Astronomical optics
This book provides a unified treatment of the characteristics of telescopes of all types, both those whose performance is set by geometrical aberrations and the effect of the atmosphere, and those diffraction-limited telescopes designed for observations from above the atmosphere. The emphasis throug...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
San Diego :
Academic Press
c2000.
|
| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Subjects: | |
| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009755199106719 |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Astronomical Optics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1. A Bit of History; 1.2. Approach to Subject; 1.3. Outline of Book; Chapter 2. Preliminaries: Definitions and Paraxial Optics; 2.1. Sign Conventions; 2.2. Paraxial Equation for Refraction; 2.3. Paraxial Equation for Reflection; 2.4. Two-Surface Refracting Elements; 2.5. Two-Mirror Telescopes; 2.6. Stops and Pupils; 2.7. Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Chapter 3. Fermat's Principle: An Introduction; 3.1. Fermat's Principle in General; 3.2. Fermat's Principle and Refracting Surfaces
- 3.3. Wave Interpretation of Fermat's Principle3.4. Fermat's Principle and Reflecting Surfaces; 3.5. Conic Sections; 3.6. Fermat's Principle and the Atmosphere; 3.7. Concluding Remarks; References; Bibliography; Chapter 4. Introduction to Aberrations; 4.1. Reflecting Conics and Focal Length; 4.2. Spherical Aberration; 4.3. Reflecting Conics and Finite Object Distance; 4.4. Off-Axis Aberrations; 4.5. Aberration Compensation; References; Bibliography; Chapter 5. Fermat's Principle and Aberrations; 5.1. Application to Surface of Revolution; 5.2. Evaluation of Aberration Coefficients
- 5.3. Ray and Wavefront Aberrations5.4. Summary of Aberration Results, Stop at Surface; 5.5. Aberrations for Displaced Stop; 5.6. Aberrations for Multisurface Systems; 5.7. Curvature of Field; 5.8. Aberrations for Decentered Pupil; 5.9. Concluding Remarks; Appendix A: Comparison with Seidel Theory; References; Bibliography; Chapter 6. Reflecting Telescopes; 6.1. Paraboloid; 6.2. Two-Mirror Telescopes; 6.3. Alignment Errors in Two-Mirror Telescopes; 6.4. Three-Mirror Telescopes; 6.5. Four-Mirror Telescopes; 6.6. Concluding Remarks; References; Bibliography
- Chapter 7. Schmidt Telescopes and Cameras7.1. General Schmidt Configuration; 7.2. Characteristics of Aspheric Plate; 7.3. Schmidt Telescope Example; 7.4. Achromatic Schmidt Telescope; 7.5. Solid- and Semisolid-Schmidt Cameras; References; Bibliography; Chapter 8. Catadioptric Telescopes and Cameras; 8.1. Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes; 8.2. Cameras with Meniscus Correctors; 8.3. All-Reflecting Wide-Field Systems; References; Chapter 9. Auxiliary Optics for Telescopes; 9.1. Field Lenses, Flatteners; 9.2. Prime Focus Correctors; 9.3. Cassegrain Focus Correctors; 9.4. Cassegrain Focal Reducers
- 9.5. Atmospheric Dispersion Correctors9.6. Fiber Optics; References; Bibliography; Chapter 10. Diffraction Theory and Aberrations; 10.1. Huygens-Fresnel Principle; 10.2. Perfect Image: Circular Aperture; 10.3. The Near Perfect Image; 10.4. Comparison: Geometric Aberrations and the Diffraction Limit; 10.5. Diffraction Integrals and Fourier Theory; References; Bibliography; Chapter 11. Transfer Functions; Hubble Space Telescope; 11.1. Transfer Functions and Image Characteristics; 11.2. Hubble Space Telescope, Prelaunch Expectations; 11.3. Hubble Space Telescope, Postlaunch Reality
- 11.4. Concluding Remarks
