The X Ray Universe

Author : Frederick D. Seward
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139491539
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring the X-ray Universe written by Frederick D. Seward and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Philip A. Charles
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521437127
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring the X-Ray Universe written by Philip A. Charles and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1995-10-12 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The one-stop general book on the whole of X-ray astronomy.

Author : Wallace H. Tucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The X-ray Universe written by Wallace H. Tucker and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the range of optical perception--and of ordinary imaginings--a new and violent universe lay undetected until the advent of space exploration. Supernovae, black holes, quasars and pulsars--these were the secrets of the highenergy world revealed when, for the first time, astronomers attached their instruments to rockets and lofted them beyond the earth's x-ray-absorbing atmosphere. The X-Ray Universe is the story of these explorations and the fantastic new science they brought into being. It is a first-hand account: Riccardo Giacconi is one of the principal pioneers of the field, and Wallace Tucker is a theorist who worked closely with him at many critical periods. The book carries the reader from the early days of the Naval Research Laboratory through the era of V-2 rocketry, Sputnik, and the birth of NASA, to the launching of the Einstein X-Ray Observatory. But this is by no means just a history. Behind the suspenseful, sometimes humorous details of human personality grappling with high technology lies a sophisticated exposition of current cosmology and astrophysics, from the rise and fall of the steady-state theory to the search for the missing mass of the universe.

Author : Wallace H. Tucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780674004979
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revealing the Universe written by Wallace H. Tucker and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revealing the Universe tells the story of the Chandra X-ray Observatory."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Eric M. Schlegel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198033842
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Restless Universe written by Eric M. Schlegel and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-10-03 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carl Sagan once noted that there is only one generation that gets to see things for the first time. We are in the midst of such a time right now, standing on the threshold of discovery in the young and remarkable field of X-ray astronomy. In The Restless Universe, astronomer Eric Schlegel offers readers an informative survey of this cutting-edge science. Two major space observatories launched in the last few years--NASA's Chandra and the European Newton--are now orbiting the Earth, sending back a gold mine of data on the X-ray universe. Schlegel, who has worked on the Chandra project for seven years, describes the building and launching of this space-based X-ray observatory. But the book goes far beyond the story of Chandra. What Schlegel provides here is the background a nonscientist would need to grasp the present and follow the future of X-ray astronomy. He looks at the relatively brief history of the field, the hardware used to detect X-rays, the satellites--past, present, and future--that have been or will be flown to collect the data, the way astronomers interpret this data, and, perhaps most important, the insights we have already learned as well as speculations about what we may soon discover. And throughout the book, Schlegel conveys the excitement of looking at the universe from the perspective brought by these new observatories and the sharper view they deliver. Drawing on observations obtained from Chandra, Newton, and previous X-ray observatories, The Restless Universe gives a first look at an exciting field which significantly enriches our understanding of the universe.

Author : Joachim E. Trümper
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540344128
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Universe in X-Rays written by Joachim E. Trümper and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-02-05 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from leading scientists in the field, and edited by two of the most prominent astronomers of our time, this is a totally authoritative volume on X-ray astronomy that will be essential reading for everyone interested – from students to astrophysicists and physicists. All the aspects of this exciting area of study are covered, from astronomical instrumentation to extragalactic X-ray astronomy.

Author : Wallace Tucker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780674962866
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The X-Ray Universe written by Wallace Tucker and published by . This book was released on 1987-03-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The X-Ray Universe is the story of these explorations and the fantastic new science they brought into being. It is a first-hand account: Riccardo Giacconi is one of the principal pioneers of the field, and Wallace Tucker is a theorist who worked closely with him at many critical periods.

Author : Wallace H. Tucker
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588345882
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chandra's Cosmos written by Wallace H. Tucker and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 23, 1999, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, the most powerful X-ray telescope ever built, was launched aboard the space shuttle Columbia. Since then, Chandra has given us a view of the universe that is largely hidden from telescopes sensitive only to visible light. In Chandra's Cosmos, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra science spokesperson Wallace H. Tucker uses a series of short, connected stories to describe the telescope's exploration of the hot, high-energy face of the universe. The book is organized in three parts: "The Big," covering the cosmic web, dark energy, dark matter, and massive clusters of galaxies; "The Bad," exploring neutron stars, stellar black holes, and supermassive black holes; and "The Beautiful," discussing stars, exoplanets, and life. Chandra has imaged the spectacular, glowing remains of exploded stars and taken spectra showing the dispersal of their elements. Chandra has observed the region around the supermassive black hole in the center of our Milky Way and traced the separation of dark matter from normal matter in the collision of galaxies, contributing to both dark matter and dark energy studies. Tucker explores the implications of these observations in an entertaining, informative narrative aimed at space buffs and general readers alike.

Author : Keith Arnaud
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139502565
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of X-ray Astronomy written by Keith Arnaud and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Valerie Neal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Observing the Universe in X-rays written by Valerie Neal and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), an orbital observatory for detailed, longterm study of X-ray emissions and the phenomena that produce them. The AXAF is an essential step in our continuing quest to understand the universe."--P. 1.