Extreme ultraviolet astronomy /

Main Author: Barstow, Martin A. 1958-
Other Authors: Holberg, J. B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Series:Cambridge astrophysics series ; 37
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=120309
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction to the Extreme Ultraviolet: first source discoveries; 2 The first space observatories; 3 Roentgen Satellit: the first EUV sky survey; 4 The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer and ALEXIS sky surveys; 5 Spectroscopic instrumentation and analysis techniques; 6 Spectroscopy of stellar sources; 7 Structure and ionisation of the local interstellar medium; 8 Spectroscopy of white dwarfs; 9 Cataclysmic variables and related objects; 10 Extragalactic photometry and spectroscopy.