Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy (Paperback)

Preface
Atomic Processes

INTRODUCTION TO SPECTROSCOPY
Historical background
Types of spectroscopy

THE PHYSICS OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES
Sommerfeld's refinements
Space quantization
Atomic structure
Other viewpoints
Quantum/wave mechanics

ATOMIC ENERGY LEVELS
Multiple electron atoms
^IL-S coupling
Space quantization
Term formation
Closed shells and subshells
Notation
Hyperfine structure

TRANSITIONS
Basics
Selection rules
Transition probabilities
Absorption and emission coefficients
Ionization and recombination
X-ray spectra

SPECTRA OF MOLECULES
Introduction
Rotational transitions
Vibrational transitions
Electronic transitions

RADIATION IN THE PRESENCE OF FIELDS
Zeeman effect
Stark effect
Free-free radiation
Synchrotron and gyrosynchrotron radiation
Cerenkov radiation
The Faraday effect

SPECTROSCOPY OF SOLID MATERIALS

ASTRONOMICAL SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES

OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPES
Introduction
Diffraction gratings
Grating problems
Diffraction grating spectroscopes
Prisms
Prism spectroscopes
Fourier transform spectroscope (Michelson interferometer)
Fabry-P^D'erot etalons

SPECIALIZED OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES FOR ASTRONOMY
Introduction
Detectors
Guiding
Widening
Image dissectors
Dekkers
Long slit spectroscopy
Comparison spectra
Flexure
Temperature
Exposures

EXAMPLES OF OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPES
Introduction
A small basic spectroscope
A conventional Cassegrain spectroscope
Transmission grating spectroscopes
Coud^D'e spectroscopes
A GRISM-based spectroscope
Multi-object spectroscopes
An echelle grating spectroscope
Infrared spectroscopes
Spacecraft-borne spectroscopes
Fabry-P^D'erot spectroscopes
Fourier transform spectroscopes
Objective prism spectroscopes
The future
Spectroscopy of astronomical sources

SPECTRAL CLASSIFICATION
Spectral class
The non-core classes
The luminosity class

RADIAL VELOCITIES
Introduction
Traditional approach to radial velocity determination
Objective prism spectra
Machine-readable spectra
Griffin's method
Line identification

SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
Introduction
Spectral calibration
Photometric calibration
Line strengths
Line broadening
Pressure broadening
Doppler broadening
Magnetic fields
Other effects

STARS
Introduction
Distance
Temperature
Element abundances
Variable stars
The Sun

PLANETS AND OTHER MINOR BODIES OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Introduction
Planetary atmospheres and comets
Planetary surfaces
Rotation

NEBULAE AND THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM
Nebulae
The interstellar medium

EXTRA-GALACTIC OBJECTS
Introduction
Distances
Spectra
Ages
Sizes
Background radiation

APPENDICES
Conversion formulae
Term formation of equivalent electrons

Bibliography
Constants
Index