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The fundamentals of imaging : from particles to galaxies / Michael M. Woolfson

Author
Woolfson, Michael M. (Michael Mark)
Published
London : Imperial College Press, [2012]
Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub.
Copyright Date
©2012
Physical Description
xiv, 360 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

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Contents
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.
Summary
Illustrates the range of imaging tools, 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.
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ISBN
9781848166851 (pbk.)
1848166850 (pbk.)
9781848166844
1848166842
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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