Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 1996
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Current perspectives in high energy astropyhsics. Collected Works, edited by J. F. Ormes. XIX + 160 p.. National Aeronautics and
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
X Ray Astronomy, Galactic Clusters, Galactic Radiation, Active Galactic Nuclei, Astrophysics, Interstellar Matter, High Energy Interactions, X Ray Astrophysics Facility, X Ray Timing Explorer, Radioactive Isotopes, Cosmology, High Altitude Balloons, Particle Interactions
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High energy astrophysics is a space-age discipline that has taken a quantum leap forward in the 1990s. The observables are photons and particles that are unable to penetrate the atmosphere and can only be observed from space or very high altitude balloons. The lectures presented as chapters of this book are based on the results from the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO) and Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA) missions to which the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center made significant hardware contributions. These missions study emissions from very hot plasmas, nuclear processes, and high energy particle interactions in space. Results to be discussed include gamma-ray beaming from active galactic nuclei (AGN), gamma-ray emission from pulsars, radioactive elements in the interstellar medium, X-ray emission from clusters of galaxies, and the progress being made to unravel the gamma-ray burst mystery. The recently launched X-ray Timing Explorer (XTE) and prospects for upcoming Astro-E and Advanced X-ray Astronomy Satellite (AXAF) missions are also discussed.
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