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Astronomical Spectroscopy

Name: Astronomical Spectroscopy
Author: Jonathan Tennyson

An Introduction to the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Astronomical Spectroscopy

Jonathan Tennyson,

284 pages
English
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eBook - ePub

Astronomical Spectroscopy

An Introduction to the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Astronomical Spectroscopy

Jonathan Tennyson,

About this book

The third edition of Astronomical Spectroscopy examines the physics necessary to understand and interpret astronomical spectra. It offers a step-by-step guide to the atomic and molecular physics involved in providing astronomical spectra starting from the relatively simple hydrogen atom and working its way to the spectroscopy of small molecules.

Based on UCL course material, this book uses actual astronomical spectra to illustrate the theoretical aspects of the book to give the reader a feel for such spectra as well as an awareness of what information can be retrieved from them. It also provides comprehensive exercises, with answers given, to aid understanding.

Contents:

Why Record Spectra of Astronomical Objects?
The Nature of Spectra
Atomic Hydrogen
Complex Atoms
Helium Spectra
Alkali Atoms
Spectra of Nebulae
Spectra in Magnetic Fields
X-Ray Spectra
Line Profiles
Molecular Structure
Rotational Spectra
Vibration-Rotation Spectra
Electronic Spectra of Diatomic Molecules
Solutions to Model Problems
Further Reading and Bibliography
Index

Readership: Undergraduates and postgraduates studying astronomical spectroscopy.Spectroscopy;Emission;Absorption;Quantum Mechanics;Astrophysics;Observation;Light;Starlight0 Key Features:

Comprehensive introduction of the physics that underpins astronomical spectroscopy
Taught using actual astronomical spectra which are explained and interpretted
Comprehensive exercise (with answers at back) to aid understanding

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