The Composition of Matter
The Composition of Matter

Author: R. von Steiger

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-10-05

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 0387741844

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This volume consists of papers developed from a joint ACE/ISSI symposium at the occasion of the eightieth birthday of Johannes Geiss. The symposium explored insights into the composition of solar-system and galactic matter that have been brought about by recent space missions, ground-based studies, and theoretical advances. Coverage includes linking primordial to solar composition, planetary samples, solar sources and fractionation processes, and interstellar gas and Cosmic rays.

An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics
An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics

Author: Bradley W. Carroll

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-09-07

Total Pages: 1360

ISBN-13: 1108422160

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A comprehensive and engaging textbook, covering the entire astrophysics curriculum in one volume.

Deciphering the Universe through Spectroscopy
Deciphering the Universe through Spectroscopy

Author: Regina von Berlepsch

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-08-24

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 3527643850

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This 22nd volume in the series contains 15 invited reviews and highlight contributions from outstanding speakers presented during the 2009 annual meeting of the Astronomical Society on the subject of "Deciphering the Universe through Spectroscopy", held in Potsdam, Germany. Topics range from the measurements of magnetic fields on the surface of the sun via detailed measurements of abundances in stellar atmospheres to the kinematics of the universe at its largest scales. The result is a systematic overview of the latest astronomical and cosmological research.

Handbook of X-ray Astronomy
Handbook of X-ray Astronomy

Author: Keith Arnaud

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-09-29

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 1139502565

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Modern x-ray data, available through online archives, are important for many astronomical topics. However, using these data requires specialized techniques and software. Written for graduate students, professional astronomers and researchers who want to start working in this field, this book is a practical guide to x-ray astronomy. The handbook begins with x-ray optics, basic detector physics and CCDs, before focussing on data analysis. It introduces the reduction and calibration of x-ray data, scientific analysis, archives, statistical issues and the particular problems of highly extended sources. The book describes the main hardware used in x-ray astronomy, emphasizing the implications for data analysis. The concepts behind common x-ray astronomy data analysis software are explained. The appendices present reference material often required during data analysis.

Strategic Guidance for the National Science Foundation's Support of the Atmospheric Sciences
Strategic Guidance for the National Science Foundation's Support of the Atmospheric Sciences

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2007-05-31

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0309179033

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The National Science Foundation's Division of Atmospheric Sciences (ATM) supports research to develop new understanding of Earth's atmosphere and how the Sun impacts it. Strategic Guidance for the National Science Foundation's Support of the Atmospheric Sciences provides guidance to ATM on its strategy for achieving its goals in the atmospheric sciences, including cutting-edge research, education and workforce development, service to society, computational and observational objectives, and data management. The report reviews how the atmospheric sciences have evolved over the past several decades and analyzes the strengths and limitations of the various modes of support employed by ATM. It concludes that ATM is operating in an environment that is ever more cross-disciplinary, interagency, and international, making a more strategic approach necessary to manage activities in a way that actively engages the atmospheric sciences community. At the same time, ATM should preserve opportunities for basic research, especially projects that are high risk, potentially transformative, or unlikely to be supported by other government agencies. Finally, ATM needs to be more proactive in attracting highly talented students to the atmospheric sciences as an investment in the ability to make future breakthroughs.

Planetary Nebulae in Our Galaxy and Beyond (IAU S234)
Planetary Nebulae in Our Galaxy and Beyond (IAU S234)

Author: International Astronomical Union. Symposium

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13: 9780521863438

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Planetary nebulae represent the brief transition between Asymptotic Giant Branch stars and White Dwarfs. As multi-wavelength laboratories they have played a key role in developing our understanding of atomic, molecular, dust and plasma processes in astrophysical environments. The means by which their wonderfully diverse morphologies are obtained is currently the subject of intense research, including hydrodynamical shaping mechanisms and the role of binarity, stellar magnetic fields and rotation. Their contribution to the chemical enrichment of galaxies is another very active research area, as is the ever growing use of their narrow high luminosity emission lines to probe the dynamics and mass distributions of galaxies and the intergalactic media of clusters of galaxies. IAU S234 summarises the current status of research on the properties and processes of planetary nebulae, as reported in reviews and papers by leading experts working in the field.