3D spectroscopy in astronomy: XVII Canary Island Winter School of Astrophysics

Simultaneously storing both spectral and spatial information, 3D spectroscopy offers a new way to tackle astrophysical problems, and opens up new lines of research. Since its inception in the eighties and early nineties, research in this field has grown enormously. Large telescopes all around the wo...

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Corporate Author: Canary Islands Winter School on Astrophysics < 2005, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias> (Author)
Other Authors: Mediavilla, E. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010
Series:Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics
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Summary:Simultaneously storing both spectral and spatial information, 3D spectroscopy offers a new way to tackle astrophysical problems, and opens up new lines of research. Since its inception in the eighties and early nineties, research in this field has grown enormously. Large telescopes all around the world are now equipped with integral field units, and two instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope will have integral field spectroscopic capabilities. Nowadays, more effort is dedicated to refining techniques for reducing, analysing and interpreting the data obtained with 3D spectrographs. Containing lectures from the seventeenth Winter School of the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute, this book explores 3D spectroscopy techniques and data. A broad and balanced presentation of research in this field, it introduces astronomers to a new generation of instruments, widening the appeal of integral field spectroscopy and helping it become a powerful tool in tackling astrophysical problems
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Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 271 pages)
ISBN:9780511770654
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511770654

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