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050	0	0	_aQB51.3.I45 _bA37 1999
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245	0	0	_aAdaptive optics in astronomy / _cedited by François Roddier.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1999.
300			_a1 online resource (411 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016).
505	0	0	_tHistorical context / _rF. Roddier -- _tImaging through the atmosphere / _rF. Roddier -- _tThe design of an adaptive optics system -- _tTheoretical aspects / _rF. Roddier -- _tWave-front compensation devices / _rM. Sechaud -- _tWave-front sensors / _rG. Rousset -- _tControl techniques / _rP.-Y. Madec -- _tPerformance estimation and system modeling / _rM. Northcott -- _tAdaptive optics with natural guide stars -- _tThe COME-ON/ADONIS systems / _rG. Rousset, J.-L. Beuzit -- _tThe UH-CFHT systems / _rF. Roddier, F. Rigaut -- _tAdaptive optics in solar astronomy / _rJ. Beckers -- _tAdaptive optics with laser beacons -- _tOverview of adaptive optics with laser beacons / _rD. Sandler -- _tThe design of laser beacon AO systems / _rD. Sandler -- _tLaser beacon adaptive optics systems / _rD. Sandler -- _tThe impact of adaptive optics in astronomy -- _tObserving with adaptive optics / _rP. Lena, O. Lai -- _tAstronomical results / _rP. Lena, O. Lai -- _tFuture expectations / _rF. Roddier.
520			_aAdaptive optics is a powerful new technique used to sharpen telescope images blurred by the Earth's atmosphere. This authoritative book is the first dedicated to the use of adaptive optics in astronomy. Mainly developed for defence applications, the technique of adaptive optics has only recently been introduced in astronomy. Already it has allowed ground-based telescopes to produce images with sharpness rivalling those from the Hubble Space Telescope. The technique is expected to revolutionise the future of ground-based optical astronomy. Written by an international team of experts who have pioneered the development of the field, this timely volume provides both a rigorous introduction to the technique and a comprehensive review of current and future systems. It is set to become the standard reference for graduate students, researchers and optical engineers in astronomy and other areas of science where adaptive optics is finding exciting new applications.
650		0	_aImaging systems in astronomy.
650		0	_aAstronomical instruments.
650		0	_aOptics, Adaptive.
700	1		_aRoddier, F. _q(François), _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521553759
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511525179
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