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The recent launch of NASA's Gamma-Ray Observatory will increase
interest in gamma-ray astronomy. This is a fully up-dated new
edition of the authors' earlier volume published in 1986 and covers
both the background science and the current state-of-the-art in
this field. The emphasis is on the astronomy and astrophysics of
known sources of cosmic gamma-rays outside the solar system. The
authors discuss the mechanisms for the production and absorption of
gamma-rays. The gamma-ray line astronomy of the interstellar
medium, galactic centre, and various discrete sources is then
considered. Gamma-ray bursts are treated in considerable detail in
chapter three, and the final two chapters describe medium energy
and ultra-high energy gamma-rays. Relevant data from supernova
SN1987A is also included in this edition. The book includes
comprehensive references to the primary literature, together with
many figures and tables. The concentration on phenomenology makes
this book a fine introduction to gamma-ray astronomy.
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