High-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy: Past, Present And Future

High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy has become a powerful tool for astrophysics since the launch of Chandra and XMM-Newton, ten years ago. The grating spectrometers on both instruments still continue to provide excellent data, while imaging calorimeters are being prepared for future missions like Astro-H and IXO. The synergy with other wavelength bands like the UV has been boosted by the addition of COS to HST. X-ray spectroscopy offers unique diagnostics to study almost any object in the Universe. This book contains review papers on highlights and the state-of-the-art of X-ray spectroscopy for a broad range of objects and on the prospects for future studies.

• • Author: Jelle Kaastra, Frits Paerels
• • Publisher: Springer
• • Publication Date: Oct 25, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 284 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 148999937X
• • ISBN-13: 9781489999375