Tutorial Guide to X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy: data reduction and analysis
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy. The first part discusses the basic theoretical and observational topics related to black hole astrophysics; the optics and the detectors employed in X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy; and past, present, and future X-ray and gamma-ray missions. The second part then describes data reduction and analysis, the statistics used in X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, and demonstrates how to write a successful proposal and a scien…
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- Full title :Tutorial Guide to X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy : data reduction and analysis / Cosimo Bambi, editor.
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy. The first part discusses the basic theoretical and observational topics related to black hole astrophysics; the optics and the detectors employed in X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy; and past, present, and future X-ray and gamma-ray missions. The second part then describes data reduction and analysis, the statistics used in X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, and demonstrates how to write a successful proposal and a scientific paper. Data reduction in connection with specific X-ray and gamma-ray missions is covered in the appendices. Presenting the state of the art in X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, this is both a valuable textbook for students and an important reference resource for researchers in the field.
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- Publication Date:2020
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- Publisher(s):Springer
- Place of Publication:Singapore
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2020
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- Description:ix, 279 Seiten : : Illustrationen
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- ISBN:9789811563362, 9811563365
- oclc:on1194892241
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