Very High Angular Resolution Imaging: Proceedings of the 158th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at the Women's College, University of Sydney, Australia, 11-15 January 1993 / Edition 1

by J.G. Robertson, W.J. Tango

Overview

The 1990s are proving to be a very exciting p&iod for high angular resolution astronomy. At radio wavelengths a combination of new array instruments and pow­ erful imaging algorithms have generated images of unprecedented resolution and quality. In the optical and infrared, the great technical difficulties associated with constructing separated-aperture interferometers have been largely overcome, and many new instruments are now operating or are being developed. As these pro­ grams start to produce observational results they will be able to draw extensively on the experience gained by the radio-interferometry community. Thus it seemed that the time was ripe for a meeting which would bring together workers from all wavelength ranges to discuss the details of the science and art of "Very High Angular Resolution Imaging" . While the main emphasis of Symposium No. 158 was on high resolution techniques from the radio, mm-wave, infrared and optical bands, it also provided an opportunity for presentation of astronomical results from these techniques. As well as giving our colleagues from the Northern Hemisphere a break from midwinter, the location of the Symposium in Australia recognised the continuing development of astronomical interferometry in this country, especially the recent completion of the Australia Telescope radio array, and the progress toward com­ missioning of the Sydney University Stellar Interferometer. A number of the par­ ticipants visited these instruments during the post-symposium tour.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792326328
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	12/31/1993
Series:	International Astronomical Union Symposia , #158
Edition description:	1994
Pages:	504
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Radio/Optical comparisons.- Transfer of Techniques.- Imaging Techniques.- Radio Array Instruments.- Optical and Infrared Interferometers and Arrays.- Instrumentation and Techniques.- Imaging Theory.- Impact of Technology I: Radio and Millimeter Waves.- Impact of Technology II: Optical and Infrared.- Adaptive Optics and Seeing.- Aperture Distributions.- Imaging Results: Radio and Millimeter Waves.- Imaging Results: Optical and Infrared.- Astrometry.- Frontier Techniques.- Future Prospects.- Indexes.- Index of authors.- Index of subjects.- Index of objects.- Index of instruments.

Editorial Reviews

The proceedings of the 158th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at the U. of Sydney, Australia, January 1993, comprise invited and contributed papers in the areas of: radio/optical comparisons, transfer of techniques, imaging techniques, radio array instruments, optical and infrared interferometers and arrays, instrumentation and techniques, imaging theory, impact of technology--radio and millimeter waves/optical and infrared, adaptive optics and seeing, aperture distributions, imaging results--radio and millimeter waves/optical and infrared, astrometry, frontier techniques, and future prospects. Includes the text of a public lecture given by Nobel Laureate C.H. Townes on "Surprise and Sociology in Multi-Disciplinary Sciences." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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