High Energy Astrophysical Techniques

✍ Scribed by Rosa Poggiani (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 166
• Series: UNITEXT for Physics
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This textbook presents ultraviolet and X-ray astronomy, gamma-ray astronomy, cosmic ray astronomy, neutrino astronomy, and gravitational wave astronomy as distinct research areas, focusing on the astrophysics targets and the requirements with respect to instrumentation and observation methods.

The purpose of the book is to bridge the gap between the reference books and the specialized literature. For each type of astronomy, the discussion proceeds from the orders of magnitude for observable quantities. The physical principles of photon and particle detectors are then addressed, and the specific telescopes and combinations of detectors, presented.

Finally the instruments and their limits are discussed with a view to assisting readers in the planning and execution of observations.

Astronomical observations with high-energy photons and particles represent the newest additions to multimessenger astronomy and this book will be of value to all with an interest in the field.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Setting the Scene: High Energy Photons and Particles....Pages 3-12
Radiation-Matter Interactions....Pages 13-26
Interactions of Photons and Particles Along the Path....Pages 27-36
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
Detectors: General Characteristics....Pages 39-42
Detectors Based on Ionization in Gases and Liquids....Pages 43-50
Scintillation Detector Systems....Pages 51-58
Detectors Based on Ionization in Solid State Materials....Pages 59-63
Cherenkov and Transition Radiation Detectors....Pages 65-67
Calorimeters....Pages 69-73
Measurement of Physical Properties of Photons and Particles....Pages 75-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Ultraviolet and X-Ray Astronomy....Pages 81-89
Gamma Ray Astronomy....Pages 91-104
Cosmic Ray Astronomy....Pages 105-114
Neutrino Astronomy....Pages 115-121
Gravitational Wave Astronomy....Pages 123-139
The Dark Side of the Universe....Pages 141-146
Observing in High Energy Astrophysics....Pages 147-157
Conclusions....Pages 159-160
Back Matter....Pages 161-163

✦ Subjects

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques;Astrophysics and Astroparticles