Detection of Light From the Ultraviolet to the Submillimeter

Detection of Light provides a comprehensive overview of the important approaches to photon detection from the ultraviolet to the submillimeter spectral regions. This expanded and fully updated second edition discusses recently introduced types of detector such as superconducting tunnel junctions, ho...

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Main Author Rieke, George
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 17.10.2002
Edition2
Subjects
Bereavement
Infrared detectors
Optical detectors
Photon detectors
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Summary:Detection of Light provides a comprehensive overview of the important approaches to photon detection from the ultraviolet to the submillimeter spectral regions. This expanded and fully updated second edition discusses recently introduced types of detector such as superconducting tunnel junctions, hot electron bolometer mixers, and fully depleted CCDs, and also includes historically important devices such as photographic plates. Material from many disciplines is combined into a comprehensive and unified treatment of the detection of light, with emphasis on the underlying physical principles. Chapters have been thoroughly reorganised to make the book easier to use, and each includes problems with solutions as appropriate. This self-contained text assumes only an undergraduate level of physics, and develops understanding as it is needed. It is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and will provide a valuable reference for professionals in astronomy, engineering and physics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780521816366
9780511001468
052181636X
0521017106
0511001460
9780521017107
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511606496