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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Chapter 1 – Astrophysical information
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Chapter 2 – Photometry
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Chapter 5 – Detection systems
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Chapter 7 – Stochastic processes & noise
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Chapter 8 – Optics
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Chapter 9 – Interference
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Chapter 10 – Spectroscopy
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Chapter 11 – Ultraviolet, x-ray, and gamma ray astronomy
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