Author: Vladas Vansevicius
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401003610
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Astrometry from space was performed for the first time and with great success by the ESA Hipparcos satellite (1989-93). This mission was designed as an as trometry mission, but the use of a photon counting detector made it possible to produce very important photometric results: the most accurate astronomical pho tometry ever by the main Hipparcos mission in a very broad band of 120000 stars, and the two-colour Tycho-2 photometry of 2.5 million stars. The cornerstone ESA mission GAIA was approved in October 2000 for launch not later than 2012. This mission will use CCDs in time-delayed integration mode instead of the photo-cathode detectors used in Hipparcos. Due to the higher quantum efficiency of the CCDs, simultaneous integration of many stars, and larger tele scope apertures GAIA will utilize the star light a million times more efficiently than Hipparcos, resulting in astrometry and multi-colour photometry for one billion stars. GAIA photometry is crucial for the scientific utilization of the astrometric results, and the photometric data have a high scientific content in themselves.
Census of the Galaxy: Challenges for Photometry and Spectrometry with GAIA
Author: Vladas Vansevicius
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401003610
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Astrometry from space was performed for the first time and with great success by the ESA Hipparcos satellite (1989-93). This mission was designed as an as trometry mission, but the use of a photon counting detector made it possible to produce very important photometric results: the most accurate astronomical pho tometry ever by the main Hipparcos mission in a very broad band of 120000 stars, and the two-colour Tycho-2 photometry of 2.5 million stars. The cornerstone ESA mission GAIA was approved in October 2000 for launch not later than 2012. This mission will use CCDs in time-delayed integration mode instead of the photo-cathode detectors used in Hipparcos. Due to the higher quantum efficiency of the CCDs, simultaneous integration of many stars, and larger tele scope apertures GAIA will utilize the star light a million times more efficiently than Hipparcos, resulting in astrometry and multi-colour photometry for one billion stars. GAIA photometry is crucial for the scientific utilization of the astrometric results, and the photometric data have a high scientific content in themselves.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401003610
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Astrometry from space was performed for the first time and with great success by the ESA Hipparcos satellite (1989-93). This mission was designed as an as trometry mission, but the use of a photon counting detector made it possible to produce very important photometric results: the most accurate astronomical pho tometry ever by the main Hipparcos mission in a very broad band of 120000 stars, and the two-colour Tycho-2 photometry of 2.5 million stars. The cornerstone ESA mission GAIA was approved in October 2000 for launch not later than 2012. This mission will use CCDs in time-delayed integration mode instead of the photo-cathode detectors used in Hipparcos. Due to the higher quantum efficiency of the CCDs, simultaneous integration of many stars, and larger tele scope apertures GAIA will utilize the star light a million times more efficiently than Hipparcos, resulting in astrometry and multi-colour photometry for one billion stars. GAIA photometry is crucial for the scientific utilization of the astrometric results, and the photometric data have a high scientific content in themselves.
Eclipsing Binary Stars: Modeling and Analysis
Author: Josef Kallrath
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441906991
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Astronomers learn much of what they know about the mass, brightness, and size of stars by observing binary systems, in which two stars orbit each other, periodically cutting off the others light. This book provides astronomers with a guide to specifying an astrophysical model for a set of observations, selecting an algorithm to determine the parameters of the model, and estimating the errors of the parameters.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441906991
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Astronomers learn much of what they know about the mass, brightness, and size of stars by observing binary systems, in which two stars orbit each other, periodically cutting off the others light. This book provides astronomers with a guide to specifying an astrophysical model for a set of observations, selecting an algorithm to determine the parameters of the model, and estimating the errors of the parameters.
Baltic Astronomy
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1896
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1896
Book Description
A Giant Step: From Milli- to Micro- Arcsecond Astrometry (IAU S248)
Author: International Astronomical Union. Symposium
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521874700
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
State-of-the-art review of the growing field of astrometry, for researchers and graduate students.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521874700
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
State-of-the-art review of the growing field of astrometry, for researchers and graduate students.
Observatory Operations
Author: David R. Silva
Publisher: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Proceedings of SPIE present the original research papers presented at SPIE conferences and other high-quality conferences in the broad-ranging fields of optics and photonics. These books provide prompt access to the latest innovations in research and technology in their respective fields. Proceedings of SPIE are among the most cited references in patent literature.
Publisher: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Proceedings of SPIE present the original research papers presented at SPIE conferences and other high-quality conferences in the broad-ranging fields of optics and photonics. These books provide prompt access to the latest innovations in research and technology in their respective fields. Proceedings of SPIE are among the most cited references in patent literature.
Index of Conference Proceedings
Author: British Library. Document Supply Centre
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conference proceedings
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conference proceedings
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
Census of the Galaxy
Author: Vladas Vansevičius
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astrometry
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astrometry
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
GAIA Spectroscopy, Science and Technology
Author: Ulisse Munari
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Exoplanet Science Strategy
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030947941X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
The past decade has delivered remarkable discoveries in the study of exoplanets. Hand-in-hand with these advances, a theoretical understanding of the myriad of processes that dictate the formation and evolution of planets has matured, spurred on by the avalanche of unexpected discoveries. Appreciation of the factors that make a planet hospitable to life has grown in sophistication, as has understanding of the context for biosignatures, the remotely detectable aspects of a planet's atmosphere or surface that reveal the presence of life. Exoplanet Science Strategy highlights strategic priorities for large, coordinated efforts that will support the scientific goals of the broad exoplanet science community. This report outlines a strategic plan that will answer lingering questions through a combination of large, ambitious community-supported efforts and support for diverse, creative, community-driven investigator research.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030947941X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
The past decade has delivered remarkable discoveries in the study of exoplanets. Hand-in-hand with these advances, a theoretical understanding of the myriad of processes that dictate the formation and evolution of planets has matured, spurred on by the avalanche of unexpected discoveries. Appreciation of the factors that make a planet hospitable to life has grown in sophistication, as has understanding of the context for biosignatures, the remotely detectable aspects of a planet's atmosphere or surface that reveal the presence of life. Exoplanet Science Strategy highlights strategic priorities for large, coordinated efforts that will support the scientific goals of the broad exoplanet science community. This report outlines a strategic plan that will answer lingering questions through a combination of large, ambitious community-supported efforts and support for diverse, creative, community-driven investigator research.