Astrotomography: Indirect Imaging Methods in Observational Astronomy

T.R. Marsh (auth.), Henri M.J. Boffin, Jan Cuypers, Danny Steeghs (eds.)3540422137, 9783540422136

This comprehensive and unique reference work on astro-tomography is based on expanded and suitably edited contributions to the 1st International Workshop on Astro-tomography. The focus is on studying indirect imaging and subsequent reconstruction techniques with applications in all areas of observational astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. Detailed subject and object indexes, together with a list of useful resources on the Internet, will help the reader to use this book in a most efficient way.

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Table of contents :
Doppler Tomography….Pages 1-26
Mapping the Peculiar Binary GP Com….Pages 27-32
Hα-Emission Doppler Tomography of Long-Period Cataclysmic Variable Stars….Pages 33-38
Doppler Tomography of the Dwarf Nova IY UMa During Quiescence….Pages 39-44
Spiral Waves in Accretion Discs— Observations….Pages 45-68
Spiral Waves in Accretion Discs— Theory….Pages 69-87
Spiral Shocks in an Inviscid Simulation of Accretion Flow in a Close Binary System….Pages 88-93
Imaging the Secondary Stars in Cataclysmic Variables….Pages 94-118
Statistics of Isolated Emission Sources in Cataclysmic Variables….Pages 119-126
Tomography of Polars….Pages 127-154
Tomography of Magnetic Accretion Flows….Pages 155-174
The Geometrical Configuration of Polars and Possible Reconstruction Artefacts of Eclipse Mapping Methods….Pages 175-182
Spot Mapping in Cool Stars….Pages 183-206
Imaging the Magnetic Topologies of Cool Active Stars….Pages 207-231
Differential Rotation of Close Binary Stars: Application to HR 1099….Pages 232-237
Magnetic Doppler Imaging of Chemically Peculiar Stars….Pages 238-243
Stokes Imaging of the Accretion Region in Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables….Pages 244-251
Doppler Images of the M Dwarf RE 1816 +541….Pages 252-260
The Method of Spectra Disentangling and Its Links to Doppler Tomography….Pages 261-268
Fourier Disentangling of Composite Spectra….Pages 269-275
Doppler Tomography of Eclipsing and Non-eclipsing Algols….Pages 276-300
Tomography of the Atmosphere of Long-Period Variable Stars….Pages 301-306
Eclipse Mapping of Accretion Discs….Pages 307-331
Physical Parameter Eclipse Mapping….Pages 332-358
Applications of Indirect Imaging Techniques in X-ray Binaries….Pages 359-377
Doppler Tomography of XTE J2123-058 and Other Neutron Star LMXBs….Pages 378-385
Echo Mapping of Active Galactic Nuclei….Pages 386-415
Echoes in X-ray Binaries: Mapping the Accretion Flow….Pages 416-423