Very high energy cosmic gamma radiation : a crucial window on the extreme universe /

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Gamma ray astronomy, the branch of high energy astrophysics that studies the sky in energetic?-ray photons, is destined to play a crucial role in the exploration of nonthermal phenomena in the Universe in their most extreme and violent forms. The great potential of this discipline offers impressive...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Aharonian, Felix A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Singapore ; Hong Kong : World Scientific, ©2004.
Subjects:
Gamma ray astronomy.
Cosmic rays.
Cosmic Radiation
Astronomie gamma.
Rayonnement cosmique.
Cosmic rays
Gamma ray astronomy
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Copyright; Preface; Contents; 1
  • Introduction; 2
  • Status of the Field; 3
  • Gamma Ray Production and Absorption Mechanisms; 4
  • Gamma Rays and Origin of Galactic Cosmic Rays; 5
  • Gamma Ray Visibility of Supernova Remnants; 6
  • Pulsars, Pulsar Winds, Plerions; 7
  • Gamma Rays Expected from Microquasars; 8
  • Large Scale Jets of Radio Galaxies and Quasars; 9
  • Nonthermal Phenomena in Clusters of Galaxies; 10
  • TeV Blazers and Cosmic Background Radiation; 11
  • High Energy Gamma Rays
  • Carriers of Unique Cosmological Information; Appendix A
  • Spherically symmetric diffusion from a single source.

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