Description
The study of the universe in Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) wavelengths is a relatively new branch of astronomy. Lying between the X-ray and UV bands, Extreme Ultraviolet has proved to be a valuable wavelength for the study of specific groups of astronomical objects, including white dwarf stars and stellar coronae, as well as the interstellar medium.
This text describes the development of astronomy in the EUV wavelength range, from the first rocket-based experiments in the late 1960s through to the latest satellite missions. Discussions of the results from the most important space projects are followed by an analysis of the contributions made by EUV astronomy to the study of specific groups of astronomical objects.Within this framework, the book provides detailed material on the tools of EUV astronomy, dealing with the instrumentation, observational techniques and modelling tools for the interpretation of data. Prospects for future EUV missions are discussed and a catalogue of known EUV sources is included.
This timely text will be of great value to graduate students and researchers. It is the first to give a complete overview of EUV astronomy, and comes at the end of a major phase of discovery in the field.
Contents
1 Introduction to the Extreme Ultraviolet: first source discoveries
2 The first space observatories
3 Roentgen Satellit: the first EUV sky survey
4 The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer and ALEXIS sky surveys
5 Spectroscopic instrumentation and analysis techniques
6 Spectroscopy of stellar sources
7 Structure and ionisation of the local interstellar medium
8 Spectroscopy of white dwarfs
9 Cataclysmic variables and related objects
10 Extragalactic photometry and spectroscopy
11 EUV astronomy in the 21st century