Principles of multimessenger astronomy /

Astronomy has traditionally relied on capturing photons from cosmic sources to be able to understand the universe. During the 20th and 21st centuries, different messengers have been added to the astronomer's toolset: cosmic rays, neutrinos, and most recently gravitational waves. Each of these m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Filipović, Miroslav D. (Autor), Tothill, Nicholas F. H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2021]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 21.
AAS-IOP astronomy. 2021 collection.
Temas:
Astrophysics.
Cosmic rays.
Neutrino astrophysics.
Gravitational waves.
Astronomical observation - observatories, equipment & methods.
High-energy Phenomena and Fundamental Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction to multimessenger astronomy : fusing intellect and technology through telescopes
  • 1.1. Dream big
  • 1.2. Four astrophysical messengers
  • 1.3. A brief history of telescopes : from 1608 to neutrino and gravitational wave telescopes
  • 1.4. Locations : from city to space
  • 2. Electromagnetic radiation
  • 2.1. Understanding light--a brief history
  • 2.2. The physics of electromagnetic radiation
  • 2.3. The electromagnetic spectrum
  • 2.4. Further reading
  • 3. The measurement of cosmic messengers
  • 3.1. The measurement of electromagnetic radiation
  • 3.2. Measurements of other messengers
  • 4. The transfer of electromagnetic radiation through space
  • 4.1. The Doppler effect and redshifts
  • 4.2. Radiative transfer and optical depth
  • 4.3. Scattering processes
  • 4.4. Interstellar extinction and reddening
  • 5. The Earth's atmosphere
  • 5.1. The large-scale structure of the atmosphere
  • 5.2. Turbulence and seeing
  • 5.3. Atmospheric windows
  • 6. Emission mechanisms of electromagnetic radiation
  • 6.1. Continuum emission
  • 6.2. Spectral-line emission
  • 6.3. Further reading
  • 7. Particle astrophysics : gamma ray, cosmic ray, and neutrino astronomy
  • 7.1. Historical introduction
  • 7.2. Gamma-ray astronomy
  • 7.3. Production of gamma rays
  • 7.4. Detection of astrophysical gamma rays
  • 7.5. Astrophysical gamma-ray sources
  • 7.6. Cosmic ray origins and spectra
  • 7.7. Neutrino astronomy
  • 7.8. High-energy observatories
  • 8. Gravitational waves and their production
  • 8.1. What is a gravitational wave?
  • 8.2. Physics of gravitational waves
  • 8.3. Gravitational lensing
  • 8.4. Gravitational wave observatories
  • 9. Obtaining and interpreting astronomical data
  • 9.1. Celestial coordinates
  • 9.2. Observation and measurement
  • 9.3. Data storage and access.

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