TY - BOOK AU - Huber,Martin C.E. AU - Pauluhn,Anuschka AU - Culhane,J.Len AU - Timothy,J.Gethyn AU - Wilhelm,Klaus AU - Zehnder,Alex ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Observing Photons in Space: A Guide to Experimental Space Astronomy T2 - ISSI Scientific Report Series SN - 9781461478041 AV - QB1-991 U1 - 520 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York, NY PB - Springer New York, Imprint: Springer KW - Physics KW - Remote sensing KW - Astronomy KW - Astrophysics KW - Cosmology KW - Atoms KW - Spectroscopy KW - Microscopy KW - Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology KW - Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics KW - Spectroscopy and Microscopy KW - Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry N1 - From the Contents: Part I: Observing Photons in Space -- Part II: Energy and Wavelength Regions -- Part III: Techniques and Systems -- Part IV: Detectors -- Chapter 20: Detector Types Used in Space -- Part V: Polarimetry -- Part VI: General Techniques -- Part VII: Space Environment N2 - An ideal resource for lecturers, this book provides a comprehensive review of experimental space astronomy. The number of astronomers whose knowledge and interest is concentrated on interpreting observations has grown substantially in the past decades; yet, the number of scientists who are familiar with and capable of dealing with instrumentation has dwindled.  All of the authors of this work are leading and experienced experts and practitioners who have designed, built, tested, calibrated, launched and operated advanced observing equipment for space astronomy. This book also contains concise information on the history of the field, supported by appropriate references. Moreover, scientists working in other fields will be able to get a quick overview of the salient issues of observing photons in any one of the various energy, wavelength and frequency ranges accessible in space. This book was written with the intention to make it accessible to advanced undergraduate and graduate students UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7804-1 ER -