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1.1.4.1 The Photoelectric Effect |
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1.1.6 Detector Parameters |
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1.1.8 Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs) |
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1.1.8.2 Charge Injection Devices (CIDs) |
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1.1.8.3 CCDs -- The Future |
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1.1.9 Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (2) |
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1.1.9.2 Avalanche Photodiode |
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28 | (2) |
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1.1.9.3 Single Photon Avalanche Photodiodes |
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30 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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1.1.11 Photomultipliers (PMTs) |
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30 | (2) |
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1.1.12 Superconducting Tunnel Junction (STJ) Detectors |
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32 | (1) |
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1.1.13 Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) or Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs) |
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32 | (1) |
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1.1.14 Future Possibilities |
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33 | (2) |
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1.1.15 Infrared Detectors |
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35 | (1) |
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1.1.15.1 Photoconductive Cells |
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37 | (2) |
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1.1.15.3 Other Types of Detectors |
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39 | (2) |
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1.1.15.4 Astronomical Applications |
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41 | (4) |
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1.1.16 Ultraviolet Detectors |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (1) |
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1.1.17 Noise, Uncertainties, Errors, Precision and Accuracy |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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1.1.17.4 Errors and Uncertainties in Data Reduction, Analysis, and Presentation |
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51 | (5) |
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56 | (1) |
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1.1.18.1 Telescopes from the Beginning |
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58 | (19) |
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77 | (1) |
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80 | (10) |
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1.1.20 Telescopes in Space |
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91 | (3) |
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1.1.22 Real-Ti me Atmospheric Compensation |
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97 | (3) |
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1.1.22.2 Wavefront Sensing |
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100 | (2) |
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1.1.22.3 Wavefront Correction |
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102 | (2) |
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1.1.23 Future Developments |
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104 | (4) |
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1.1.24 Observing Domes, Enclosures and Sites |
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108 | (2) |
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1.2 Radio and Microwave Detection |
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110 | (21) |
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110 | (1) |
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1.2.2 Detectors and Receivers |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (3) |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (11) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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1.3 X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Detection |
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131 | (28) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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1.3.2.2 Proportional Counters |
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133 | (1) |
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1.3.2.3 Scintillation Detectors |
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134 | (2) |
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1.3.2.4 Pair Production Detectors |
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136 | (1) |
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1.3.2.5 Gas Scintillation Proportional Counters |
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136 | (1) |
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1.3.2.6 Compton Interaction Detectors |
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136 | (1) |
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1.3.2.7 Solid-State Detectors |
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137 | (2) |
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1.3.2.8 MicroChannel Plates |
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139 | (2) |
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1.3.2.9 Cerenkov Detectors |
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141 | (1) |
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1.3.2.10 Future Possibilities |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (3) |
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1.3.4.2 Coincidence Detectors |
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146 | (1) |
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1.3.4.4 Reflecting Telescopes |
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146 | (5) |
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1.3.5 Resolution and Image Identification |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (1) |
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1.3.6.1 Grating Spectrometers |
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153 | (3) |
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1.3.6.2 Bragg Spectrometers |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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1.3.8 Observing Platforms |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (12) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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1.4.2.1 Real-Time Methods |
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161 | (3) |
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1.4.2.2 Residual Track Detectors |
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164 | (1) |
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1.4.2.3 Indirect Detectors |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (2) |
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169 | (1) |
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1.4.4.1 Atmospheric Effects |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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1.4.4.3 Terrestrial Magnetic Field |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (15) |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (1) |
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1.5.2.1 Direct Cerenkov Detectors |
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174 | (6) |
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1.5.2.2 Indirect Cerenkov Detectors |
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180 | (1) |
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1.5.2.3 Radiochemical Detectors |
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180 | (3) |
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1.5.2.4 Scintillator-Based Detectors |
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183 | (2) |
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1.5.2.5 Acoustic Detectors |
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185 | (1) |
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1.5.2.6 Indirect Detectors |
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185 | (1) |
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1.5.2.7 Other Types of Detectors |
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185 | (1) |
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1.6 Gravitational Radiation |
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186 | (27) |
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1.6.1 The Quite Remarkable GW150914 |
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186 | (4) |
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190 | (3) |
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193 | (2) |
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1.6.3.1 Direct Resonant Detectors |
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195 | (1) |
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1.6.3.2 Direct, Non-Resonant Detectors |
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195 | (10) |
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1.6.3.3 Pulsar Timing Arrays |
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205 | (6) |
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1.6.3.4 Indirect Detectors |
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211 | (1) |
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211 | (2) |
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1.7 Dark Matter and Dark Energy Detection |
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213 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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1.7.2 Dark Matter and Dark Energy Detectors |
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216 | (1) |
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1.7.2.1 Non-Baryonic Dark Matter -- Direct Detectors |
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216 | (4) |
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1.7.2.2 Non-Baryonic Dark Matter -- Indirect Detectors |
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220 | (2) |
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1.7.2.3 Non-Baryonic Dark Matter -- Making Your Own |
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222 | (1) |
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1.7.2.4 Dark Energy Detectors |
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223 | (4) |
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2.2.1 Requiem for a Well-Loved Friend |
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231 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Television and Related Systems |
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232 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Photon Counting Imaging Systems |
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2.5.2 Michelson Optical Stellar Interferometer |
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237 | (9) |
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2.5.3 Michelson Radio Interferometer |
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246 | (4) |
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250 | (6) |
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256 | (2) |
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2.5.6 Intensity Interferometer |
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258 | (3) |
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2.6 Speckle Interferometry |
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261 | (3) |
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264 | (9) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (1) |
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2.7.4 Stellar Coronagraphs |
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270 | (3) |
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273 | (9) |
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273 | (1) |
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2.8.2 Theoretical Principles |
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274 | (1) |
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2.8.2.1 Basic Radar Systems |
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274 | (3) |
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2.8.2.2 Synthetic Aperture Radar Systems |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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2.8.5 Ground Penetrating Radar |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (5) |
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2.9.3.2 Image Combination |
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284 | (1) |
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2.9.3.3 Spatial Filtering |
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284 | (1) |
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2.9.3.4 Ready-Made Computer Packages |
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285 | (2) |
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287 | (26) |
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3.2.1.2 Photographic Photometry |
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304 | (1) |
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3.2.1.3 CCD and Photoelectric Photometers |
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304 | (1) |
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3.2.2 Observing Techniques |
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305 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Data Reduction and Analysis |
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306 | (2) |
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3.2.4 High-Speed Photometry |
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4.1.2 Diffraction Gratings |
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325 | (1) |
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4.1.4.1 Fabry-Perot Interferometer |
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326 | (5) |
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4.1.4.2 Michelson Interferometer |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (23) |
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4.2.1 Basic Design Considerations |
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338 | (7) |
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4.2.2 Prism-Based Spectroscopes |
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345 | (1) |
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4.2.3 Grating Spectroscopes |
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346 | (5) |
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4.2.4 Integral Field Spectroscopy |
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351 | (2) |
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4.2.5 Multi-Object Spectroscopy |
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353 | (2) |
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4.2.6 Techniques of Spectroscopy |
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355 | (3) |
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358 | (2) |
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4.2.8 Future Developments |
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360 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Other Techniques |
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5.1.2.1 Coordinate Systems |
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362 | (2) |
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5.1.2.2 Position Angle and Separation |
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364 | (1) |
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5.1.4 Photographic Zenith Tube and the Impersonal Astrolabe |
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366 | (1) |
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5.1.6 Astrographs and Other Telescopes |
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367 | (1) |
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368 | (1) |
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5.1.8 Space-Based Systems |
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369 | (1) |
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5.1.10 Measurement and Reduction |
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371 | (2) |
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5.1.11 Sky Surveys and Catalogues |
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5.2.1.1 Stokes' Parameters |
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374 | (3) |
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5.2.2 Optical Components for Polarimetry |
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380 | (3) |
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5.2.3.1 Photoelectric Polarimeters |
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388 | (3) |
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5.2.4 Data Reduction and Analysis |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (19) |
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394 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Solar Telescopes -- Part 1 |
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394 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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395 | (3) |
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5.3.3 Solar Telescopes -- Part 2 |
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398 | (2) |
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400 | (1) |
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5.3.5 Narrow Band Filters |
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401 | (6) |
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407 | (1) |
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5.3.7 Pyrheliometer/Radiometer |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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5.3.9 Other Solar Observing Methods |
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409 | (2) |
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411 | (10) |
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411 | (1) |
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416 | (4) |
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5.4.3 Data Reduction and Analysis |
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420 | (1) |
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5.5 Experimental Astrophysics |
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421 | (1) |
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5.6 Computers and the Internet |
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422 | (4) |
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422 | (1) |
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5.6.2 Digital Sky Surveys and Catalogues |
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423 | (1) |
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5.6.3 Virtual Observatories |
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424 | (1) |
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5.6.4 Management of Large Data Samples |
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425 | (1) |
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5.7 Astronomy and the Real World |
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426 | (5) |
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426 | (1) |
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426 | (1) |
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427 | (1) |
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5.7.3 Pro-Am Collaborations and Citizen Science |
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429 | (2) |
Epilogue |
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431 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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