The Universe in X-Rays - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 354034411X ISBN 13: 9783540344117

Casa editrice: Springer Nature, 2008

Riassunto

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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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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer Nature
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 354034411X
• ISBN 13: 9783540344117
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 496
• Redattore: Tramper Joachim E., Hasinger Gunther
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