| X-Ray Detectors in Astronomy Contributor(s): Fraser, G. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521106036 ISBN-13: 9780521106030 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $79.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 Annotation: First published in 1989, this book provides a comprehensive review of the detection techniques that are used in X-ray astronomy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Star Observation - Science | Physics - Astrophysics |
| Dewey: 522.686 |
| Series: Cambridge Astrophysics |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.11 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1989, this book provides a comprehensive review of the detection techniques that are used in X-ray astronomy. Since the first discovery of a cosmic X-ray source in 1962, there has been rapid growth in X-ray astronomy, which has largely been made possible by enormous advances in the capabilities of photon counting instrumentation. The book describes the first 25 years of astronomical X-ray instrumentation and summarises the areas of current detector research, giving particular emphasis to imaging devices and to non-dispersive devices of high spectral resolution. It is the first book to give such a comprehensive treatment of the subject, and will provide astronomers with a valuable summary of detection techniques. |