The Universe in Gamma Rays

Volker Schönfelder - Collection A and A Library

407 pages, parution le 05/10/2004

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Gamma-ray astronomy began in the mid-1960s with balloon, satellite, and at very high photon energies, also with ground-based instruments. However, the most significant progress was made in the last decade of the 20th century, when the three satellite missions SIGMA, Compton, and Beppo-SAX gave a completely new picture of our Universe and made gamma-ray astronomy an integral part of astronomical research. This book, written by well-known experts, gives the first comprehensive presentation of this field of research, addressing both graduate students and researchers. Gamma-ray astronomy helps us to understand the most energetic processes and the most violent events in the Universe. After describing cosmic gamma-ray production and absorption, the instrumentation used in gamma-ray astronomy is explained. The main part of the book deals with astronomical results, including the somewhat surprising result that the gamma-ray sky is continuously changing.

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Introduction
Gamma-Ray Production and Absorption Processes
Instruments
Summary of the Gamma-Ray Sky
The Sun as a Gamma-Ray Source
Gamma-Ray Pulsars
X-Rays Binaries as Gamma-Ray Sources
Continuum Gamma Ray Emission from Supernova Remnants
Diffuse Galactic Continuum Gamma-Rays
Nucleosynthesis
Nuclear Interaction Gamma-Ray Lines
Gamma-Ray Emission of Active Galaxies
Unidentified Gamma-Rays Sources
The Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Background
Gamma-Ray Bursts

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Volker Schönfelder
Collection	A and A Library
Parution	05/10/2004
Nb. de pages	407
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	828g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9783540678748