The Hard X-ray Sky: Recent Observational Progress
Author(s) -
N. Gehrels,
J. K. Cannizzo,
J. Rodríguez,
Phillippe Ferrando
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
aip conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1551-7616
pISSN - 0094-243X
DOI - 10.1063/1.3149477
Subject(s) - sky , observational study , computer science , astronomy , remote sensing , physics , geology , mathematics , statistics
The last fifty years have witnessed the birth, development, and maturation to full potential of hard X‐ray astrophysics. The primary force driving the history of the field has been the development of space‐based instrumentation optimized for getting the maximum science out of observations of high‐energy photons from astrophysical sources. Hard X‐ray telescopes are leading research in areas such as galactic diffuse emission, galactic transients, and active galactic nuclei.
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