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| Title | High-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy : Instrumentation, Data Analysis, and Science |
| Author(s) | Bambi, Cosimo;Jiang, Jiachen |
| Publication | Singapore, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. |
| Description | VIII, 425 p. 163 illus., 139 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton Observatory have been the pioneering satellites for studying the Universe with X-rays and the cornerstone of X-ray spectroscopy since their launches more than 20 years ago. The onboard gratings provide us a unique opportunity to distinguish individual spectral lines from different atoms thanks to their high energy resolutions. Enormous discoveries have been achieved by these two missions when observing a variety of X-ray-emitting astronomical objects, such as black holes, supernova remnants, clusters of galaxies, and stars. However, the data are limited to fairly bright X-ray sources. The recent JAXA's mission Hitomi opened a new window of high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy thanks to its onboard X-ray calorimeter. Although this mission was shortly terminated due to a mishap, Hitomi left behind a few sets of observations awaiting more data mining. The first half of this book introduces the history of high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy and different generations of X-ray spectrometers. A tutorial guide on how to reduce, analyze, and understand the astronomical data from Chandra, XMM-Newton, and Hitomi is also included. The second half of the book reviews past results obtained by the high-resolution spectrometers on these missions on multiple topics and discusses possible discoveries by upcoming missions in the next decade |
| ISBN,Price | 9789819944095 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. MEASUREMENT
6. Measurement Science and Instrumentation
7. MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
8. X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY
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| Item Type | eBook |
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