Marc F. M. Trypsteen, Richard Walker

Spectroscopy for Amateur Astronomers

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the astrophysical concepts behind astronomical spectroscopy, covering both theoretical and practical elements.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 166
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 694g
• ISBN-13: 9781107166189
• ISBN-10: 1107166187
• Artikelnr.: 47377564

Autorenporträt

Marc F. M. Trypsteen is a Belgian pharmacist and astronomer, with a background in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy. He has lectured on astronomical spectroscopy at university, high schools, observatories and astronomy clubs. He is co-founder of the Astro Event Group Belgium and also of the Astropolis Space Science Center in Ostend, where, in addition to outreach activities, he is responsible for the section on spectroscopy education and research.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Physical basics of spectroscopy
2. Electron transitions and formation of the spectra
3. Quantum mechanical aspects of spectroscopy
4. Types and function of dispersive elements
5. Types and function of spectrographs
6. Recording of the spectra
7. Processing of recorded spectra
8. Calibration of the spectra
9. Analysis of the spectra
10. Temperature and luminosity
11. Expansion and contraction
12. Rotation and orbital elements
13. Gravity, abundance and magnetic fields
14. Analysis of emission nebulae
15. Amateurs and astronomical science.