Detection of Light: From the Ultraviolet to the Submillimeter - Softcover

Rieke, George

 
9780521017107: Detection of Light: From the Ultraviolet to the Submillimeter
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521017106 ISBN 13: 9780521017107
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Detection of Light provides a comprehensive overview of the important approaches to photon detection from the ultraviolet to the submillimeter spectral regions. This expanded and fully updated second edition discusses recently introduced types of detector such as superconducting tunnel junctions, hot electron bolometer mixers, and fully depleted CCDs, and also includes historically important devices such as photographic plates. Material from many disciplines is combined into a comprehensive and unified treatment of the detection of light, with emphasis on the underlying physical principles. Chapters have been thoroughly reorganised to make the book easier to use, and each includes problems with solutions as appropriate. This self-contained text assumes only an undergraduate level of physics, and develops understanding as it is needed. It is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and will provide a valuable reference for professionals in astronomy, engineering and physics.

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About the Author

George Rieke is a Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521017106
ISBN 13 
9780521017107
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
376

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