Measuring the Universe: A Multiwavelength Perspective - Hardcover

Rieke, George H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521762294 ISBN 13: 9780521762298

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

A one-stop guide to astronomical instrumentation and data acquisition, with a focus on the underlying principles behind each instrument's operation.

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About the Author

George H. Rieke is Regents Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences at the University of Arizona, Deputy Director of Steward Observatory, and a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. Professor Rieke is Science Lead for the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and was Principal Investigator of the Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS). He has also led construction of a broad range of groundbased instruments and has taught core graduate courses on instrumentation throughout his career.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521762294
• ISBN 13: 9780521762298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352