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This chapter contains a broad introduction to astronomical instruments and detectors. The basic design principles for cameras, spectrometers, polarimeters, and interferometers are given, together with some practical material on instrument building techniques, including vacuum-cryogenic methods. Different detector technologies are introduced, such as CCDs and infrared arrays, together with basic information on semiconductors.
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McLeanProfessor, I., Larkin, J., FitzgeraldDr., M. (2013). Instrumentation and Detectors. In: Oswalt, T.D., McLean, I.S. (eds) Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5621-2_12
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