Author | : Philip A. Charles |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1995-10-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521437127 |
The one-stop general book on the whole of X-ray astronomy.
Author | : Philip A. Charles |
Publisher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1995-10-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521437127 |
The one-stop general book on the whole of X-ray astronomy.
Author | : Frederick D. Seward |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 33 |
Release | : 2010-08-26 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1139491539 |
Capturing the excitement and accomplishments of X-ray astronomy, this second edition now includes a broader range of astronomical phenomena and dramatic new results from the most powerful X-ray telescopes. Covering all areas of astronomical research, ranging from the smallest to the largest objects, from neutron stars to clusters of galaxies, this textbook is ideal for undergraduate students. Each chapter starts with the basic aspects of the topic, explores the history of discoveries, and examines in detail modern observations and their significance. This new edition has been updated with results from the most recent space-based instruments, including ROSAT, BeppoSAX, ASCA, Chandra, and XMM. New chapters cover X-ray emission processes, the interstellar medium, the Solar System, and gamma-ray bursts. The text is supported by over 300 figures, with tables listing the properties of the sources, and more specialized technical points separated in boxes.
Author | : Kimberly K. Arcand |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1588343758 |
"Easy-to-read guide to the universe. Includes information on the planets, and other astrological entities"--
Author | : Keith Arnaud |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 2011-09-29 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1139502565 |
Modern x-ray data, available through online archives, are important for many astronomical topics. However, using these data requires specialized techniques and software. Written for graduate students, professional astronomers and researchers who want to start working in this field, this book is a practical guide to x-ray astronomy. The handbook begins with x-ray optics, basic detector physics and CCDs, before focussing on data analysis. It introduces the reduction and calibration of x-ray data, scientific analysis, archives, statistical issues and the particular problems of highly extended sources. The book describes the main hardware used in x-ray astronomy, emphasizing the implications for data analysis. The concepts behind common x-ray astronomy data analysis software are explained. The appendices present reference material often required during data analysis.
Author | : Wallace H. Tucker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
Beyond the range of optical perception--and of ordinary imaginings--a new and violent universe lay undetected until the advent of space exploration. Supernovae, black holes, quasars and pulsars--these were the secrets of the highenergy world revealed when, for the first time, astronomers attached their instruments to rockets and lofted them beyond the earth's x-ray-absorbing atmosphere. The X-Ray Universe is the story of these explorations and the fantastic new science they brought into being. It is a first-hand account: Riccardo Giacconi is one of the principal pioneers of the field, and Wallace Tucker is a theorist who worked closely with him at many critical periods. The book carries the reader from the early days of the Naval Research Laboratory through the era of V-2 rocketry, Sputnik, and the birth of NASA, to the launching of the Einstein X-Ray Observatory. But this is by no means just a history. Behind the suspenseful, sometimes humorous details of human personality grappling with high technology lies a sophisticated exposition of current cosmology and astrophysics, from the rise and fall of the steady-state theory to the search for the missing mass of the universe.
Author | : Wallace H. Tucker |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2017-03-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1588345882 |
On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built, was launched aboard the space shuttle Columbia. Since then, Chandra has given us a view of the universe that is largely hidden from telescopes sensitive only to visible light. In Chandra's Cosmos, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra science spokesperson Wallace H. Tucker uses a series of short, connected stories to describe the telescope's exploration of the hot, high-energy face of the universe. The book is organized in three parts: "The Big," covering the cosmic web, dark energy, dark matter, and massive clusters of galaxies; "The Bad," exploring neutron stars, stellar black holes, and supermassive black holes; and "The Beautiful," discussing stars, exoplanets, and life. Chandra has imaged the spectacular, glowing remains of exploded stars and taken spectra showing the dispersal of their elements. Chandra has observed the region around the supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way and traced the separation of dark matter from normal matter in the collision of galaxies, contributing to both dark matter and dark energy studies. Tucker explores the implications of these observations in an entertaining, informative narrative aimed at space buffs and general readers alike.
Author | : Joachim E. Trümper |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 499 |
Release | : 2008-02-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3540344128 |
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.
Author | : Ronaldo Bellazzini |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2010-07-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521191845 |
Due to the advent of a new generation of detectors, X-ray polarimetry promises to join X-ray imaging, spectroscopy and timing as one of the main observational techniques in high energy astrophysics. This has renewed interest in the field, and indeed several polarimetric missions have recently been proposed. This volume provides a complete and up-to-date view of the subject for researchers in astrophysics. The contributors discuss the present status and perspectives of instruments, review current theoretical models, and examine future missions. As well as detailed papers, the book contains broad reviews that can be easily understood by astrophysicists new to the field.
Author | : Phaidon Editors |
Publisher | : Phaidon Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019-09-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781838660154 |
A gorgeous exploration of the ways in which humans have documented the beauty of the cosmos - in a new compact edition Universe is a groundbreaking survey that celebrates the popular subject of astronomy through 300 images created by those who have tried to understand - or who have been inspired by - the beauty and mystery of stars, planets, and beyond. Carefully chosen by an international panel of experts and arranged to highlight thought-provoking contrasts and similarities, the selection includes paintings, photographs, sculpture, animation, prints, sketches, and digital renderings with iconic works by renowned photographers, artists, and astronomers alongside previously unpublished finds.