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Written for graduate students, professional astronomers and researchers, this book is a practical guide to x-ray astronomy. It describes the main hardware used in x-ray astronomy, emphasizing the implications for data analysis, and explains the concepts behind common x-ray astronomy data analysis software.

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'… this is an excellent, good-value book and should be required reading for all those interested in X-ray astronomy.' The Observatory

Table of Contents
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.

Handbook of Xray Astronomy 07 Cambridge Observing Handbooks for Research Astronomers Series Number 7

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 9/29/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780521883733
      978-0521883733
      ISBN-10 0521883733
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      Mathematics and Science

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Written for graduate students, professional astronomers and researchers, this book is a practical guide to x-ray astronomy. It describes the main hardware used in x-ray astronomy, emphasizing the implications for data analysis, and explains the concepts behind common x-ray astronomy data analysis software.

      Trade Review
      '… this is an excellent, good-value book and should be required reading for all those interested in X-ray astronomy.' The Observatory

      Table of Contents
      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.

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