Overview
- Comprehensive reference on x-ray astronomy with contributions by leading scientists in the field
- Edited by two of the most prominent astronomers of our time
Part of the book series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library (AAL)
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
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X-Ray Astronomical Instrumentation
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Galactic X-Ray Astronomy
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About this book
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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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Universe in X-Rays
Editors: Joachim E. Trümper, Günther Hasinger
Series Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34412-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-34411-7Published: 15 January 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51785-7Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-34412-4Published: 05 February 2008
Series ISSN: 0941-7834
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9698
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 496
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics