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Non-Solar X- and Gamma-Ray Astronomy

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  • © 1970

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Editors:
  1. L. Gratton

    1. Dudley Observatory, Albany, USA

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 37)

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Table of contents (68 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Introductory Remarks

    • Bruno B. Rossi
    Pages 1-4

  3. A Survey of Instruments and Experiments for X-ray Astronomy

    • Herbert Gursky
    Pages 5-33

  4. General Survey of X-ray Sources

    • H. Friedman
    Pages 34-34

  5. Techniques for Improving the Sensitivity of Proportional Counters Used in X-ray Astronomy

    • P. W. Sanford, A. M. Cruise, J. L. Culhane
    Pages 35-40

  6. Upper-Air Fluorescence as a Tool in X-ray Astronomy and Searches for X-rays from NP 0532 and Other Pulsars

    • W. N. Charman, R. W. P. Drever, J. H. Fruin, J. V. Jelley, J. L. Elliot, G. G. Fazio et al.
    Pages 41-49

  7. A Proposal for an X-ray Experiment for COS-B

    • A. P. Willmore
    Pages 50-53

  8. Studies of Discrete Cosmic X-ray Sources at M.I.T.

    • George W. Clark
    Pages 54-58

  9. Properties of Individual X-Ray Sources

    • Laurence E. Peterson
    Pages 59-80

  10. Properties of Individual X-ray Sources

    • K. G. McCracken
    Pages 81-81

  11. Rocket Observations of Virgo XR-1

    • D. J. Adams, B. A. Cooke, K. Evans, K. A. Pounds
    Pages 82-86

  12. Intensities and Spectra of Several Galactic X-ray Sources

    • R. Batstone, B. Cooke, R. Gott, E. Stewardson
    Pages 87-87

  13. X-ray Flux from Discrete Sources

    • U. R. Rao, E. V. Chitnis, A. S. Prakasarao, U. B. Jayanthi
    Pages 88-93

  14. Energy Spectra of Several Discrete X-ray Sources in the 20–120 keV Range

    • P. C. Agrawal, S. Biswas, G. S. Gokhale, V. S. Iyengar, P. K. Kunte, R. K. Manchanda et al.
    Pages 94-103

  15. Sudden Changes in the Intensity of High Energy X-rays from Sco X-1

    • P. C. Agrawal, S. Biswas, G. S. Gokhale, V. S. Iyengar, P. K. Kunte, R. K. Manchanda et al.
    Pages 104-106

  16. Properties of Individual X-ray Sources

    • Riccardo Giacconi
    Pages 107-115

  17. The Flux of Hard Radiation from M87

    • G. J. Fishman, F. R. Harnden Jr., R. C. Haymes
    Pages 116-120

  18. A Rocket Observation of Cosmic X-rays in the Energy Range between 0.15 and 20 keV

    • S. Hayakawa, T. Kato, F. Makino, H. Ogawa, Y. Tanaka, K. Yamashita et al.
    Pages 121-129

  19. Angular Size and Position of the X-ray Source Cyg-X-1

    • M. Matsuoka, S. Miyamoto, J. Nishimura, M. Oda, Y. Ogawara, M. Wada
    Pages 130-133

  20. Interstellar Absorption of X-rays Emitted by Supernova Remnants

    • P. Gorenstein, E. M. Kellogg, H. Gursky
    Pages 134-137
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Dudley Observatory, Albany, USA

    L. Gratton

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Non-Solar X- and Gamma-Ray Astronomy

  • Editors: L. Gratton

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3311-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1970

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0160-2Due: 31 July 1970

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3313-8Published: 19 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-3311-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1743-9213

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 436

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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