X-ray detectors in astronomy
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X-ray detectors in astronomy
（Cambridge astrophysics series, [15]）
Cambridge University Press, 1989
Available at 14 libraries
Note
Bibliography: p. [275]-297
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
First published in 1989, this book provides a comprehensive review of the detection techniques that are used in X-ray astronomy. Since the first discovery of a cosmic X-ray source in 1962, there has been rapid growth in X-ray astronomy, which has largely been made possible by enormous advances in the capabilities of photon counting instrumentation. The book describes the first 25 years of astronomical X-ray instrumentation and summarises the areas of current detector research, giving particular emphasis to imaging devices and to non-dispersive devices of high spectral resolution. It is the first book to give such a comprehensive treatment of the subject, and will provide astronomers with a valuable summary of detection techniques.
Table of Contents
- 1. Observational techniques in X-ray astronomy
- 2. Proportional counters
- 3. Microchannel plates
- 4. Semiconductor detectors
- 5. Scintillators, phosphors and NEADs
- 6. Single photon calorimeters
- Appendices
- References
- Index.
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