Title
The fundamentals of imaging [electronic resource] : from particles to galaxies / by Michael M. Woolfson.
ISBN
9781848166868 (electronic bk.)
9781848166844
1848166842
9781848166851 (pbk.)
1848166850 (pbk.)
Publication Details
Singapore ; London : World Scientific, 2012.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 360 p.) : ill.
Call Number
TK8315 .W66 2012eb
Summary
It is through images that we understand the form and function of material objects, from the fundamental particles that are the constituents of matter to galaxies that are the constituents of the Universe. Imaging must be thought of in a flexible way as varying from just the detection of objects - a blip on a screen representing an aircraft or a vapour trail representing the passage of an exotic particle - to displaying the fine detail in the eye of an insect or the arrangement of atoms within or on the surface of a solid. The range of imaging tools, both in the type of wave phenomena used and in the devices that utilize them, is vast. This book will illustrate this range, with wave phenomena covering the entire electromagnetic spectrum and ultrasound, and devices that vary from those that just detect the presence of objects to those that image objects in exquisite detail. The word 'fundamentals' in the title has meaning for this book. There will be no attempt to delve into the fine technical details of the construction of specific devices but rather the book aims to give an understanding of the principles behind the imaging process and a general account of how those principles are utilized.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
The human visual system
The evolution of the eye
Waves and image formation
Seeing small objects
Photography and the recording of images
Detecting and imaging with infrared radiation
Radar
Imaging the universe with visible and near-visible radiation
Imaging the universe with longer wavelengths
Imaging the universe with shorter wavelengths
Images of the earth and planets
Images for entertainment
Detection and imaging with sound and vibrations
Medical imaging
Images of atoms
Images of particles.
