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The emission-line universe
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ISBN: 9780511552038 9780521898867 9781107404670 0511464355 9780511464355 9780511465093 0511465092 1281982512 9781281982513 0511552033 0521898862 1107202221 9781107202221 9786611982515 6611982515 0511462778 9780511462771 0511462026 9780511462023 0511463561 9780511463563 Year: 2009 Publisher: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press

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Emission lines provide a powerful tool to study the physical properties and chemical compositions of astrophysical objects in the Universe, from the first stars to objects in our galaxy. The analysis of emission lines allows us to estimate the star formation rate and initial mass function of ionizing stellar populations, and the properties of active galactic nuclei. This book presents lectures from the eighteenth Winter School of the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute (IAC), devoted to emission lines and the astrophysical objects that produce them. Written by prestigious researchers and experienced observers, it covers the formation of emission lines and the different sources that produce them. It shows how emission lines in different wavelengths, from ultraviolet to near infrared, can provide essential information on understanding the formation and evolution of astrophysical objects. It also includes practical tutorials for data reduction, making this a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students.


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3D spectroscopy in astronomy : XVII Canary Island Winter School of Astrophysics
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ISBN: 9780511770654 9780521895415 9781107403475 9780511769863 0511769865 0521895413 1107212006 1282651668 9786612651663 0511765401 0511769024 0511766793 0511770650 0511768184 Year: 2010 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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Simultaneously storing both spectral and spatial information, 3D spectroscopy offers a new way to tackle astrophysical problems, and opens up new lines of research. Since its inception in the eighties and early nineties, research in this field has grown enormously. Large telescopes all around the world are now equipped with integral field units, and two instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope will have integral field spectroscopic capabilities. Nowadays, more effort is dedicated to refining techniques for reducing, analysing and interpreting the data obtained with 3D spectrographs. Containing lectures from the seventeenth Winter School of the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute, this book explores 3D spectroscopy techniques and data. A broad and balanced presentation of research in this field, it introduces astronomers to a new generation of instruments, widening the appeal of integral field spectroscopy and helping it become a powerful tool in tackling astrophysical problems.

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