012629805X, Pages:352
This book provides a unified treatment of the characteristics of telescopes of all types, both those whose performance is set by geometrical aberrations and the effect of the atmosphere, and those diffraction-limited telescopes designed for observations from above the atmosphere. The emphasis throughout is on basic principles, such as Fermat's principle, and their application to optical systems specifically designed to image distant celestial sources. The book also contains thorough discussions of the principles underlying all spectroscopic instrumentation, with special emphasis on grating instruments used with telescopes. An introduction to adaptive optics provides the needed background for further inquiry into this rapidly developing area.
* Geometrical aberration theory based on Fermat's principle
* Diffraction theory and transfer function approach to near-perfect telescopes
* Thorough discussion of 2-mirror telescopes, including misalignments
* Basic principles of spectrometry; grating and echelle instruments
* Schmidt and other catadioptric telescopes
* Principles of adaptive optics
* Over 220 figures and nearly 90 summary tables
Table of Contents
Introduction
Preliminaries: Definitions and Paraxial Optics
Fermat's Principle: An Introduction. Introduction to Aberrations
Fermat's Principle and Aberrations
Reflecting Telescopes
Schmidt Telescopes and Cameras
Catadioptric Telescopes and Cameras
Auxiliary Optics for Telescopes
Diffraction Theory and Aberrations
Transfer Functions: Hubble Space Telescope
Spectrometry: Definitions and Basic Principles
Dispersing Elements and Systems
Grating Aberrations: Concave Grating Spectrometers
Adaptive Optics: An Introduction
Detectors, Signal-to-Noise, and Detection Limits
Large Mirrors and Telescope Arrays
Table of Symbols
Index.
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