These contributions by recognized authorities originate from a Royal Society discussion meeting held to review the most recent results obtained from the current generation of X-ray telescope research. The launch of Chandra and XMM-Newton has revolutionized research in X-ray astronomy over the past few years, and high quality X-ray observations now being made have had a major impact on topics ranging from protostars to cosmology. This book is a valuable reference for research astronomers and graduate students.
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In the past few years, the launch of Chandra and XMM-Newton has revolutionised research in X-ray astronomy. The high quality X-ray observations now being made have had a major impact on topics ranging from protostars to cosmology. The contributions in this work, by leading authorities in the field, originate from a Royal Society Discussion Meeting which was held to review the most recent results from the current generation of X-ray telescopes, and set them in context. The books is a valuable reference for research astronomers and graduate students.
About the Author
Andrew Fabian is a Royal Society Research Professor at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge.
Kenneth Pounds is Professor of Space Physics at the University of Leicester.
Roger Blandford is currently Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics at Caltech, California.
Kenneth Pounds is Professor of Space Physics at the University of Leicester.
Roger Blandford is currently Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics at Caltech, California.
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Before the historic discovery (Giacconi et al. 1962) of a bright X-ray source in the constellation of Scorpius, in June 1962, the expectation of astronomers was that observations in the ultraviolet (UV) and gamma-ray bands offered the best promise for exploiting the exciting new potential of space research. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lockman Hole, Chandra X-ray, San Francisco, Crab Nebula, Einstein Observatory, Asti Soc, Chandra Deep Field South, Circinus Galaxy, Cambridge University Press, Chandra Era, Imaging Spectrometer, New York, Proxima Centauri, The Royal Societe, American Institute of Physics, References Alexander, Van Speybroeck New!
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Before the historic discovery (Giacconi et al. 1962) of a bright X-ray source in the constellation of Scorpius, in June 1962, the expectation of astronomers was that observations in the ultraviolet (UV) and gamma-ray bands offered the best promise for exploiting the exciting new potential of space research. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lockman Hole, Chandra X-ray, San Francisco, Crab Nebula, Einstein Observatory, Asti Soc, Chandra Deep Field South, Circinus Galaxy, Cambridge University Press, Chandra Era, Imaging Spectrometer, New York, Proxima Centauri, The Royal Societe, American Institute of Physics, References Alexander, Van Speybroeck New!
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- X-Ray Astronomy (Astrophysics and Space Science Library) by R. Giacconi on page 188
- Frontiers of X-Ray Astronomy (Cambridge Planetary Science) by A. C. Fabian in Front Matter
- New Light on Dark Stars: Red Dwarfs, Low-Mass Stars, Brown Stars (Springer Praxis Books / Astronomy and Planetary Sciences) by Neil Reid on page 69
- X-ray Binaries (Cambridge Astrophysics) by Walter H. G. Lewin on page 105
- Observatories in Earth Orbit and Beyond (Astrophysics and Space Science Library) by Y. Kondo on page 17
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- Astrophysics Update 2 (Springer Praxis Books / Astronomy and Planetary Sciences) (v. 2) by John Mason on page 157
- Extragalactic Radio Sources: From Beams to Jets by Jacques Roland on page 22
- UV and X-Ray Spectroscopy of Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas by Eric H. Silver on page 458
- The X-ray Background by Xavier Barcons on page 268
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