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Thus far, many different astronomical instruments and techniques have been introduced without much explanation of the underlying physical principles. In this chapter each class of instrument is examined in more detail. For optical instruments, typical layouts are shown and the basic relationships involving spatial and spectral resolution are given. Each major type of detector is introduced and the basic properties of semiconductors are also presented.
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(2008). Instrumentation and detectors. In: Electronic Imaging in Astronomy. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76583-7_5
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