This book presents a complete summary of the author's twenty five years of experience in telescope design. It provides a general introduction to every aspect of telescope design. It also discusses the theory behind telescope design in depth, which makes it a good reference book for professionals. It covers Radio, Infrared, Optical, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray wavelengths. Originally published in Chinese. Covers telescope design in the entire EM spectrum, where most othertitles focus on one or two wave bands only Widely circulated and highly regarded in the Chinese astronomical community, there has been demand for an English version of this book for many years The broad range of technologies presented have applications in fields as varied as telecommunications, aerospace industry, remote sensing and defense INDICE: Dedication.- Contributing Authors.- Preface of English edition.- Preface of Chinese edition.- Acknowledgments.- Fundamentals of Optical Telescopes.- Mirror Design of Optical Telescopes.- Telescope Structures and Control System.- Advanced Techniques for Optical Telescopes.- Space Telescopes and TheirDevelopment.- Fundamentals of Radio Telescopes.- Radio Telescope Design.- Millimeter and Sub-millimeter Wavelength Telescopes.- Infrared, Ultra-violet, X-ray, and Gamma Ray Telescopes.- Gravitational Wave, Cosmic Ray and Dark Matter Telescopes.- Review of Astronomical Telescopes.- Appendix A: Abbreviations of telescope names.- Appendix B: Prefixes for standard units.- Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-88790-6
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 690
- Fecha Publicación: 01/03/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés