ENGLISH

Astronomy demystified

By Gibilisco S.

Book information

Publisher
MGH
Year
2003
ISBN
0071412131
DOI
10.1036/0071412131
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2618978 bytes)
Pages
593\593
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2011-07-22 07:35:22

Description

First published in 1989, this book provides a comprehensive review of the detection techniques that are used in X-ray astronomy. Since the first discovery of a cosmic X-ray source in 1962, there has been rapid growth in X-ray astronomy, which has largely been made possible by enormous advances in the capabilities of photon counting instrumentation. The book describes the first 25 years of astronomical X-ray instrumentation and summarises the areas of current detector research, giving particular emphasis to imaging devices and to non-dispersive devices of high spectral resolution. It is the first book to give such a comprehensive treatment of the subject, and will provide astronomers with a valuable summary of detection techniques

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