? Ken Herkenhoff, EOS "As an introduction to CCD imaging in astronomy, this handbook will serve well both the serious amateur and the fresh professional. For a wide range of objects, in optical to high-energy astronomy, the author shows admirably where the techniques suffer, how they can be corrected and what can be achieved. We recommend this handbook to all interested in CCDs, photometry and spectroscopy." Irish Astronomical Journal. ". provides an ideal introduction to the practical use of CCDs for graduate students, as well as a handy reference for more experienced researchers." Europe & Astronomy. ?It is an excellent book and can be recommended to all who value a clearly written explanation of CCD technology, and one that can also be regarded as relevant to applications other than astronomy.? Imaging Science Journal. 320 gr.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of CCD Astronomy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521617626
• ISBN 13: 9780521617628
• Binding: Blanda
• Illustrator: No Aplica
• Edition: 2.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Nueva
• Weight: 320 grams
• Book Type: Libro

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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.