Focusing Telescopes in Nuclear Astrophysics by Peter Ballmoos

By Peter Ballmoos

This quantity is the 1st of its type on focusing gamma-ray telescopes. Forty-eight refereed papers offer a entire review of the medical power and technical demanding situations of this nascent instrument for nuclear astrophysics. The publication beneficial properties articles facing pivotal applied sciences resembling grazing incident mirrors, multilayer coatings, Laue- and Fresnel-lenses - or even an optic utilizing the curvature of space-time.

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