Astrophysical Techniques

by Christopher R. Kitchin

Providing a comprehensive and clear account of the instruments and techniques used in modern astronomy and astrophysics, the fourth edition of Astrophysical Techniques continues to offer information on all astronomical observations. Retaining the aims of earlier editions, the author unifies the concepts through lucid language and cohesive organization of the book.

Revised and updated, this book encompasses an ever-diverging array of observational techniques using the detection-imaging-ancillary instruments pattern. The first several sections emphasize the detection of radiation or other information carrier as well as the instruments and techniques used to facilitate and optimize that detection. Later chapters discuss photometers and spectroscopes in detail while also examining the techniques of astrometry, polarimetry, and magnetometry.

New to the Fourth

Genres: Textbooks, Astronomy, Physics, Science

474 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Christopher R. Kitchin AKA Chris Kitchin & C.R. Kitchin

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent survey of the major techniques and instruments used to make observations and data reduction in astronomy today.