LEADER 03922nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910777055303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-20628-8 010 $a9786611206284 010 $a3-540-34412-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-540-34412-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000414321 035 $a(EBL)373123 035 $a(OCoLC)437240789 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000312419 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11258329 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000312419 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10331583 035 $a(PQKB)11295916 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-540-34412-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC373123 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4976766 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL373123 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10223783 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4976766 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL120628 035 $a(OCoLC)233973140 035 $a(PPN)123742110 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000414321 100 $a20070723d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#008mamaa 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe universe in X-rays$b[electronic resource] /$fJoachim E. Tru?mper, Gu?nther Hasinger (eds.) 205 $a1st ed. 2008. 210 $aBerlin ;$aNew York $cSpringer$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (498 p.) 225 1 $aAstronomy and astrophysics library,$x0941-7834 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-540-34411-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aX-Ray Astronomical Instrumentation -- Overview -- Proportional Counters -- Scintillation Counters -- Imaging Proportional Counters -- Aperture Modulation Telescopes -- Wolter Optics -- CCD Detectors -- High Resolution Spectroscopy -- Galactic X-Ray Astronomy -- Solar System Objects -- Nuclear Burning Stars -- White Dwarfs -- X-Ray Emission of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects -- Classical Novae -- Pulsars and Isolated Neutron Stars -- Accreting Neutron Stars -- Black-Hole Binaries -- X-Ray Studies of Supernovae and Supernova Remnants -- The Interstellar Medium -- The Galactic Center -- Extragalactic X-Ray Astronomy -- X-Rays from Nearby Galaxies -- X-Ray Flares in the Cores of Galaxies -- Active Galactic Nuclei -- X-Ray Studies of Clusters of Galaxies -- Gamma-Ray Bursts -- Cosmic X-Ray Background -- The Future. 330 $aIn the last 45 years, X-ray astronomy has become an integral part of modern astrophysics and cosmology. There is a wide range of astrophysical objects and phenomena, where X-rays provide crucial diagnostics. In particular they are well suited to study hot plasmas and matter under extreme physical conditions in compact objects. This book summarizes the present status of X-ray astronomy in terms of observational results and their astrophysical interpretation. It is written for students, astrophysicists as well a growing community of physicists interested in the field. An introduction including historical material is followed by chapters on X-ray astronomical instrumentation. The next two parts summarize in 17 chapters the present knowledge on various classes of X-ray sources in the galactic and extragalactic realm. While the X-ray astronomical highlights discussed in this book are mainly based on results from ROSAT, ASCA, RXTE, BeppoSAX, Chandra and XMM-Newton, a final chapter provides an outlook on observational capabilities and projects discussed for the future. 410 0$aAstronomy and astrophysics library. 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aX-ray astronomy 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 0$aX-ray astronomy. 676 $a522.6863 701 $aHasinger$b Gu?nther$01537016 701 $aTruemper$b J$g(Joachim),$f1933-$061886 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777055303321 996 $aThe universe in X-rays$93786087 997 $aUNINA