Further developments in scientific optical imaging : [the proceedings of the International Conference on Scientific Optical Imaging held in Georgetown, Grand Cayman on 2-5 December 1998

The number of researchers using imaging devices in their work continues to increase rapidly. Disciplines including astronomy, biology, chemistry, physics and manufacturers of imaging devices, optical components and complete optical systems are recognising the enormous potential. Further Developments in Scientific Optical Imaging brings together the latest information on commercial and academic research, development and applications in scientific optical imaging, from state-of-the-art devices to exciting explorations in space. Topics range from a new generation of CCDs, through spectroscopic applications of CTDs, to improved image processing and new applications for microscopy and spectroscopy. Experts from around the world provide overviews of important aspects of optical imaging, such as design considerations, device fabrication and integration, and data reduction. Comprehensive and international in coverage, this book will be welcomed by developers, manufacturers and users of this technology in universities, observatories and businesses around the world. Annotation Astronomers, spectroscopists, chemists, device and camera system developers and manufacturers, and optical specialists perhaps did a little optical imaging of their own when they gathered on sunny Grand Cayman Island in elsewhere-chilly December 1998 for an international conference on solid-state imaging detector technology. Emphasizing communication and cross-fertilization among disciplines, they supplied the volume with 19 papers on such topics as new developments in three- dimensional imaging with optical microscopes, integrating elemental and molecular imaging, spectral imaging with a prism-based spectrometer, and high-speed array detectors with sub-electron read noise. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) When four teenagers on a school trip at a Lyme Bay activity centre died in 1993, it sparked a major public debate on the safety of outdoor pursuits.