Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomy [Paperback]

This book describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet wavelength range.This text describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength range. 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. This timely text 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. It will be of great value to graduate students and researchers.This text describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength range. 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. This timely text 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. It will be of great value to graduate students and researchers.This book describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength range, from the first rocket-based experiments in the late 1960s through to the latest satellite missions. It 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 catalog of known EUV sources is included.Preface; List of abbreviations; 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. Caló+