The Universe in Gamma Rays

Book Overview

Gamma-ray astronomy began in the mid-1960s with balloon satellite, and, at very high photon energies, also with ground-based instruments. However, the most significant progress was made in the last decade of the 20th century, when the tree satellite missions SIGMA, Compton, and Beppo-Sax gave a completely new picture of our Universe and made gamma-ray astronomy an integral part of astronomical research. This book, written by well-known experts, gives...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540678743
• ISBN13: 9783540678748
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 409 Pages
• Weight: 1.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"