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020 _a9781139034234 (ebook)
020 _z9780521883733 (hardback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_cUkCbUP
_erda
050 0 0 _aQB472
_b.H36 2011
082 0 0 _a522/.6863
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245 0 0 _aHandbook of X-ray Astronomy /
_cEdited by Keith Arnaud, Randall Smith, Aneta Siemiginowska.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (206 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aCambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers ;
_vno. 7
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520 _aModern x-ray data, available through online archives, are important for many astronomical topics. However, using these data requires specialized techniques and software. Written for graduate students, professional astronomers and researchers who want to start working in this field, this book is a practical guide to x-ray astronomy. The handbook begins with x-ray optics, basic detector physics and CCDs, before focussing on data analysis. It introduces the reduction and calibration of x-ray data, scientific analysis, archives, statistical issues and the particular problems of highly extended sources. The book describes the main hardware used in x-ray astronomy, emphasizing the implications for data analysis. The concepts behind common x-ray astronomy data analysis software are explained. The appendices present reference material often required during data analysis.
650 0 _aX-ray astronomy
700 1 _aArnaud, Keith,
_eeditor of compilation.
700 1 _aSmith, Randall,
_eeditor of compilation.
700 1 _aSiemiginowska, Aneta,
_eeditor of compilation.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521883733
830 0 _aCambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers ;
_vno. 7.
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139034234
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