Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy

Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy
Author: C.R. Kitchin
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781420050691

A concise introduction, Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy appeals to the newcomer of astronomical spectroscopy and assumes no previous specialist knowledge. Beginning from the physical background of spectroscopy with a clear explanation of energy levels and spectroscopic notation, the book proceeds to introduce the main techniques of optical spectroscopy and the range of instrumentation that is available. With clarity and directness, it then describes the applications of spectroscopy in modern astronomy, such as the solar system, stars, nebulae, the interstellar medium, and galaxies, giving an immediate appeal to beginners.

Recent Advances in Spectroscopy

Recent Advances in Spectroscopy
Author: Rajat K. Chaudhuri
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2010-06-16
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642103227

In recent years there have been great advances in the fields of laboratory and astronomical spectroscopy. These have been equally matched by large-scale computations using state-of-the-art theoretical methods. The accurate atomic opacities that are available today play a great role in the field of biomedical research using nanotechnology. The proceedings of the "International Conference on Recent Advances in Spectroscopy: Theoretical, Experimental and Astrophysical Perspectives" contain both invited and contributory papers, which give the most recent results by the peers in the areas of theoretical and experimental atomic physics as well as observational astrophysics.

Spectroscopie du 19Ne par diffusion inélastique

Spectroscopie du 19Ne par diffusion inélastique
Author: Jean-Christophe Dalouzy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2008
Genre:
ISBN:

L’observation gamma des explosions novae est l’un des objectifs des télescopes spatiaux comme INTEGRAL. Selon les modèles astrophysiques la raie la plus intense du spectre gamma des novae est celle ayant une énergie de 511 keV. Cette raie provient essentiellement de l’annihilation des b+ venant de la décroissance du noyau de 18F. L’interprétation astrophysique des observations gamma ne pourra se faire que si la nucléosynthèse du 18F est bien comprise. Actuellement, la mauvaise connaissance du taux de la réaction 18F(p,alpha)15O, lié à la structure du noyau composé 19Ne, engendre une incertitude d’un facteur 300 sur l’abondance du 18F dans les novae. Dans le but de réduire ces incertitudes, une expérience de diffusion inélastique d’un faisceau de noyaux radioactifs 19Ne sur une cible de proton (19Ne(p,p’)19Ne*) a été réalisée au laboratoire de Louvain la Neuve. Elle a permis d’étudier notamment plusieurs états excités du 19Ne au dessus des seuils alpha (3.55 MeV) et proton (6.42 MeV). L’étude des distributions angulaires des particules émises (proton ou alpha) par les états excités du 19Ne a permis d’assigner pour la première fois le spin de nombreux niveaux connus. De plus, un nouvel état 1/2 + large, pouvant influencer fortement le facteur astrophysique, a été observé pour la première fois.

Spectroscopy of Astrophysical Plasmas

Spectroscopy of Astrophysical Plasmas
Author: A. Dalgarno
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 376
Release: 1987-06-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521269278

A group of acknowledged experts describe the use of spectroscopy as a diagnostic probe of astronomical environments. The broad sweep of the book enables good coverage to be given to all the situations in which plasmas are encounteres in astronomical investigations. Specifically, the articles include quasars, Seyfert galaxies, active galactic nuclei, the solar chromosphere and corona, galactic HII regions, circumstellar shells, interstellar gas, supernova remnants and interstellar clouds. The book includes an account of the basic aspects of spectroscopy in a chapter on laboratory astrophysics. The book was stimulated by the extraordinary contributions to astronomical spectroscopy of Leo Goldberg, and is dedicated to him. Throughout, this book is written with the needs of students in astronomy and astrophysics in mind. Each chapter includes a summary or conclusions about the future direction of research. Furthermore there are extensive bibliographies. This textbook is therefore an excellent introduction to research in astrophysics and it will act as a pathfinder to the primary literature.

The Analysis of Starlight

The Analysis of Starlight
Author: J. B. Hearnshaw
Publisher: CUP Archive
Total Pages: 554
Release: 1990-04-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521399166

This book presents a detailed pedagogical account of the equation of state and its applications in several important and fast growing topics in theoretical physics, chemistry and engineering. This book is the storv of the analysis of starlight by astronomical spectroscopy. It describes the development of the subject from the time of Joseph Fraunhofer, who, in 1814, used a telescope-mounted prism to observe the spectral light emitted from several bright stars. He discovered that light was missing at certain colours (wavelengths) in the starlight, and these so-called spectral lines were subsequently shown to hold clues to the nature of the stars themselves. The book explains how the classification of stars using their line spectra developed into a major branch of astronomy whilst new methods in astrophysics made possible the approximate quantitative analysis of spectral lines in the 1920s and 1930s. After the Second World War these techniques were considerably improved when computers were programmed to model the structure of the outer layers of stars. Basic concepts in spectroscopy and spectral analysis are also covered and. finally. Dr Hearnshaw comments on the stellar spectroscopy of some individual star.

Interpreting Astronomical Spectra

Interpreting Astronomical Spectra
Author: David Emerson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 490
Release: 1996-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Interpreting Astronomical Spectra D. Emerson Institute for Astronomy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edingurgh "Interpreting Astronomical Spectra" describes how physical conditions such as temperature, density and composition can be obtained from the spectra of a broad range of astronomical environments ranging from the cold interstellar medium to very hot coronal gas and from stellar atmospheres to quasars. In this book the author has succeeded in providing a coherent and integrated approach to the interpretation of astronomical spectroscopy, placing the emphasis on the physical understanding of spectrum formation rather than on instrumental considerations. MKS units and consistent symbols are employed throughout so that the fundamental ideas common to diverse environments are made clear and the importance of different temperature ranges and densities can be seen. Aimed at senior undergraduates and graduates studying physics, astronomy and astrophysics, this book will also appeal to the professional astronomer.