With contributions from leading scientists in the field, and edited by two of the most prominent astronomers of our time, this is a totally authoritative volume on X-ray astronomy that will be essential reading for everyone interested – from students to astrophysicists and physicists. All the aspects of this exciting area of study are covered, from astronomical instrumentation to extragalactic X-ray astronomy.
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Aus den Rezensionen: “Ein gutes und gleichzeitig umfassendes Buch über Röntgenastronomie zu finden ist schwer, ein aktuelles Lehrbuch gar unmöglich. Jeder, der Röntgenastronomie lehrt, steht daher vor der Aufgabe, selbst ein Skript zu erstellen. ... Ausführlich werden Sterne und Supernovae diskutiert. ... Abbildungen der zahlreichen Spektren und Lichtkurven sind vielfach gut reproduziert ... Jedes Kapitel ist für sich selbst umfassend und lesenswert. ... ein Kompendium für den lehrenden Wissenschaftler, Einführungslektüre für junge Forscher oder für fachangrenzende Wissenschaftler ...“ (Jürgen Kerp, in: Physik Journal, January/2010, Vol. 9, Issue 1, S. 69)
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In the last 45 years, X-ray astronomy has become an integral part of modern astrophysics and cosmology. There is a wide range of astrophysical objects and phenomena, where X-rays provide crucial diagnostics. In particular they are well suited to study hot plasmas and matter under extreme physical conditions in compact objects. This book summarizes the present status of X-ray astronomy in terms of observational results and their astrophysical interpretation. It is written for students, astrophysicists as well a growing community of physicists interested in the field. An introduction including historical material is followed by chapters on X-ray astronomical instrumentation. The next two parts summarize in 17 chapters the present knowledge on various classes of X-ray sources in the galactic and extragalactic realm. While the X-ray astronomical highlights discussed in this book are mainly based on results from ROSAT, ASCA, RXTE, BeppoSAX, Chandra and XMM-Newton, a final chapter provides an outlook on observational capabilities and projects discussed for the future.
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solar system objects, right ascension, bursting pulsar, high resolution spectroscopy, soft energy range, sharp spectral drop, dust scattering halos, total ejecta mass, accretion disc corona, cooling flow model, ultracool dwarfs, radiative levitation, aperture modulation, isolated neutron stars, braking model, hard emission, pulsed fraction, accreted envelope, pulsar wind nebula, three energy bands, phoswich detectors, collisional ionization equilibrium, blackbody component, neutrino emissivity, photon index Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, X-Ray Studies of Clusters of Galaxies, Einstein Observatory, Galactic Center, All-Sky Survey, Cambridge University Press, Space Sci, Chandra Observatory, Milky Way, Local Group, Gamma-ray Bursts, Active Galactic Nuclei, Lockman Hole, New York, Cosmic X-ray Background, Cygnus Loop, High Energy Astronomy, Space Res, Petre Fig, Magellanic Clouds, Compact Stellar X-ray Sources, Van Speybroeck, Imaging Proportional Counters, Aperture Modulation Telescopes, Large Magellanic Cloud Browse Sample Pages:
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solar system objects, right ascension, bursting pulsar, high resolution spectroscopy, soft energy range, sharp spectral drop, dust scattering halos, total ejecta mass, accretion disc corona, cooling flow model, ultracool dwarfs, radiative levitation, aperture modulation, isolated neutron stars, braking model, hard emission, pulsed fraction, accreted envelope, pulsar wind nebula, three energy bands, phoswich detectors, collisional ionization equilibrium, blackbody component, neutrino emissivity, photon index Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, X-Ray Studies of Clusters of Galaxies, Einstein Observatory, Galactic Center, All-Sky Survey, Cambridge University Press, Space Sci, Chandra Observatory, Milky Way, Local Group, Gamma-ray Bursts, Active Galactic Nuclei, Lockman Hole, New York, Cosmic X-ray Background, Cygnus Loop, High Energy Astronomy, Space Res, Petre Fig, Magellanic Clouds, Compact Stellar X-ray Sources, Van Speybroeck, Imaging Proportional Counters, Aperture Modulation Telescopes, Large Magellanic Cloud Browse Sample Pages:
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- The Diversity of Neutron Stars: Nearby Thermally Emitting Neutron Stars and the Compact Central Objects in Supernova Remnants by David L. Kaplan in Back Matter
- Frontiers of X-Ray Astronomy (Cambridge Planetary Science) by A. C. Fabian on page 188
- Extragalactic Radio Sources: From Beams to Jets by Jacques Roland on page 22
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum of Neutron Stars (NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) by Altan Baykal on page 325
- The Formation of Galactic Bulges (Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics) by C. Marcella Carollo on page 182
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