Buch, Englisch, 233 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1180 g
The Evolution from Optical to Radio Reference Frames
Buch, Englisch, 233 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1180 g
Reihe: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
ISBN: 978-3-540-67436-8
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Raumfahrt
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geodäsie, Kartographie, GIS, Fernerkundung
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
- Geowissenschaften Geologie Geodäsie, Kartographie, Fernerkundung
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Fundamental Catalogues.- 1.1 Introductory Remarks.- 1.2 Objectives of Fundamental Catalogues.- 1.3 Background of Conventional Fundamental Catalogues.- 1.4 Inertial Reference Systems and Frames.- 1.5 Precession and Nutation.- 1.6 Determination of the Luni-solar Precession.- 1.7 Conventional Stellar Celestial Reference Systems.- 1.8 Conventional Extragalactic Celestial Reference Systems.- 2. The Conventional Fundamental Catalogue FK5.- 2.1 Historical Review.- 2.2 The FK5 Celestial Reference System.- 2.3 First Principles of Compiling the FK5.- 2.4 Scope of the FK5 Work.- 2.5 Transition to the Standard Epoch J2000.0.- 2.6 Organization of the FK5.- 3. Contributions of Space Astrometry to Fundamental Catalogues.- 3.1 Astrometric Space Missions.- 3.2 The Astrometry Satellite Hipparcos.- 3.3 Observing Principle.- 3.4 Organization of the Data Reduction.- 3.5 From Photons to Grid Coordinates.- 3.6 Reduction to Reference Great Circles.- 3.7 Sphere Solution.- 3.8 Construction of the Hipparcos Catalogue.- 4. Astrometry with Radio Interferometers.- 4.1 Radio Astronomy.- 4.2 Techniques of Radio Interferometry.- 4.3 The Observables.- 4.4 Requirements for Astrometry.- 5. Fundamental Catalogues of Extragalactic Radio Sources.- 5.1 System Definition.- 5.2 Some Specific Features of the ICRS Definition.- 5.3 The Extragalactic System Versus the FK5 System.- 5.4 Building Blocks for Catalogue Establishment.- 5.5 Methods of Fundamental Catalogue Construction.- 6. The International Celestial Reference Frame: ICRF.- 6.1 The Principles of ICRF Construction.- 6.2 Appraisal of the Origins, Context, and Role of the ICRF.- 6.3 Accuracy Assessment of the ICRF.- 6.4 Future Maintenance of the ICRF.- 7. Hipparcos Catalogue Tie with Conventional Celestial Reference Frames.- 7.1 Link with the Extragalactic Reference Frame.- 7.2 Link with the FK5 Reference Frame.- 7.3 Testing the Rigidity of the FK5 Frame.- 7.4 Refinement of the Hipparcos Link with the Extragalactic Reference Frame.- 8. Future Prospects.- 8.1 Interdependence of Astrometry and Fundamental Catalogues.- 8.2 Prospective Observational Techniques.- 8.3 Prospects for the Celestial Reference Frame.- Epilogue.- References.