Very High Energy Gamma-Ray AstronomyCRC Press, 8. apr. 2003 - 221 sider High energy gamma-ray photons are the prime probes of the relativistic or high-energy universe, populated by black holes, neutron stars, supernovae, quasars, and matter-antimatter annihilations. Through studying the gamma-ray sky, astrophysicists are able to better understand the formation and behavior of these exotic and energetic bodies. V |
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1 Foundations of gammaray astronomy | 1 |
2 Very high energy gammaray detectors | 13 |
3 High energy gammaray telescopes in space | 42 |
4 Galactic plane | 55 |
5 Supernovae and supernova remnants | 67 |
6 Gammaray observations of the Crab Nebula | 77 |
7 Gammaray observations of supernova remnants | 92 |
8 Gammaray pulsars and binaries | 102 |
10 Extragalactic sources | 126 |
observations | 134 |
models | 156 |
13 Gammaray bursts | 169 |
14 Diffuse background radiation | 190 |
Appendix | 200 |
Back Cover | 217 |
9 Unidentified sources | 116 |
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