Scientific Detectors for Astronomy: The Beginning of a New Era (Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Volume 300) (Hardcover)

by P. Amico (Editor), J.W. Beletic (Editor), J. Beletic (Editor) "It is an honor and a privilege to say a few words at the beginning of this exciting and timely meeting..." (more)
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These proceedings are from the fifth workshop of a series that concentrated on optical CCDs for the first four installments. At this workshop, for the first time, our "bandpass" was broadened to include infrared detectors. Every leading manufacturer, all major astronomical observatories and the experts in the field gathered on the Big Island of Hawaii for a week long workshop dedicated to scientific detectors for astronomy. This book captures the spirit of a unique event that was both an intensive exchange of technical information and a very friendly gathering of a cooperative community. The state-of-the-art papers include the latest technologies from detector manufacturers, observatory plans, instrumentation applications, electronics, extremely large focal planes, testing techniques and space missions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 625 pages
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic; 1 edition (March 22, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 140201788X
• ISBN-13: 978-1402017889
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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