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X-ray Astronomy

X-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy that studies astronomical objects and high-energy phenomena through the detection and analysis of X-ray radiation.

29.3K

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29.3K

On the Infall of Matter Into Clusters of Galaxies and Some Effects on Their Evolution

James E. Gunn, III Gott J. Richard · The Astrophysical Journal · 1972 · 3.9K citations

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Parameter estimation in astronomy through application of the likelihood ratio

W. Cash · The Astrophysical Journal · 1979 · 3.1K citations

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The European Photon Imaging Camera on XMM-Newton: The pn-CCD camera

L. Strüder, U. G. Briel, K. Dennerl et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2001 · 3K citations · Full text

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The Swift X-Ray Telescope

D. N. Burrows, J. E. Hill, J. A. Nousek et al. · Space Science Reviews · 2005 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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The European Photon Imaging Camera on XMM-Newton: The MOS cameras

M. J. L. Turner, A. F. Abbey, M. Arnaud et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2001 · 2.4K citations · Full text

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Authors

41.7K

  1. AC
    A. C. Fabian

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    646 publications · 55.7K citations

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  2. WN
    W. N. Brandt

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    274 publications · 25.5K citations

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  3. RF
    R. F. Mushotzky

    Goddard Space Flight Center, United States

    258 publications · 23.3K citations

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  4. WF
    W. Forman

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    200 publications · 21.4K citations

    76

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  5. ME
    M. Elvis

    Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian, United States

    184 publications · 18.6K citations

    74

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Institutions

3.4K

  1. Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

    Cambridge, United States

    207 h-index

    6.8K publications

    569.2K citations

  2. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    192 h-index

    7.1K publications

    558.8K citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

    Garching bei München, Germany

    176 h-index

    5.4K publications

    621.6K citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    161 h-index

    3.1K publications

    337.6K citations

  5. California Institute of Technology

    Pasadena, United States

    154 h-index

    4.4K publications

    496.3K citations

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    150 h-index

    3K publications

    305.7K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    144 h-index

    8K publications

    879.6K citations

  8. University of Leicester

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    141 h-index

    2.7K publications

    324.8K citations

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Venues

  1. The Astrophysical Journal

    ApJ · 10.5K publications · 710.8K citations

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  2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

    5.3K publications · 311.7K citations

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  3. Astronomy and Astrophysics

    3.3K publications · 197.8K citations

    172

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  4. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

    378 publications · 49.3K citations

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  5. Nature

    363 publications · 35.1K citations

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See also

X-ray Astronomy

Instrumentation

Observational Techniques

Source Classes

Physical Processes

Data Analysis