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X-Ray Astronomy
. Ed(S): Giacconi, R.; Gursky, H.
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hardcover. Editor(s): Giacconi, R.; Gursky, H. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
It was about fourteen years ago that some of us became intrigued with the idea of searching the sky for X-ray and gamma-ray sources other than the Sun, the only celestial emitter of high-energy photons known at that time. It was, of course, clear that an effort in this direction would not have been successful unless there occurred, somewhere in space, processes capable of producing high-energy photons much more efficiently than the processes responsible for the radiative emission of the Sun or of ordinary stars. The possible existence of such processes became the subject of much study and discussion. As ... Read more
It was about fourteen years ago that some of us became intrigued with the idea of searching the sky for X-ray and gamma-ray sources other than the Sun, the only celestial emitter of high-energy photons known at that time. It was, of course, clear that an effort in this direction would not have been successful unless there occurred, somewhere in space, processes capable of producing high-energy photons much more efficiently than the processes responsible for the radiative emission of the Sun or of ordinary stars. The possible existence of such processes became the subject of much study and discussion. As ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
452
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789027702951
SKU
V9789027702951
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