| Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy Contributor(s): Weekes, T. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750306580 ISBN-13: 9780750306584 Publisher: CRC Press OUR PRICE: $285.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2003 Annotation: Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy summarizes the status of gamma-ray astronomy at energies between 30MeV and 50TeV at a critical point in the development of the discipline: the hiatus between the demise of the EGRET telescope and the launch of the next generation of space telescopes. It gives an overview of the astrophysics of the bodies that generate high energy gamma rays and discusses recent developments in observational techniques and equipment. By presenting the techniques, observations, and theories of this expanding frontier, this book aids experimentalists and theoreticians in detecting and explaining gamma rays of the highest energies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Physics - Nuclear |
| Dewey: 522.686 |
| LCCN: 2003282204 |
| Series: Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.54" W x 9.23" (1.16 lbs) 221 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: High energy gamma-ray photons are the prime probes of the relativistic or high-energy universe, populated by black holes, neutron stars, supernovae, quasars, and matter-antimatter annihilations. Through studying the gamma-ray sky, astrophysicists are able to better understand the formation and behavior of these exotic and energetic bodies. Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy summarizes the status of gamma-ray astronomy at energies between 30MeV and 50TeV at a critical point in the development of the discipline: the hiatus between the demise of the EGRET telescope and the launch of the next generation of space telescopes. Starting with an overview of the astrophysics of the bodies that generate high energy gamma rays, it proceeds to discuss the latest developments in observational techniques and equipment. By presenting the techniques, observations, and theories of this expanding frontier, Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy aids experimentalists and theoreticians in detecting and explaining gamma rays of the highest energies. |