X-ray Polarimetry

by Ronaldo Bellazzini and Enrico Costa Ronaldo Bellazzini

Book Overview

Due to the advent of a new generation of detectors, X-ray polarimetry promises to join X-ray imaging, spectroscopy and timing as one of the main observational techniques in high energy astrophysics. This has renewed interest in the field, and indeed several polarimetric missions have recently been proposed. This volume provides a complete and up-to-date view of the subject for researchers in astrophysics. The contributors discuss the present status...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052119184X
• ISBN13: 9780521191845
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 10.0"