The Principles of Astronomical Telescope Design [electronic resource] / by Jingquan Cheng.

Fundamentals of Optical Telescopes -- Mirror Design For Optical Telescopes -- Telescope Structures and Control System -- Advanced Techniques for Optical Telescopes -- Space Telescope Projects and their Development -- Fundamentals of Radio Telescopes -- Radio Telescope Design -- Millimeter and Submillimeter Wavelength Telescopes -- Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-Ray, and Gamma Ray Telescopes -- Gravitational Wave, Cosmic Ray and Dark Matter Telescopes -- Review of Astronomical Telescopes.

This volume presents a complete summary of the author's twenty five years of experience in telescope design. It provides a general introduction to every aspect of telescope design and discusses the theory behind telescope design in depth. Telescope component design is also covered. The book pays particular attention to technologies such as active and adaptive optics, aperture synthesis, holographic surface measurement, infrared signal modulation, wavefront, curvature, and phasing sensors, as well as x-ray and gamma ray imaging. The principles behind these technologies are also discussed with an eye towards their practical applications, resulting in a book that bridges practical telescope engineering and advanced physics theory. Originally published in Chinese, The Principles of Astronomical Telescope Design is highly regarded by the Chinese astronomical community. This English language version is intended for postgraduate students, engineers and scientists in the fields of astronomy, optics, particle physics, space science and related fields.