Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Peter Nisenson, 1941–2004
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic concepts: a qualitative introduction
- 3 Interference, diffraction and coherence
- 4 Aperture synthesis
- 5 Optical effects of the atmosphere
- 6 Single-aperture techniques
- 7 Intensity interferometry
- 8 Amplitude interferometry: techniques and instruments
- 9 The hypertelescope
- 10 Nulling and coronagraphy
- 11 A sampling of interferometric science
- 12 Future ground and space projects
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Index
List of Illustrations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Peter Nisenson, 1941–2004
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic concepts: a qualitative introduction
- 3 Interference, diffraction and coherence
- 4 Aperture synthesis
- 5 Optical effects of the atmosphere
- 6 Single-aperture techniques
- 7 Intensity interferometry
- 8 Amplitude interferometry: techniques and instruments
- 9 The hypertelescope
- 10 Nulling and coronagraphy
- 11 A sampling of interferometric science
- 12 Future ground and space projects
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Index
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- Chapter
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- An Introduction to Optical Stellar Interferometry , pp. xii - xxviiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006