| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 390 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge astrophysics series ; 37
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Cambridge astrophysics series ; 37.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-386) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
Describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet wavelength range, from the first rocket-based experiments to the latest satellite missions. This timely book for graduate students and researchers comes at the end of a major phase of discovery in the field. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ultraviolet astronomy.
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Ultraviolet astronomy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Holberg, J. B.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Barstow, Martin A. (Martin Adrian), 1958- Extreme ultraviolet astronomy. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003 0521580587 (DLC) 2002073705 (OCoLC)50064500 |
| ISBN |
0511065760 (electronic book) |
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9780511065767 (electronic book) |
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0511067895 |
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9780511067891 |
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9780521580588 (hardback) |
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0521580587 (hardback) |
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0521580587 (hardback) |
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