搜索来自银河系平面的硬X射线辐射
1Cosmic Ray Working Group, The Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratorium, Leiden.
Nature
|August 1, 1970
概括
一个气球载的X射线调查实验寻找来自银河系的硬X射线辐射. 这项研究使用了四个X射线望远镜来检测20keV以上的高能光子.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 高能天体物理学 高能天体物理学
背景情况:
- 银河系是各种高能量现象的来源.
- 检测硬X射线辐射 (能量>20keV) 对于理解这些现象至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了对银河系的硬X射线辐射进行敏感的调查.
- 识别和描述以前未知的高能X射线来源.
主要方法:
- 使用一个带有气球的实验,配备了四个X射线望远镜.
- 在德克萨斯州进行了观测,目标是银河系平面的特定区域.
- 分析了能量超过20keV的光子的数据.
主要成果:
- 该实验成功收集了银河系硬X射线辐射的数据.
- 初步分析表明存在可检测的硬X射线信号.
- 需要进一步调查以确定确切的来源及其特征.
结论:
- 气球式X射线调查对于探索硬X射线天空是有效的.
- 银河系有发射X射线的源头,其能量高于20keV.
- 未来的任务应该建立在这些发现的基础上,以提高敏感性和覆盖率.
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