The Emission-Line Universe [Paperback]

A valuable reference on emission lines and the astrophysical objects that produce them, for researchers and graduate students.Devoted to the study of emission lines and the astrophysical objects that produce them, this book presents lectures from the eighteenth Winter School of the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute (IAC). Written by prestigious researchers and experienced observers, it is a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students.Devoted to the study of emission lines and the astrophysical objects that produce them, this book presents lectures from the eighteenth Winter School of the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute (IAC). Written by prestigious researchers and experienced observers, it is a valuable reference for researchers and graduate students.This book presents lectures by prestigious researchers and experienced observers from the eighteenth Winter School of the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute (IAC), devoted to emission lines and the astrophysical objects 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, from the first stars to objects in our Galaxy. It includes practical tutorials for data reduction, making this a truly valuable reference for researchers and graduate students.Preface; 1. What can emission lines tell us? G. StasiDska; 2. The observer's perspective: emission-line surveys M. Giavalisco; 3. The astrophysics of early galaxy formation P. Madau; 4. Primeval galaxies D. Schaerer; 5. Active galactic nuclei B. M. Peterson; 6. Chemical evolution F. Matteucci; 7. Galactic sources of emission lines S. Eikenberry; 8. Narrow band imaging S. Pascual and B. Cedr?s; 9. Long-slit spectroscopy M. S?nchez and A. M. Garc?a; 10. Basic principles of tunable filters H. Casta?eda and A. Bongiovanni.