Introduction to Astronomical Photometry

By: Edwin Budding, Osman Demircan

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Hardcover | 28 May 2007 | Edition Number 2

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Completely updated, this second edition gives a broad review of astronomical photometry to provide an understanding of astrophysics from a data-based perspective. It explains the underlying principles of the instruments used, and the applications and inferences derived from measurements. Each chapter has been fully revised to account for the latest developments, including the use of CCDs. Highly illustrated, this book provides an overview and historical background of the subject before reviewing the main themes within astronomical photometry. The central chapters focus on the practical design of the instruments and methodology used. The book concludes by discussing specialised topics in stellar astronomy, concentrating on the information derived from the analysis of the light curves of variable stars and close binary systems. It includes numerous bibliographic notes and a glossary of terms. It is ideal for graduate students, academic researchers and advanced amateurs interested in practical and observational astronomy.

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Reviews from the first edition: 'This book usefully fills a gap between a simple popularist approach to photometry and a full-scale research monograph, and is a perfect starting-point for more advanced levels.' Europe Astronomy '... good practical guide to the many pitfalls involved in calibrating the instrumental colour equation, full of sensible advice in program design and error analysis.' The Observatory 'Budding's book is a particularly good introduction to the art and science of photometry ... The presentation is very good throughout and I would recommend the book to any astronomer interested in photometry.' Nick James, Astronomy Now '... a major rewrite of the first edition and includes much new material. ... this new edition recognises the important role which CCDs now play in this field. ... it is well written and readable and will repay careful study with a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of photometry than is offered by some other introductory texts. ... a comprehensive set of bibliographical notes and a list of references ... enable the reader to seek further information ... and greatly extend the usefulness of the book.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association '...well indexed ...this book has considerable breadth and depth, and will repay detailed study.' The Observatory

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Preface to first edition	p. xi
Preface to second edition	p. xv
Overview	p. 1
Scope of the subject	p. 1
Requirements	p. 2
Participants	p. 5
Targets	p. 6
Bibliographical notes	p. 8
References	p. 10
Introduction	p. 11
Optical photometry	p. 11
Historical notes	p. 14
Some basic terminology	p. 27
Radiation: waves and photons	p. 32
Bibliographical notes	p. 34
References	p. 37
Underlying essentials	p. 39
Radiation field concepts	p. 39
Black body radiation	p. 42
The Sun seen as a star	p. 44
The bolometric correction	p. 49
Stellar fluxes and temperatures	p. 51
Broadband filters: essential points	p. 56
Surface flux and colour correlations	p. 63
Absolute parameters of stars	p. 65
Bibliographical notes	p. 68
References	p. 70
Themes of astronomical photometry	p. 72
Extinction	p. 72
Broadband filters: data and requirements	p. 80
Photometry at intermediate bandwidths	p. 92
Narrowband photometry	p. 103
Fast photometry	p. 110
Photometry of extended objects	p. 116
Photopolarimetry	p. 138
Bibliographical notes	p. 151
References	p. 157
Practicalities	p. 161
Overview of basic instrumentation	p. 161
Detectors	p. 170
Conventional measurement methods	p. 192
Bibliographical notes	p. 200
References	p. 202
Procedures	p. 204
The standard stars experiment	p. 204
Differential photometry	p. 221
Application of CCD cameras	p. 231
Light curves of variable stars	p. 237
Bibliographical notes	p. 242
References	p. 245
Basic light curve analysis	p. 247
Light curve analysis: general outline	p. 247
Eclipsing binaries: basic facts	p. 249
Hand solution of light curves	p. 257
Computer-based analysis	p. 262
Bibliographical notes	p. 272
References	p. 276
Period changes in variable stars	p. 279
Variable stars and periodic effects	p. 279
Complexities in O-C diagrams	p. 284
Period changes: observational aspects	p. 288
Period changes: theoretical aspects	p. 298
Statistical data on Algol binaries	p. 301
Bibliographical notes	p. 303
References	p. 307
Close binary systems	p. 310
Coordinate transformation	p. 310
Orbital eccentricity	p. 312
Proximity effects	p. 316
The 16-parameter curve fitter	p. 320
Frequency domain analysis	p. 325
Narrowband photometry of binaries	p. 327
Bibliographical notes	p. 335
References	p. 338
Spotted stars	p. 341
Introductory background	p. 341
The photometric effects of starspots	p. 344
Application to observations	p. 348
Starspots in binary systems	p. 358
Analysis of light curves of RS CVn-like stars	p. 361
Bibliographical notes	p. 370
References	p. 373
Pulsating stars	p. 375
Introductory background	p. 375
The Baade-Wesselink procedure	p. 383
Six-colour data on classical cepheids	p. 388
Pulsational radii	p. 400
Bibliographical notes	p. 406
References	p. 409
Appendix	p. 411
Author index	p. 413
Subject index	p. 421
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