Overview
- Covers all spectral domains used for observing astrophysical objects and phenomena in space
- Presents extensive details on general techniques used in space astronomy, such as calibration, cryogenics in space and laser aligned structures
- Discusses practical precautions to be used for astronomical space instrumentation as it relates to the launch and other implications of the space environment
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: ISSI Scientific Report Series (ISSI, volume 9)
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Table of contents (41 chapters)
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
He headed ESA's Space Science Department from mid-1987 until mid-2000 and was ESA Science Advisor until 2001. He is an Associate of Harvard College Observatory, a member of the International Academy of Astronautics and of the Academia Europaea, and Honorary Member of the Swiss Physical Society. From 2003-2005 he was President of the European Physical Society. Currently he chairs the Swiss Commission for the Jungfraujoch Research Station of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT), and is a member of the editorial board of the European journal "Astronomy and Astrophysics Review" and of the Board of Directors of the Europhysics Letters (EPL) Association.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Observing Photons in Space
Book Subtitle: A Guide to Experimental Space Astronomy
Editors: Martin C. E. Huber, Anuschka Pauluhn, J. Len Culhane, J. Gethyn Timothy, Klaus Wilhelm, Alex Zehnder
Series Title: ISSI Scientific Report Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7804-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7803-4Published: 12 December 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4661-7Published: 17 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7804-1Published: 11 December 2013
Series ISSN: 2946-1278
Series E-ISSN: 2946-1286
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XVI, 731
Number of Illustrations: 152 b/w illustrations, 161 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry