High Resolution Imaging

“The present volume focusses on modern detecting systems, technologies, and designs, evaluations and calibration, and control electronics, and touches on scientific applications and results, mostly astronomical and mostly in the infrared. I spent quite a while admiring Table A.3, the Zernike polynomials for various optical aberrations. I predict that the volume will be a valuable resource for astronomers and students involved in the design of modern instrumentation or attempting to make use of data with instrumentation that they did not design.”

~Prof Virginia Trimble, The Observatory

“This unique book describes the current evolution of astronomical instruments in the way of high-resolution observations. Considerable progress has occurred during the recent decades with interferometric arrays of optical elements feeding light from stars, galaxies, etc., to highly sensitive detectors, particularly photon-counting cameras. Together with their evolution since the 1970s, the description of both components in these systems provides a useful account of their application. The book nicely specifies the special requirements for detectors, which must respond fast for mitigating the degrading effect of the atmospheric turbulence. It should be of interest to professional and amateur astronomers, particularly those who may want to attempt forms of high-resolution observation, some of which are becoming widely accessible.”

~Antoine Labeyrie, Emeritus Professor, Collège de France, France

“Prof. Saha has done a splendid job by presenting a succinct description of the principles and applications of radiation detectors used for high-resolution imaging in visible and infrared astronomy. The scope of the book, however, extends to all areas of high-resolution imaging, and the book will be a welcome addition to the library of anyone interested in learning about the state of the art in the field.”

~Prof. Lakshminarayan Hazra, University of Calcutta, India

“Swapan Saha is the author of the 2010 monograph Aperture Synthesis: Methods and Applications to Optical Astronomy, which deals primarily with the principles of optical interferometry, data recovery and processing, and results important for stellar astronomy. In the present volume, Saha has used his expertise in instrumentation and data analysis to expand his horizons to a wider range of high-resolution imaging techniques, essential characteristics of detectors and control electronics, and other wavelength ranges and kinds of astronomical sources. This book will be a valuable resource for astronomers and students involved in the design of modern instrumentation and attempting to take and make use of data with instrumentation that they did not design.”

~Prof. Virginia Trimble, University of California, Irvine, USA