High Time Resolution Astrophysics (HTRA) is an important new window to the universe and a vital tool in understanding a range of phenomena from diverse objects and radiative processes. This importance is demonstrated in this volume with the description of a number of topics in astrophysics, including quantum optics, cataclysmic variables, pulsars, X-ray binaries and stellar pulsations to name a few. Underlining this science foundation, technological developments in both instrumentation and detectors are described. These instruments and detectors combined cover a wide range of timescales and can measure fluxes, spectra and polarisation. These advances make it possible for HTRA to make a big contribution to our understanding of the Universe in the next decade.
| ISBN: | 9789048176571 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 2010 |
| Author: | Don Phelan, Oliver Ryan, Andrew Shearer |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Netherlands |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 350 pages |
| Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library |
| Genres: |
Astrophysics Scientific standards, measurement etc Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment and methods Solar system: the Sun and planets Applied physics Astronomy, space and time |