Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Mar 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983csxa.book...25g&link_type=abstract
American Astronautical Society, Goddard Memorial Symposium, 21st, Greenbelt, MD, Mar. 24, 25, 1983. 16 p.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
X Ray Astronomy, Background Radiation, Galactic Clusters, Globular Clusters, Neutron Stars, Radiant Flux Density, Spaceborne Astronomy, Stellar Luminosity, Sun, Surveys, Uhuru Satellite, X Ray Sources
Scientific paper
The development of X-ray astronomy began in 1962. At that time the sun was known to be a strong and variable X-ray source and the general features of the radio sky were known. The first significant cosmic X-ray results were obtained from an Aerobee sounding rocket flown on June 12, 1962. The first small satellite dedicated to X-ray astronomy was SAS-1, renamed Uhuru. The results from this satellite firmly established X-ray astronomy as a substantial discipline. A number of strong galactic sources were found to be pulsing in X-rays with short periods. A number of other small satellites, American and European, were launched in the years following the launch of Uhuru. The latest stage of X-ray astronomy began with HEAO-B, renamed The Einstein Observatory after its launch. An X-ray focussing optics was used to produce genuine images of fields in the sky. Attention is given to the characteristics of neutron stars, common stars, clusters of galaxies, the diffuse X-ray background, and future prospects.
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