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Infrared Astronomy with Arrays - The Next Generation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
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Infrared Astronomy with Arrays - The Next Generation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994)
Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 190
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This book reveals the remarkable revolution which has occurred in
infrared astronomy in recent years as the result of technology
breakthroughs in the development and availability of tiny imaging
devices known as arrays'. The book contains the proceedings of a
conference at the University of California, Los Angeles in July
1993 at which about 300 participants from all over the world met to
discuss the progress and astronomical applications of infrared
array detectors. A key feature of the book is the mix of papers
describing the detector technology, astronomical instruments or
observational methods, with those describing the latest, exciting
astrophysical conclusions based on measurements made with the new
arrays. In many cases, the images and spectra shown were
spectacular, and it was difficult to appreciate that the results
were for infrared rather than optical wavelengths. Astronomers,
instrument designers and representatives of the infrared detector
industry were all present. Reviews of the state-of-the-art in near
infrared imaging and spectroscopy and mid-to-far infrared imaging
and spectroscopy from ground-based observatories are mixed with
reviews of planned space missions such as HST-second generation
instruments, ISO, and SIRTF. Prospects for IR astronomy from
Antarctica are also described. Finally, the first infrared
astronomical science from the 10-m W.M. Keck Telescope is
described. Also, numerous astronomical results and new
instrumentation ideas are summarized in over 100 poster papers.
This book provides an invaluable reference work and an excellent
introduction for all astronomers to the rapidly growing field of
infrared astronomy. Scientific topics range from studies of solar
system objects to galaxies at very high redshifts, and include
almost everything in between e.g., star forming regions, the
Galactic Center, globular clusters, starburst galaxies and
cosmology. Only a few years ago none of these studies would have
been possible.
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