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Focusing Telescopes in Nuclear Astrophysics

Author : Peter Ballmoos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402053045
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Focusing Telescopes in Nuclear Astrophysics written by Peter Ballmoos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-25 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first of its kind on focusing gamma-ray telescopes. Forty-eight refereed papers provide a comprehensive overview of the scientific potential and technical challenges of this nascent tool for nuclear astrophysics. The book features articles dealing with pivotal technologies such as grazing incident mirrors, multilayer coatings, Laue- and Fresnel-lenses - and even an optic using the curvature of space-time.

Focusing Telescopes in Nuclear Astrophysics

Author : Elijah Joshua
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781548133573
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book Focusing Telescopes in Nuclear Astrophysics written by Elijah Joshua and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first of its kind on focusing gamma-ray telescopes. Forty-eight refereed papers provide a comprehensive overview of the scientific potential and technical challenges of this nascent tool for nuclear astrophysics. The book features articles dealing with pivotal technologies such as grazing incident mirrors, multilayer coatings, Laue- and Fresnel-lenses - and even an optic using the curvature of space-time.

High-Energy Spectroscopic Astrophysics

Author : Steven M. Kahn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3540270132
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book High-Energy Spectroscopic Astrophysics written by Steven M. Kahn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-03-30 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After three decades of intense research in X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, the time was ripe to summarize basic knowledge on X-ray and gamma-ray spectroscopy for interested students and researchers ready to become involved in new high-energy missions. This volume exposes both the scientific basics and modern methods of high-energy spectroscopic astrophysics. The emphasis is on physical principles and observing methods rather than a discussion of particular classes of high-energy objects, but many examples and new results are included in the three chapters as well.

Astrophysics

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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 9780080859910
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (599 download)

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Download or read book Astrophysics written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1976-05-18 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astrophysics

Electronic Imaging in Astronomy

Author : Ian S. McLean
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540765832
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Electronic Imaging in Astronomy written by Ian S. McLean and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-08-17 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation describes the remarkable developments that have taken place in astronomical detectors and instrumentation in recent years – from the invention of the charge-coupled device (CCD) in 1970 to the current era of very large telescopes, such as the Keck 10-meter telescopes in Hawaii with their laser guide-star adaptive optics which rival the image quality of the Hubble Space Telescope. Authored by one of the world’s foremost experts on the design and development of electronic imaging systems for astronomy, this book has been written on several levels to appeal to a broad readership. Mathematical expositions are designed to encourage a wider audience, especially among the growing community of amateur astronomers with small telescopes with CCD cameras. The book can be used at the college level for an introductory course on modern astronomical detectors and instruments, and as a supplement for a practical or laboratory class.

Neutrinos and Explosive Events in the Universe

Author : Maurice M. Shapiro
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402037474
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Neutrinos and Explosive Events in the Universe written by Maurice M. Shapiro and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-10-28 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the Lectures and selected participant contributions to the 14th Course of the International School of Cosmic Rays Astrophysics, a NATO Advanced Study Institute. Well known astrophysicists and astronomers discuss different aspects of the generation of high energy signals in powerful astrophysical objects concentrating on the production of neutrinos and gamma rays from high energy particle interactions. Recent results from new experiments and observatories are presented. Topics cover a wide range including the Spitzer infrared observatory, TeV gamma ray observations, dark matter, and neutrino telescopes. The combination of basic knowledge about the production of high energy signals with information about the data analysis of ongoing observations places the book between the usual levels of a textbook and a conference proceedings. It will give the reader a good introduction to the current field of astroparticle physics, and some of the fascinating astrophysics being addressed.

TeV Gamma-Ray Astrophysics

Author : Heinrich J. Völk
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400901712
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis TeV Gamma-Ray Astrophysics by : Heinrich J. Völk

Download or read book TeV Gamma-Ray Astrophysics written by Heinrich J. Völk and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The `International Heidelberg Workshop on TeV Gamma-Ray Astrophysics' brought together astrophysicists from the various fields which play a role in the formation of high energy gamma-ray emission. In particular, theoretical and observational aspects of the physics and astrophysics of pulsars and quasars, the acceleration of particles at Supernova Remnants and other strong astrophysical shock fronts, and cascade processes in universal background photon fields were comprehensively discussed in more than thirty reviews by leading experts. In their entirety these reviews describe the birth of a new field of astronomy. This field concerns cosmic gamma-rays of very high energy which are observed with ground-based optical telescopes due to the Cherenkov emission of the secondary particles created by the interaction of these gamma-rays with atoms in the Earth's atmosphere. Beyond that, the workshop encompassed the latest developments and trends in theory and observation of cosmic gamma-ray sources of all energies, from nuclear gamma-ray lines in the MeV-region, through the Bremsstrahlung, Inverse Compton, and pion decay continuum emission, to gamma-rays due the decay of exotic relics from the early Universe. Audience: Specialists as well as students in physics and astrophysics and young research workers.

Instrumentation for Astronomy with Large Optical Telescopes

Author : C.M. Humphries
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400977875
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Instrumentation for Astronomy with Large Optical Telescopes by : C.M. Humphries

Download or read book Instrumentation for Astronomy with Large Optical Telescopes written by C.M. Humphries and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest world-wide in the provision of new observational astro nomical facilities in the form of ground-based optical telescopes of large aperture has never been higher than exists at present. The benefits to be gained from increased aperture size, however, are only utilised effectively if efficient instrumentation is also available. There have been significant improvements recently in this area, part icularly in detector technology and data handling as well as in optical design, so that systems which are currently being developed have the capability of being vastly more powerful in terms of the efficient use of photons than those which existed only 5 years ago. The rationale for the decision by Commission 9 of the International Astronomical Union to hold IAU Colloquium 67, therefore, was to obtain reports on these developments with the emphasis placed upon overall efficiency of the complete observational system - from telescope aperture right through to detector output. A fitting venue for the meeting was the site of the 6 metre BTA (Bolshoi Azimuth Telescope) at Zelenchukskaya in the Caucasus mount ains, USSR. The BTA is operated by the Special Astrophysical Observatory located at Nizhnij Arkhyz, a few kilometres from the telescope itself.

U.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309183316
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book U.S. Astronomy and Astrophysics written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-11-20 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its fiscal year 2002 budget summary document the Bush administration expressed concern-based in part on the findings and conclusions of two National Research Council studies-about recent trends in the federal funding of astronomy and astrophysics research. The President's budget blueprint suggested that now is the time to address these concerns and directed the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to establish a blue ribbon panel to (1) assess the organizational effectiveness of the federal research enterprise in astronomy and astrophysics, (2) consider the pros and cons of transferring NSF's astronomy responsibilities to NASA, and (3) suggest alternative options for addressing issues in the management and organization of astronomical and astrophysical research. NASA and NSF asked the National Research Council to carry out the rapid assessment requested by the President. This report, focusing on the roles of NSF and NASA, provides the results of that assessment.

Astrophysical Techniques, Sixth Edition

Author : C.R. Kitchin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1466511176
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book Astrophysical Techniques, Sixth Edition written by C.R. Kitchin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-11-18 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long used in undergraduate and introductory graduate courses, Astrophysical Techniques, Sixth Edition provides a comprehensive account of the instruments, detectors, and techniques employed in astronomy and astrophysics. Emphasizing the underlying unity of all astronomical observations, this popular text provides a coherent state-of-the-art account of the instruments and techniques used in current astronomy and astrophysics. As in earlier editions, the author aims to reduce the trend towards fragmentation of astronomical studies. The underlying unity of all of astronomical observation is emphasized by the layout of the book: the pattern of detection → imaging → ancillary techniques has been adopted so that one stage of an observation is encountered together with the similar stages required for all other information carriers. The book is written in a very accessible manner, and most of the mathematics is accessible to those who have attended a mathematics course in their final years at school. Nevertheless, the treatment of the topics in general is at a sufficiently high level to be of use to those professionals seeking technical information in areas of astronomy with which they might not be completely familiar.

Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1064 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1064 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Imaging in High Energy Astronomy

Author : L. Bassani
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401104077
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Imaging in High Energy Astronomy written by L. Bassani and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An almost complete collection of the papers given at the International Workshop on Imaging in High Energy Astronomy (Anacapri, Italy, 1994). These proceedings, which concentrate on imaging above 10 keV, represent the state of the art in the field, resulting from the success of many missions (I.C. Granat and CGRO) carrying detectors for high energy astronomy with imaging capabilities. The main topics of the book are Bragg concentrators, coded mask-modulation collimators, double Compton telescopes, the occultation method, tracking chambers, and new experimental techniques. The book also contains some papers dealing with image reconstruction and processing, with an emphasis on the above techniques.

Space Telescopes

Author : Neil English
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319278142
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Space Telescopes written by Neil English and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Space telescopes are among humankind’s greatest scientific achievements of the last fifty years. This book describes the instruments themselves and what they were designed to discover about the Solar System and distant stars. Exactly how these telescopes were built and launched and the data they provided is explored. Only certain kinds of radiation can penetrate our planet's atmosphere, which limits what we can observe. But with space telescopes all this changed. We now have the means to "see" beyond Earth using ultraviolet, microwave, and infrared rays, X-rays and gamma rays. In this book we meet the pioneers and the telescopes that were built around their ideas. This book looks at space telescopes not simply chronologically but also in order of the electromagnetic spectrum, making it possible to understand better why they were made.

Nuclei Far from Stability and Astrophysics

Author : Dorin N. Poenaru
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940100708X
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Nuclei Far from Stability and Astrophysics written by Dorin N. Poenaru and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad range of topics of current interest are discussed, from nuclear structure at the edge of stability to nuclear astrophysics and cosmic ray physics at the highest energies. Both the state of the art and basic background information are presented with a particular emphasis on interrelated research interests. The writers are all active scientists who enjoy the highest international reputation. They cover a range of problems of nuclear structure, in particular those concerning exotic nuclei and their decay modes, their relevance to nuclear reaction chains in stellar burning processes at various astrophysical sites, and as yet unsolved questions concerning the origin, acceleration mechanism, energy spectrum and elemental composition of high energy cosmic rays. Readership: Postgraduate physicists interested in the development of modern radioactive beam facilities, large array gamma ray and cosmic ray detectors, and new theoretical tools.

Penetrating Bars through Masks of Cosmic Dust

Author : David L. Block
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402028628
Total Pages : 890 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Penetrating Bars through Masks of Cosmic Dust written by David L. Block and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE EDITORS: DAVID L. BLOCK AND KENNETH C. FREEMAN (SOC CO-CHAIRS), IVANIO PUERARI, ROBERT GROESS AND LIZ K. BLOCK 1. Harvard College Observatory, 1958 The past century has truly brought about an explosive period of growth and discovery for the physical sciences as a whole, and for astronomy in particular. Galaxy morphology has reached a renaissance . . The year: 1958. The date: October 1. The venue: Harvard College Observatory. The lecturer: Walter Baade. With amazing foresight, Baade penned these words: "Young stars, supergiants and so on, make a terrific splash - lots of light. The total mass of these can be very small compared to the total mass of the system". Dr Layzer then asked the key question: " . . . the discussion raises the point of what this classification would look like if you were to ignore completely all the Population I, and just focus attention on the Population II . . . " We stand on the shoulders of giants. The great observer E. E. Barnard, in his pioneering efforts to photograph the Milky Way, devoted the major part of his life to identifying and numbering dusty "holes" and dust lanes in our Milky Way. No one could have dreamt that the pervasiveness of these cosmic dust masks (not only in our Galaxy but also in galaxies at high redshift) is so great, that their "penetration" is truly one of the pioneering challenges from both space-borne telescopes and from the ground.

Radio, Submillimeter, and X-Ray Telescopes

Author : N. G. Basov
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1489926607
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book Radio, Submillimeter, and X-Ray Telescopes written by N. G. Basov and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the results of research and development connected with the creation oftelescopes intended for the new regions of the spectrum mastered by astronomy: the x-ray, submillimeter (far infrared), and radio regions. The creation of x-ray, submillimeter, and radio telescopes and the receiver apparatus connected with them is a complicated and, in many respects, unusual problem. Therefore, the experience accumulated at the Institute of Physics can prove useful to specialists working in this field, This volume is intended for scientists, engineers, and builders occupied in research and development in the fields of x-ray, submillimeter, and radio astronomy as well as for students of advanced courses in these specialties, V CONTENTS A Reflecting X-Ray Telescope for an Orbital Astrophysical Station. • • • • • • • • • 1 I. L, Beigman. L. A. Vainshtein, Yu. P. Voinov, D. A. Goganov, N. I. Komyak, S. L. Mandel'shtam, I. P, Tindo, N, A, Shatskii, and A. I. Shurygin Mirror Systems for X-Ray Telescopes. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13 I. L. Beigman, L, A. Vainshtein, Yu. P. Voinov, and V. P, Shevel'ko Extra-Atmospheric studies in the Submillimeter Range Using On-Board Telescopes . . • . . • • • • • . . . • . . . • . • . . . • . . • . • • . . . • • . . . • . . • • . 35 A. E. Salomonovich and A. s.

Radio Telescope Reflectors

Author : Jacob W.M. Baars
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331965148X
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Radio Telescope Reflectors written by Jacob W.M. Baars and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates how progress in radio astronomy is intimately linked to the development of reflector antennas of increasing size and precision. The authors describe the design and construction of major radio telescopes as those in Dwingeloo, Jodrell Bank, Parkes, Effelsberg and Green Bank since 1950 up to the present as well as millimeter wavelength telescopes as the 30m MRT of IRAM in Spain, the 50m LMT in Mexico and the ALMA submillimeter instrument. The advances in methods of structural design and coping with environmental influences (wind, temperature, gravity) as well as application of new materials are explained in a non-mathematical, descriptive and graphical way along with the story of the telescopes. Emphasis is placed on the interplay between astronomical and electromagnetic requirements and structural, mechanical and control solutions. A chapter on management aspects of large telescope projects closes the book. The authors address a readership with interest in the progress of engineering solutions applied to the development of radio telescope reflectors and ground station antennas for satellite communication and space research. The book will also be of interest to historians of science and engineering with an inclination to astronomy.