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In this chapter we shall introduce the subject of photometry: this involves the definition, the measurement, and the calibration of the physical quantities associated with the energy transported by electromagnetic radiation. We shall not discuss here the calibration of other parameters which are important for the astrophysical interpretation of observations, such as the measurement of angular distances (astrometry) or wavelength calibration, which will be discussed in Chap. 7.
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Some references from the bibliography to Chap. 5 are also relevant.
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Léna, P. (1988). Photometry. In: Observational Astrophysics. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02554-3_3
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