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Handbook of X-ray Astronomy

Author : Keith Arnaud

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 207 pages

File Size : 36,9 MB

Release : 2011-09-29

Category : Science

ISBN : 1139502565

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Book Description

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.





Exploring the X-ray Universe

Author : Frederick D. Seward

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 33 pages

File Size : 50,79 MB

Release : 2010-08-26

Category : Science

ISBN : 1139491539

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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.





Imaging Spectroscopy: Fundamentals and Prospective Applications

Author : F. Toselli

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 31,31 MB

Release : 1991-11-30

Category : Technology & Engineering

ISBN : 9780792315353

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Based on the Lectures given during the Eurocourse on 'Imaging Spectroscopy: Fundamentals and Prospective Applications', held at the Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, October 23-27, 1989



Astrophysical Masers (IAU S336)

Author : International Astronomical Union. Symposium

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 481 pages

File Size : 15,96 MB

Release : 2018-09-13

Category : Science

ISBN : 1107192455

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Summarizes state of the art observations and theories pertaining to astrophysical masers and their environments, for graduate students and researchers.



Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Outskirts (IAU S321)

Author : Armando Gil de Paz

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : pages

File Size : 34,51 MB

Release : 2017-02-28

Category : Science

ISBN : 9781107169883

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The borders between galaxies and the almost empty intergalactic medium are ill-defined regions where gas struggles to form stars. The proceedings of IAU Symposium 321 summarize our current understanding of the rarefied universe and prepare for the optimal exploitation of upcoming astronomical instruments. They discuss the most recent advances in the study of the stellar, dust and gas content of galaxy outskirts, going from resolved stellar populations in the Milky Way and in the Local Group to the study of high-redshift systems. Such a broad approach, both in terms of galaxy components and evolutionary epochs, is necessary to take full advantage of the recent discoveries made by facilities at all wavelengths, to deepen our knowledge of the assembly and evolution of these elusive regions and to establish their role within the evolution of galaxies as a whole and their interactions with the surrounding intergalactic medium.



Astrophysics from Antarctica (IAU S288)

Author : Michael G. Burton

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 36,77 MB

Release : 2013-02-14

Category : Science

ISBN : 9781107033771

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The remarkable environment of Antarctica offers many advantages for astronomical observations. Over the past two decades this field of scientific endeavour has developed dramatically and Antarctic-based observatories now regularly contribute to front line astrophysical research. This volume presents the Proceedings from the first ever International Astronomical Union Symposium to be held on the subject. After describing our knowledge of the special environment for Antarctic astronomy, it covers the following principal science areas: measuring the cosmic microwave background radiation; neutrino detection; cosmogenic signatures from the ice and atmosphere; submillimetre and terahertz astronomy; and optical and infrared astronomy. Each topic begins with reviews covering the field and the science being undertaken in it, followed by descriptions of the experiments, the telescopes and the results obtained. Another special feature surveys Antarctic stations and the astronomical facilities they contain. The volume concludes by considering the future for astronomical research in Antarctica.



I Have a Dog

Author : Charlotte Lance

Publisher : Allen & Unwin

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 18,79 MB

Release : 2014-05-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1743317816

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I have a dog. An inconvenient dog. When I wake up, my dog is inconvenient. When I'm getting dressed, my dog is inconvenient. And when I'm making tunnels, my dog is SUPER inconvenient. But sometimes, an inconvenient dog can be big and warm and cuddly. Sometimes, an inconvenient dog can be the most comforting friend in the whole wide world.



The Spectral Energy Distribution of Galaxies - SED 2011 (IAU S284)

Author : Richard J. Tuffs

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 533 pages

File Size : 21,97 MB

Release : 2012-08-30

Category : Science

ISBN : 9781107019843

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Recent observational developments are providing the first truly panchromatic view of galaxies, extending from the radio to TeV gamma-rays. This is motivating the development of new models for the interpretation of spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of galaxies in terms of the formation, evolution and emission of stellar and accretion-driven sources of photons, the interaction of the photons with the gaseous and dust components of the interstellar medium, and high-energy processes involving cosmic rays. IAU Symposium 284 details progress in the development of such models, their relation to fundamental theory, and their application to the interpretation of the panchromatic emission from the Milky Way and nearby galaxies, connecting the latter with models for the evolution of the SEDs of distant galaxies, and the extragalactic background light. IAU S284 is a useful resource for all researchers working with the copious amounts of multiwavelength data for galaxies now becoming available.