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Fundamental Questions in Astrophysics: Guidelines for Future UV Observatories

By Ana I. Gómez de Castro , M. A. Barstow , K. Werner (auth.) , Willem Wamsteker (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2006
ISBN
978-1-4020-4838-8, 978-1-4020-4839-5
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-4839-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4806245 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
170\171
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-20 01:19:30
Astronomy; AstronomyAstrophysics and Cosmology

Description

Modern astrophysics is a mature science that has evolved from its early phase of discovery and classification to a physics-oriented discipline focused in finding answers to fundamental problems ranging from cosmology to the origin and diversity of life-sustainable systems in the Universe. For this very reason, progress of modern astrophysics requires the access to the electromagnetic spectrum in the broadest energy range. The Ultraviolet is a fundamental energy domain since it is one of the most powerful tool to study plasmas at temperatures in the 3,000-300,000~K range as well as electronic transitions of the most abundant molecules in the Universe. Moreover, the UV radiation field is a powerful astrochemical and photoionizing agent. This book describes the fundamental problems in modern astrophysics that cannot progress without easy and wide-spread access to modern UV instrumentation.

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