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Record Nr.

UNISA996466698903316

Titolo

Galactic High-Energy Astrophysics High-Accuracy Timing and Positional Astronomy [[electronic resource] ] : Lectures Held at the Astrophysics School IV Organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) in Graz, Austria, 19–31 August 1991 / / edited by Jan van Paradijs, Hans M. Maitzen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1993

ISBN

3-540-47767-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 1993.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 293 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 418

Disciplina

520

Soggetti

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Astrophysics

Elementary particles (Physics)

Quantum field theory

Atoms

Physics

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory

Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Particle acceleration in astrophysics -- Interstellar medium and supernova remnants -- High energy emission from normal stars -- Accretion in close binaries -- Pulsars — the new celestial clocks -- The mission hipparcos.

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses graduate students in astronomy and astrophysics. The first part is devoted to galactic high-energy astrophysics. It treats particle accelerations (including shocks), the interstellar medium and supernovae remnants, high-energy emissions from normal stars and



accretion in close binaries. The second part deals with observationslike pulsar timing, and its measurement with radioastronomical tools, and astrometry, as performed in the HIPPARCOS satellite program.