Frontiers of X-Ray Astronomy

This 2004 work reviews results from the current generation of X-ray telescopes.

A. C. Fabian (Edited by), K. A. Pounds (Edited by), R. D. Blandford (Edited by)

9780521827591, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 8 July 2004

258 pages, 108 b/w illus. 2 tables
25.4 x 17.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.68 kg

X-ray astronomy has undergone a revolution in recent years. With the launch of two orbiting observatories, Chandra and XMM-Newton, astronomers are now able to obtain spectra and images at a higher resolution than ever before. Observations have had a major impact on topics ranging from protostars to cosmology. The contributions in this 2004 work, by leading authorities in the field, originate from a Royal Society Discussion Meeting that was held to review results from the current generation of X-ray telescopes, and set them in context. This book is a valuable reference for research astronomers and graduate students wishing to understand the latest developments in this exciting field.

Preface
1. Forty years on from Aerobee 150: a personal perspective K. Pounds
2. X-ray spectroscopy of astrophysical plasmas S. M. Kahn, E. Behar, A. Kinkhabwala and D. W. Savin
3. X-rays from stars M. Gudel
4. X-ray observations of accreting white-dwarf systems M. Cropper, G. Ramsay, C. Hellier, K. Mukai, C. Mauche and D. Pandel
5. Accretion flows in X-ray binaries C. Done
6. Recent X-ray observations of supernova remnants C. R. Canizares
7. Luminous X-ray sources in spiral and star-forming galaxies M. Ward
8. Cosmological constraints from Chandra observations of galaxy clusters S. W. Allen
9. Clusters of galaxies: a cosmological probe R. Mushotzky
10. Obscured active galactic nuclei: the hidden side of the X-ray Universe G. Matt
11. The Chandra Deep Field-North Survey and the cosmic X-ray background W. N. Brandt, D. M. Alexander, F. E. Bauer and A. E. Hornschemeier
12. Hunting the first black holes G. Hasinger
13. X-ray astronomy in the new millennium: a summary R. D. Blandford.

Subject Areas: Astronomical observation: observatories, equipment & methods [PGG], Theoretical & mathematical astronomy [PGC]