Handbook of X-ray astronomy (Record no. 196599)

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Canceled/invalid LC control number 2011023034
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9780521883733 (hardback)
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 9781139157087 (e-book)
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Original cataloging agency CaPaEBR
Transcribing agency CaPaEBR
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System control number (OCoLC)773036123
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Classification number QB472
Item number .H36 2011eb
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 522/.6863
Edition number 23
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Handbook of X-ray astronomy
Medium [electronic resource] /
Statement of responsibility, etc. edited by Keith A. Arnaud, Randall K. Smith, and Aneta Siemiginowska.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent viii, 197 p. :
Other physical details ill.
490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement Cambridge observing handbooks for research astronomers ;
Volume/sequential designation 7
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Machine generated contents note: 1. X-ray astronomy optics Daniel A. Schwartz; 2. Proportional counters and other detector techniques Richard J. Edgar; 3. CCDs for x-ray astronomy Catherine E. Grant; 4. Data reduction and calibration Keith A. Arnaud and Randall K. Smith; 5. Data analysis Randall K. Smith, Keith A. Arnaud and Aneta Siemiginowska; 6. Archives, surveys, catalogues and software Keith Arnaud; 7. Statistics Aneta Siemiginowska; 8. Analysis of extended emission K. D. Kuntz; Appendices; Index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "It may be obvious why visible astronomy utilizes images, but it is illustrative to consider the value of focusing to X-ray astronomy. A list of advantages offered by the best possible two-dimensional angular resolution would include: (i) Resolving sources with small angular separation and distinguishing different regions of the same source. (ii) Using the image morphology to apply intuition in choosing specific models for quantitative fits to the data. (iii) Using as a "collector" to gather photons. This is necessary because X-ray-source fluxes are so low that individual X-ray photons are detected; the weakest sources give less than one photon per day. (iv) Using as a "concentrator," so that the photons from individual sources interact in such a small region of the detector that residual non-X-ray background counts are negligible. (v) Measuring sources of interest and simultaneously determining the contaminating background using other regions of the detector. (vi) Using with dispersive spectrometers such as transmission or reflection gratings to provide high spectral resolution. The Earth's atmosphere completely absorbs cosmic X-rays. Consequently, X-ray observatories must be launched into space; so size, weight, and cost are always important constraints on the design. In practice this leads to a trade-off between the best possible angular resolution and the largest possible collecting area. Realizing an X-ray telescope involves two key issues: reflection of X-rays, and formation of an image"--
Assigning source Provided by publisher.
533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE
Type of reproduction Electronic reproduction.
Place of reproduction Palo Alto, Calif. :
Agency responsible for reproduction ebrary,
Date of reproduction 2013.
Note about reproduction Available via World Wide Web.
-- Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element X-ray astronomy.
655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM
Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
Source of term local
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Arnaud, Keith A.,
Dates associated with a name 1959-
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Personal name Smith, Randall K.
Fuller form of name (Randall Knowles),
Dates associated with a name 1969-
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Personal name Siemiginowska, Aneta.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element ebrary, Inc.
830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE
Uniform title Cambridge observing handbooks for research astronomers ;
Volume/sequential designation 7.
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10514141">http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10514141</a>
Public note An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view

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