The Hard X-ray Sky: Recent Observational Progress

Journal Article · Mon May 11 00:00:00 EDT 2009 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3149477· OSTI ID:21304896

Gehrels, Neil ^[1]; Cannizzo, John K ^[2]

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1. NASA/GSFC/ASD/Code 661, Greenbelt, Md 20071 (United States)
2. CRESST/UMBC/NASA/GSFC/ASD/Code 661, Greenbelt, Md 20071 (United States)

The last fifty years have witnessed the birth, development, and maturation to full potential of hard X-ray astrophysics. The primary force driving the history of the field has been the development of space-based instrumentation optimized for getting the maximum science out of observations of high-energy photons from astrophysical sources. Hard X-ray telescopes are leading research in areas such as galactic diffuse emission, galactic transients, and active galactic nuclei.

• OSTI ID: 21304896
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1126, Issue 1; Conference: 2. international Simbol-X symposium, Paris (France), 2-5 Dec 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3149477; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

79 ASTROPHYSICS
COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
ASTROPHYSICS
COSMIC PHOTONS
COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES
GALAXY NUCLEI
HARD X RADIATION
NOVAE
PHOSPHORS
SPACE
TELESCOPE COUNTERS
TRANSIENTS
X-RAY DETECTION