@article{840269,
      author = {Sutton, Edmund Charles.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/840269},
      title = {Observational astronomy techniques and instrumentation /  [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Cambridge University Press,},
      abstract = {"Astronomy is fundamentally an observational science and  as such it is important for astronomers and astrophysicists  to understand how their data are collected and analyzed.  This book is a comprehensive review of current  observational techniques and instruments. Featuring  instruments such as Spitzer, Herschel, Fermi, ALMA,  Super-Kamiokande, SNO, IceCube, the Auger Observatory, LIGO  and LISA, the book discusses the capabilities and  limitations of different types of instruments. It explores  the sources and types of noise and provides statistical  tools necessary for interpreting observational data. Due to  the increasingly important role of statistical analysis,  the techniques of Bayesian analysis are discussed, along  with sampling techniques and model comparison. With topics  ranging from fundamental subjects such as optics,  photometry and spectroscopy, to neutrinos, cosmic rays and  gravitational waves, this book is essential for graduate  students in astronomy and physics"--},
      recid = {840269},
      pages = {xxiv, 394 p., [8] p. of plates :},
      address = {Cambridge ;},
      year = {2012},
}