The Design and Construction of Large Optical Telescopes

Buch | Hardcover

508 Seiten

2003
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-95512-4 (ISBN)

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There is no dearth of books on telescope optics and, indeed, optics is clearly a keyelementinthedesignandconstructionoftelescopes.Butitisbynomeans the only important element. As telescopes become larger and more costly, other aspects such as structures, pointing, wavefront control, enclosures, and project management become just as critical. Although most of the technical knowledge required for all these ?elds is available in various specialized books, journal articles, and technical reports, they are not necessarily written with application to telescopes in mind. This bookisa?rstattemptatassemblinginasingletextthebasicastronomicaland engineering principles used in the design and construction of large telescopes. Itsaimistobroadlycoverallmajoraspectsofthe?eld,fromthefundamentals ofastronomicalobservationto optics, controlsystems,structural,mechanical, andthermalengineering,aswellasspecializedtopicssuchassiteselectionand program management. This subject is so vast that an in-depth treatment is obviously imprac- cal. Our intent is therefore only to provide a comprehensive introduction to the essential aspects of telescope design and construction. This book will not replace specialized scienti?c and technical texts. But we hope that it will be useful for astronomers, managers, and systems engineers who seek a basic understanding of the underlying principles of telescope making, and for s- cialists who wish to acquaint themselves with the fundamental requirements and approaches of their colleagues in other disciplines.

Astronomical Observations.- Instruments.- Design Methods and Project Management.- Telescope Optics.- Stray Light Control.- Telescope Structure and Mechanisms.- Pointing and Control.- Active and Adaptive Optics.- Thermal Control.- Integration and Verification.- Observatory Enclosure.- Observatory Sites.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.1.2003
Reihe/Serie	Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
Zusatzinfo	XXIV, 508 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Optik
	Technik ► Bauwesen
	Technik ► Maschinenbau
ISBN-10	0-387-95512-7 / 0387955127
ISBN-13	978-0-387-95512-4 / 9780387955124
Zustand	Neuware