High-Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy Instrumentation, Data Analysis, and Science /
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 disting...
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| Format: | Elektroniczne E-book |
| Język: | angielski |
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Singapore :
Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
2023.
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| Wydanie: | 1st ed. 2023. |
| Seria: | Springer Series in Astrophysics and Cosmology,
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| Dostęp online: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4409-5 |
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| Streszczenie: | 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. |
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| Opis fizyczny: | 1 online resource (VIII, 425 p. 163 illus.). 139 illus. in color. |
| ISBN: | 9789819944095 |
| ISSN: | 2731-7358 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-981-99-4409-5 |