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9783540344117

The Universe in X-Rays

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    9783540344117

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    354034411X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-03-05
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag
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This book written by the leading scientists on X-ray astronomy addresses students, astrophysicists as well as a larger community of physicists. An introduction including historical material and explaining the need for X-ray observations is followed by a chapter on X-ray astronomical instrumentation. Two additional chapters discuss the X-ray sky in 2003 one concentrating on galactic the other on extragalactic objects. A final chapter gives an outlook to future observations whilst the text of this book gives highlights based on ROSAT/ASCA, RXTE, BeppoSAY, Chandra and XMM-Newton.

Table of Contents

X-Ray Astronomical Instrumentation
Overviewp. 3
Proportion Countersp. 5
Scintillation Countersp. 15
Imaging Proportional Countersp. 21
Aperture Modulation Telescopesp. 29
Wolter Opticsp. 41
CCD Detectorsp. 51
High Resolution Spectroscopyp. 73
Galactic X-Ray Astronomy
Solar System Objectsp. 85
Nuclear Burning Starsp. 97
White Dwarfsp. 133
X-Ray Emission of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objectsp. 145
Classical Novaep. 169
Pulsars and Isolated Neutron Starsp. 183
Accreting Neutron Starsp. 217
Black-Hole Binariesp. 237
X-Ray Studies of Supernovae and Supernova Remnantsp. 261
The Interstellar Mediump. 311
The Galactic Centerp. 333
Extragalactic X-Ray Astronomy
X-Rays from Nearby Galaxiesp. 347
X-Ray Flares in the Cores of Galaxiesp. 367
Active Galactic Nucleip. 373
Clusters of Galaxiesp. 395
Gamma-Ray Burstsp. 435
Cosmic X-Ray Backgroundp. 457
The Futurep. 477
More Information About X-Ray Missionsp. 485
Indexp. 489
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