Frontiers of X-Ray Astronomy

A. C. Fabian, K. A. Pounds Pounds, R. D. Blandford

246 pages, parution le 02/07/2004

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Résumé

X-ray astronomy has undergone a revolution in recent years. With the launch of two new orbiting observatories, Chandra and XMM-Newton, astronomers are now able to obtain spectra and images at a higher resolution than ever before. New observations have had a major impact on topics ranging from protostars to cosmology. The contributions in this work, by leading authorities in the field, originate from a Royal Society Discussion Meeting that was held to review the most recent results from the current generation of X-ray telescopes, and set them in context. This book is a valuable reference for research astronomers and graduate students wishing to understand the latest developments in this exciting field.

Contributors
K. Pounds, S. M. Kahn, E. Behar, A. Kinkhabwala, D. W. Savin, M. Gudel, M. Cropper, G. Ramsay, C. Hellier, K. Mukai, C. Mauche, D. Pandel, C. Done, C. R. Canizares, M. Ward, S. W. Allen, R. Mushotzky, G. Matt, W. N. Brandt, D. M. Alexander, F. E. Bauer, A. E. Hornschemeier, G. Hasinger, R. D. Blandford

Sommaire

Forty years on from Aerobcc 150: a personal perspective
X-ray spectroscopy of astrophysical plasmas
X-rays from stars
X-ray observations of accreting while-dwarf systems
Accretion Hows in X-ray binaries
Recent X-ray observations of supernova remnants
X-ray components in spiral and star-forming galaxies
Cosmological constraints from Chandra observations of galaxy clusters
Clusters of galaxies: a cosmological probe
X-Rays from active galactic nuclei: relativistically broadened emission lines
Obscured active gamlactic nuclei: the hidden side of the X-Ray Universe
The Chandra Deep Field-Northth Survey and The Cosmic X-Ray Background
Hunting the first black holes
X-Ray astronomy in the new millennium: a summary

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	A. C. Fabian, K. A. Pounds Pounds, R. D. Blandford
Parution	02/07/2004
Nb. de pages	246
Format	17,5 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	540g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521534871
ISBN13	978-0-521-53487-1