Overview
- Approaches the different types of high-energy observational astronomy as distinct research areas
- Provides state of the art information on instrumentation and observation planning and techniques
- Bridges the gap between reference books and the specialized literature
- Offers a combined approach to experimental and observational aspects
- Contains worked examples and set of exercises
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: UNITEXT for Physics (UNITEXTPH)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The World of Detectors
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Front Matter
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High Energy Astronomy
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About this book
This textbook presents ultraviolet and X-ray astronomy, gamma-ray astronomy, cosmic ray astronomy, neutrino astronomy, and gravitational wave astronomy as distinct research areas, focusing on the astrophysics targets and the requirements with respect to instrumentation and observation methods.
The purpose of the book is to bridge the gap between the reference books and the specialized literature. For each type of astronomy, the discussion proceeds from the orders of magnitude for observable quantities. The physical principles of photon and particle detectors are then addressed, and the specific telescopes and combinations of detectors, presented.
Finally the instruments and their limits are discussed with a view to assisting readers in the planning and execution of observations.
Astronomical observations with high-energy photons and particles represent the newest additions to multimessenger astronomy and this book will be of value to all with an interest in the field.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Rosa Poggiani graduated in Physics from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 1988. Her work has focused especially on the gravitational acceleration of antimatter probes, the detection of gravitational waves with interferometers, and the optical properties of astrophysical compact objects. She has made significant contributions to the physics of low-energy antimatter, suspension systems, high-vacuum compatibility and the cryogenic design of interferometric gravitational wave detectors, the optical spectroscopy of novae and the microvariability of blazars. Dr. Poggiani has been an investigator in a number of research projects and has been involved in various international collaborations. She was Coordinator of Control and DAQ for the P118T experiment on antiproton deceleration and trapping at CERN. She has been a member of the Virgo Collaboration for the interferometric detection of gravitational waves since 1993, and was the Coordinator of the last stage of the suspensions and ofthe vacuum compatibility of the suspension components. The LIGO and Virgo members were awarded the Special Breakthrough Prize In Fundamental Physics and the 2016 Gruber Cosmology Prize for the detection of gravitational waves.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: High Energy Astrophysical Techniques
Authors: Rosa Poggiani
Series Title: UNITEXT for Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44729-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-44728-5Published: 15 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83122-0Published: 04 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-44729-2Published: 01 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2198-7882
Series E-ISSN: 2198-7890
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 163
Number of Illustrations: 64 b/w illustrations
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles