TY - BOOK ID - 78945376 TI - High Time Resolution Astrophysics AU - Phelan, Don AU - Ryan, Oliver AU - Shearer, Andrew AU - SpringerLink (Online service) PY - 2008 SN - 9781402065187 PB - Dordrecht Springer Netherlands DB - UniCat KW - Space research KW - Cosmology KW - Astrophysics KW - Measuring methods in physics KW - Chemical technology KW - meetmethoden KW - astrofysica KW - ruimte (astronomie) KW - ruimtevaart KW - kosmologie UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78945376 AB - High Time Resolution Astrophysics (HTRA) is an important new window to the universe and a vital tool in understanding a range of phenomena from diverse objects and radiative processes. This importance is demonstrated in this volume with the description of a number of topics in astrophysics, including quantum optics, cataclysmic variables, pulsars, X-ray binaries and stellar pulsations to name a few. Underlining this science foundation, technological developments in both instrumentation and detectors are described. These instruments and detectors combined cover a wide range of timescales and can measure fluxes, spectra and polarisation. These advances make it possible for HTRA to make a big contribution to our understanding of the Universe in the next decade. ER -