Introduction to Spectropolarimetry - Jose Carlos del Toro Iniesta

Introduction to Spectropolarimetry

Buch | Softcover
244 Seiten
2007
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-03648-1 (ISBN)
59,80 inkl. MwSt
Spectropolarimetry embraces the most complete and detailed measurement and analysis of light, as well as its interaction with matter. This book provides an introductory overview of the area, and will be a valuable reference for graduates and researchers in astrophysics, solar physics and optics.
Spectropolarimetry embraces the most complete and detailed measurement and analysis of light, as well as its interaction with matter. This book provides an introductory overview of the area, which plays an increasingly important role in modern solar observations. Chapters include a comprehensive description of the polarization state of polychromatic light and its measurement, an overview of astronomical (solar) polarimetry, the radiative transfer equation for polarized light, and the formation of spectral lines in the presence of a magnetic field. Most topics are dealt with within the realm of classical physics, although a small amount of quantum mechanics is introduced where necessary. This text will be a valuable reference for graduates and researchers in astrophysics, solar physics and optics.

Jose Carlos del Toro Iniesta is a Tenure Scientist at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía in Spain.

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Historical introduction; 2. A review of some basic concepts; 3. The polarization properties of quasi-monochromatic light; 4. Linear optical systems acting on polarized light; 5. Solar polarimetry; 6. Absorption and dispersion; 7. The radiative transfer equation; 8. The RTE in the presence of a magnetic field; 9. Solving the radiative transfer equation; 10. Stokes spectrum diagnostics; 11. Inversion of the RTE; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 31.5.2007
Zusatzinfo 2 Tables, unspecified; 17 Halftones, unspecified; 41 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 169 x 243 mm
Gewicht 394 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Optik
ISBN-10 0-521-03648-8 / 0521036488
ISBN-13 978-0-521-03648-1 / 9780521036481
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