Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - X-ray astronomy has undergone a revolution in recent years. With the launch of two orbiting observatories, Chandra and XMM-Newton, astronomers are now able to obtain spectra and images at a higher resolution than ever before. Observations have had a major impact on topics ranging from protostars to cosmology. The contributions in this 2004 work, by leading authorities in the field, originate from a Royal Society Discussion Meeting that was held to review 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.

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Title: Frontiers of X-Ray Astronomy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521827590
ISBN 13: 9780521827591
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu
Dimensions: 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 19 millimeters depth
Weight: 687 grams

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These contributions by recognized authorities originate from a Royal Society discussion meeting held to review the most recent results obtained from the current generation of X-ray telescope research. The launch of Chandra and XMM-Newton has revolutionized research in X-ray astronomy over the past few years, and high quality X-ray observations now being made have had a major impact on topics ranging from protostars to cosmology. This book is a valuable reference for research astronomers and graduate students.

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Andrew Fabian is a Royal Society Research Professor at the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge.

Kenneth Pounds is Professor of Space Physics at the University of Leicester.

Roger Blandford is currently Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics at Caltech, California.

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