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Noda, Hirofumi |
X-ray Studies of the Central Engine in Active Galactic Nuclei with Suzaku |
I10257 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Chen, James |
The Vixen Star Book User Guide |
I10240 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Yamamoto, Satoshi |
Introduction to Astrochemistry |
I10229 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Franklin, Allan |
The Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force |
I10212 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Vidal Navarro, Matias |
Diffuse Radio Foregrounds |
I10207 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Elbers, Astrid |
The Rise of Radio Astronomy in the Netherlands |
I10198 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Urbach, H. Paul |
3rd International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications |
I10194 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| 28 |
Keller, Warren A |
Inside PixInsight |
I10186 |
2016 |
eBook |
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| 29 |
van Putten, Maurice H. P. M |
Introduction to Methods of Approximation in Physics and Astronomy |
I10183 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Cunningham, Clifford J |
Bode???s Law and the Discovery of Juno |
I10164 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| Title | X-ray Studies of the Central Engine in Active Galactic Nuclei with Suzaku |
| Author(s) | Noda, Hirofumi |
| Publication | Singapore, Springer Singapore, 2016. |
| Description | XV, 153 p. 95 illus., 33 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The aim of this research was to use the X-ray satellite Suzaku to establish a picture of a central engine that effectively converts the gravitational energy of accreting matter onto the supermassive black hole to a huge amount of radiation in an active galactic nucleus. Although the engine is known to consist of a Comptonizing corona and an accretion disk, its image has remained unclear because primary emissions, coming directly from the engine, cannot be identified in X-ray spectra without models. The book describes a technique of time variability assisted spectral decomposition to model-independently examine X-ray signals, and how this was applied to the Suzaku archive data of active galactic nuclei. As a result, at least three distinct primary X-ray components have been discovered in an X-ray from an active galactic nucleus, presumably indicating a novel picture that the engine is composed of multiple coronae with different physical properties in an accretion flow. Furthermore, the determination of the spectral shapes of the primary X-rays has a significant impact on estimations of black hole spins, because it is essential to quantify reprocessed X-ray spectra. The successful model-independent decomposition of X-ray spectral components with flux variations of active galactic nuclei is likely to be effective in future data analyses from the soon-to-be-launched Japanese X-ray satellite ASTRO-H, which is capable of achieving unprecedented fine spectros copy and broad energy band coverage |
| ISBN,Price | 9789812877215 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Measurement Science and Instrumentation
6. Measurement??????
7. Observations, Astronomical
8. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS
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| Title | The Vixen Star Book User Guide : How to Use the Star Book TEN and the Original Star Book |
| Author(s) | Chen, James;Chen, Adam |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XII, 292 p. 276 illus., 271 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is for anyone who owns, or is thinking of owning, a Vixen Star Book Ten telescope mount or its predecessor. A revolution in amateur astronomy has occurred in the past decade with the wide availability of high tech, computer-driven, Go-To telescopes. Vixen Optics is leading the way by offering the Star Book Ten system, with its unique star map graphics software. The Star Book Ten is the latest version of computer telescope control using star map graphics as a user interface, first introduced in the original Star Book first offered in 2003. The increasingly complicated nature of this software means that learning to optimize this program is not straightforward, and yet the resulting views when all features are correctly deployed can be phenomenal. After a short history of computerized Go-To telescopes for the consumer amateur astronomer market, Chen offers a treasury of technical information. His advice, tips, and solutions aid the user in getting the most out of the Star Book Ten system in observing sessions |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319215938 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Observations, Astronomical
7. Popular Science in Astronomy
8. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
9. Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems
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| I10240 |
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| Title | Introduction to Astrochemistry : Chemical Evolution from Interstellar Clouds to Star and Planet Formation |
| Author(s) | Yamamoto, Satoshi |
| Publication | Tokyo, Springer Japan, 2017. |
| Description | X, 286 p. 95 illus., 53 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This important book describes the basic principles of astrochemistry???an interdisciplinary field combining astronomy, physics, and chemistry???with particular emphasis on its physical and chemical background. Chemical processes in diffuse clouds, dense quiescent molecular clouds, star-forming regions, and protoplanetary disks are discussed. A brief introduction to molecular spectroscopy and observational techniques is also presented. These contents provide astronomers with a comprehensive understanding of how interstellar matter is evolved and brought into stars and planets, which is ultimately related to the origin of the solar system. The subject matter will also be understandable and useful for physical chemists who are interested in exotic chemical processes occurring in extreme physical conditions. The book is a valuable resource for all researchers beginning at the graduate level |
| ISBN,Price | 9784431541714 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Observations, Astronomical
6. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
7. PLANETOLOGY
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| I10229 |
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| Title | The Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force : Discovery, Pursuit, and Justification in Modern Physics |
| Author(s) | Franklin, Allan;Fischbach, Ephraim |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XII, 249 p. 93 illus., 4 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides the reader with a detailed and captivating account of the story where, for the first time, physicists ventured into proposing a new force of nature beyond the four known ones - the electromagnetic, weak and strong forces, and gravitation - based entirely on the reanalysis of existing experimental data. Back in 1986, Ephraim Fischbach, Sam Aronson, Carrick Talmadge and their collaborators proposed a modification of Newton???s Law of universal gravitation. Underlying this proposal were three tantalizing pieces of evidence: 1) an energy dependence of the CP (particle-antiparticle and reflection symmetry) parameters, 2) differences between the measurements of G, the universal gravitational constant, in laboratories and in mineshafts, and 3) a reanalysis of the E??tvos experiment, which had previously been used to show that the gravitational mass of an object and its inertia mass were equal to approximately one part in a billion. The reanalysis revealed that, contrary to Galileo???s position, the force of gravity was in fact very slightly different for different substances. The resulting Fifth Force hypothesis included this composition dependence and also added a small distance dependence to the inverse-square gravitational force. Over the next four years numerous experiments were performed to test the hypothesis. By 1990 there was overwhelming evidence that the Fifth Force, as initially proposed, did not exist. This book discusses how the Fifth Force hypothesis came to be proposed and how it went on to become a showcase of discovery, pursuit and justification in modern physics, prior to its demise. In this new and significantly expanded edition, the material from the first edition is complemented by two essays, one containing Fischbach???s personal reminiscences of the proposal, and a second on the ongoing history and impact of the Fifth Force hypothesis from 1990 to the present. < |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319284125 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. GRAVITATION
7. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
8. Measurement Science and Instrumentation
9. Measurement??????
10. Observations, Astronomical
11. Philosophy and science
12. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
13. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS
14. PHYSICS
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| Title | Diffuse Radio Foregrounds : All-Sky Polarisation, and Anomalous Microwave Emission |
| Author(s) | Vidal Navarro, Matias |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XLIV, 196 p. 124 illus., 28 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This extensive thesis work covers several topics, including intensity and polarization, focusing on a new polarization bias reduction method. Vidal studied data from the WMAP satellite, which is low signal-to-noise and as such has to be corrected for polarization bias. He presents a new method for correcting the data, based on knowledge of the underlying angle of polarization. Using this novel method, he sets upper limits for the polarization fraction of regions known to emit significant amounts of spinning dust emissions. He also studies the large-scale loops and filaments that dominate the synchrotron sky. The dominant features are investigated, including identification of several new features. For the North Polar Spur, a model of an expanding shell in the vicinity of the Sun is tested, which appears to fit the data. Implications for CMB polarization surveys are also discussed. In addition,??Vidal presents interferometric observations of the dark cloud LDN 1780 at 31 GHz and shows that the spinning dust hypothesis can explain the radio properties observed |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319262635 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. COSMOLOGY
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. Observations, Astronomical
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| I10207 |
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| Title | The Rise of Radio Astronomy in the Netherlands : The People and the Politics |
| Author(s) | Elbers, Astrid |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XIV, 240 p. 40 illus., 8 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Radio astronomy was born during the Second World War, but as this book explains, the history of early Dutch radio astronomy is in several respects rather anomalous in comparison to the development of radio astronomy in other countries. The author describes how these very differences led the Netherlands to become one of the world leaders in radio astronomy. Dominated by the Leiden astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort, the field embarked on an era of success, and to this day, the country still holds this leading position. To tell this story, the book focuses on three key events in the period 1940-1970, namely the construction of the radio telescopes in Kootwijk (1948), in Dwingeloo (1956), and in Westerbork (1970). These projects show that Dutch radio astronomers must not be seen as merely scientists, but also as strategic lobbyists, networkers and organizers in a specific political and economic context. It was in the process of planning, designing and constructing these instruments that the interests of the astronomers, industrial partners, politicians and lobby groups merged to create today's existing research centers for radio astronomy |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319490793 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
8. Observations, Astronomical
9. PHYSICS
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| I10198 |
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| Title | 3rd International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications : Beijing, China June 26 - 29th 2016 |
| Author(s) | Urbach, H. Paul;Zhang, Guangjun |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XI, 517 p. 301 illus., 207 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This volume contains selected and expanded contributions presented at the 3rd Symposium on Space Optical Instruments and Applications in Beijing, China June 28 ??? 29, 2016. This conference series is organised by the Sino-Holland Space Optical Instruments Laboratory, a cooperation platform between China and the Netherlands. The symposium focused on key technological problems of optical instruments and their applications in a space context. It covered the latest developments, experiments and results regarding theory, instrumentation and applications in space optics. The book is split across five topical sections. The first section covers space optical remote sensing system design, the second advanced optical system design, the third remote sensor calibration and measurement. Remote sensing data processing and information extraction is then presented, followed by a final section on remote sensing data applications. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319491844 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
5. Astronomy???Observations
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. LASERS
9. Observations, Astronomical
10. Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices
11. PHOTONICS
12. REMOTE SENSING
13. Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry
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| I10194 |
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| Title | Inside PixInsight |
| Author(s) | Keller, Warren A |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XXIV, 380 p. 257 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In this book, Warren Keller reveals the secrets of astro-image processing software PixInsight in a practical and easy to follow manner, allowing the reader to produce stunning astrophotographs from even mediocre data. As the first comprehensive post-processing platform to be created by astro-imagers for astro-imagers, it has for many, replaced the generic graphics editors as the software of choice. With clear instructions from Keller, astrophotographers can get the most from its tools to create amazing images. Capable of complex post-processing routines, PixInsight is also an advanced pre-processing software, through which astrophotographers calibrate and stack their exposures into completed master files.This is the most comprehensive resource on PixInsight to date. With screenshots to help illustrate the process, it is a vital guide |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319256825 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Image Processing and Computer Vision
7. Observations, Astronomical
8. OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Introduction to Methods of Approximation in Physics and Astronomy |
| Author(s) | van Putten, Maurice H. P. M |
| Publication | Singapore, Springer Singapore, 2017. |
| Description | XIII, 345 p. 90 illus., 71 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This textbook provides students with a solid introduction to the techniques of approximation commonly used in data analysis across physics and astronomy. The choice of methods included is based on their usefulness and educational value, their applicability to a broad range of problems and their utility in highlighting key mathematical concepts. Modern astronomy reveals an evolving universe rife with transient sources, mostly discovered - few predicted - in multi-wavelength observations. Our window of observations now includes electromagnetic radiation, gravitational waves and neutrinos. For the practicing astronomer, these are highly interdisciplinary developments that pose a novel challenge to be well-versed in astroparticle physics and data-analysis. The book is organized to be largely self-contained, starting from basic concepts and techniques in the formulation of problems and methods of approximation commonly used in computation and numerical analysis. This includes root finding, integration, signal detection algorithms involving the Fourier transform and examples of numerical integration of ordinary differential equations and some illustrative aspects of modern computational implementation. Some of the topics highlighted introduce the reader to selected problems with comments on numerical methods and implementation on modern platforms including CPU-GPU computing. Developed from lectures on mathematical physics in astronomy to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this book will be a valuable guide for students and a useful reference for practicing researchers. To aid understanding, exercises are included at the end of each chapter. Furthermore, some of the exercises are tailored to introduce modern symbolic computation |
| ISBN,Price | 9789811029325 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Mathematical Methods in Physics
8. Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation
9. Observations, Astronomical
10. PHYSICS
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| Title | Bode???s Law and the Discovery of Juno : Historical Studies in Asteroid Research |
| Author(s) | Cunningham, Clifford J |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XIII, 304 p. 205 illus., 39 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Johann Bode developed a so-called law of planetary distances best known as Bode???s Law. The story of the discovery of Juno in 1804 by Karl Harding tells how Juno fit into that scheme and is examined as it relates to the philosopher Georg Hegel???s 1801 thesis that there could be no planets between Mars and Jupiter. By 1804 that gap was not only filled but had three residents: Ceres, Pallas and Juno! When Juno was discovered no one could have imagined its study would call into question Newton???s law of gravity, or be the impetus for developing the mathematics of the fast Fourier transform by Carl Gauss. Clifford Cunningham, a dedicated scholar, opens to scrutiny this critical moment of astronomical discovery, continuing the story of asteroid begun in earlier volumes of this series. The fascinating issues raised by the discovery of Juno take us on an extraordinary journey. The revelation of the existence of this new class of celestial bodies transformed our understanding of the Solar System, the implications of which are thoroughly discussed in terms of Romantic Era science, philosophy, poetry, mathematics and astronomy. The account given here is based on both English and foreign correspondence and scientific papers, most of which are translated for the first time |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319328751 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY
6. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
7. Observations, Astronomical
8. PLANETOLOGY
9. SPACE SCIENCES
10. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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