The Universe in Gamma Rays

Volker Schönfelder (Curatore)

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 2001

Gamma-ray astronomy began in the mid-1960s with balloon satellite, and, at very high photon energies, also with ground-based instruments. However, the most significant progress was made in the last decade of the 20th century, when the tree satellite missions SIGMA, Compton, and Beppo-Sax gave a completely new picture of our Universe and made gamma-ray astronomy an integral part of astronomical research. This book, written by well-known experts, gives the first comprehensive presentation of this field of research, addressing both graduate students and researchers. Gamma-ray astronomy helps us to understand the most energetic processes and the most violent events in the Universe. After describing cosmic gamma-ray production and absorption, the instrumentation used in gamma-ray astronomy is explained. The main part of the book deals with astronomical results, including the somewhat surprising result that the gamma-ray sky is continuously changing.

• Curatore: Volker Schönfelder
• Editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Collana: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
• Anno: 2001
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 409 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9783540678748

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