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Photometric Concepts and Magnitudes

  • Karttunen H
  • Kröger P
  • Oja H
  • et al.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, (2017), 91-102
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-53045-0_4
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Abstract

Most astronomical observations utilise electromagnetic radiation in one way or another. We can obtain information on the physical nature of a radiation source by studying the energy distribution of its radiation. We shall now introduce some basic concepts that characterise electromagnetic radiation.

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Karttunen, H., Kröger, P., Oja, H., Poutanen, M., & Donner, K. J. (2017). Photometric Concepts and Magnitudes. In Fundamental Astronomy (pp. 91–102). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53045-0_4

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