Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy

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Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy

Atomic and molecular physics Astrophysics

Author: T.C. Weekes

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Collection: Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Language: English

Published by: CRC Press

Published on: 8 April 2003

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040196168


High energy gamma-ray photons

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.

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