X-Ray Astronomy
Contributors: Hasinger, Günther
Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library; Astronomy and astrophysics library
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9783540344124
Subjects: X-ray astronomy
Description: Over the years X-ray astronomy has become an integral part of modern astrophysics and cosmology. This book summarizes the status of X-ray astronomy in terms of observational results and their astrophysical interpretation. It is written for students, astrophysicists, as well as physicists interested in the field.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Matter; Overview; Proportional Counters; Scintillation Counters; Imaging Proportional Counters; Aperture Modulation Telescopes; Wolter Optics; CCD Detectors; High Resolution Spectroscopy; Solar System Objects; Nuclear Burning Stars; White Dwarfs; X-Ray Emission of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects; Classical Novae; Pulsars and Isolated Neutron Stars; Accreting Neutron Stars; Black-Hole Binaries; X-Ray Studies of Supernovae and Supernova Remnants; The Interstellar Medium; The Galactic Center; X-Rays from Nearby Galaxies; X-Ray Flares in the Cores of Galaxies.; title: Active Galactic NucleiX-Ray Studies of Clusters of Galaxies; Gamma-Ray Bursts; Cosmic X-Ray Background; The Future; Back Matter.