Introduction to X-ray astronomy

h1. Introduction to X-ray astronomy


 * Quick & dirty:
 * the first 18 pages of the PhD Thesis by | Mirko Krumpe . PDF[18MB] attachment:2007_PhDThesis_MirkoKrumpe.pdf


 * Proper introduction:
 * More mission orientated: Lecture *"An Introduction to X-ray Astronomy"* (43 slides) by Keith Arnaud at the 2007 X-ray Astronomy School: attachment:2007_arnaud_intro.pdf [18MB] ("Source":https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xrayschool-2007/program.html)
 * More science orientated: Lecture on *"The Cosmic X-Ray Background"* (53 + 47 slides) by Steven M. Kahn from 2003: attachment:CXB_lecture_kahn1.pdf [3MB] attachment:CXB_lecture_kahn2.pdf [1MB]
 * This gives a good overview because understanding the Cosmic X-Ray Background (CXB) used to be a major science driver of X-ray astronomy
 * Very technical: Lecture on *"Introduction to X-ray analysis"* by Dave Huenemoerder at the 2007 X-ray Astronomy School : "PDF-File":http://cxc.harvard.edu/xrayschool/talks/intro_xray_analysis.pdf [35MB] ("Source":http://cxc.harvard.edu/xrayschool/program.html)


 * Dive into subtopics with the talks of the *X-ray Astronomy Schools* organized by the _Chandra_ X-ray Center (CXC) and the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) in Harvard/Cambridge: "2011":http://cxc.harvard.edu/xrayschool/program.html  "2007":https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xrayschool-2007/program.html  "2005":https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xrayschool-2005/schedule.html  "2003":https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xrayschool-2003/schedule.html


 * Lectures on *"X-ray Spectral Fitting"* by Michael Nowak (as of 2017): http://space.mit.edu/~mnowak/Astronomy_Schools.html

h1. State of the art


 * Conference *"X-ray Astronomy: towards the next 50 years!"* (2012) "Proceedings":http://sait.oat.ts.astro.it/MSAIt840313/index.html "Some of the talks":http://www.brera.inaf.it/xrayastronomy_anniversary/program.html


 * Talks of the *"The X-ray Universe"* symposia (every 3 years): "2017":https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2017-symposium "2014":https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2014-symposium  "2011":https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/2011-symposium


 * Talks of conferences & meetings related to the *"X-ray observatory XMM-Newton"* https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/conferences-meetings
 * Talks of the conference "Hot spots in the XMM sky: Cosmology from X-ray to Radio":http://www.astro.auth.gr/~xmmcosmo16/presentations.html (2016)

h2. Subtopics


 * For *studying hot baryons with X-rays* see the talks (and videos) of the conference "Physics of the Intra-Cluster Medium":http://picm2017.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/65580 (2017)


 * Talks on the *instrumental background* of X-ray observations (2016) : http://ahead.iaps.inaf.it/?page_id=459