The Universe in Gamma Rays
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 tree 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.
| ISBN: | 9783642087455 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 409 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Herausgeber: | Schönfelder, Volker |
| Verlag: | Springer Berlin |
| Veröffentlicht: | 23.01.2011 |
| Schlagworte: | Black Holes Cherenkov Light Gamma-Ray Astronomy Gamma-Ray Burst Sources Gamma ray Neutron Neutron Stars Pulsars X-Ray Astronomy astronomy |
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