UV and X-Ray Spectroscopy of Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas

Book Overview

The Hubble Space Telescope, Astro 1 and ROSAT observatories are now providing UV and X-ray spectra and images of cosmic sources in unprecedented detail, while the Yohkoh mission recently collected superb data on the solar corona. In the laboratory, the development of ion-trap facilities and novel laser experiments are providing vital new data on high temperature plasmas. Recent innovations in the technology of spectroscopic instrumentation are taking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521548160
• ISBN13: 9780521548168
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 2.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.4" x 9.7"