Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-7503-0658-4
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 526 g

Reihe: Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weekes, T. C.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foundations of Gamma Ray Astronomy
Very High Energy Gamma Ray Detectors
High Energy Gamma Ray Telescopes in Space
Galactic Plane
Supernova and Supernova Remnants
Gamma-ray Observations of the Crab Nebula
Gamma-ray Observations of SNR
Gamma-Ray Pulsars and Binaries
Unidentified Sources
Extragalactic Sources
Active Galactic Nuclei: Observations
Active Galactic Nuclei: Models
Gamma Ray Bursts
Diffuse Background Radiation
Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

T.C. Weekes