Future Instrumentation for the Study of the Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium

2008/01/07 by Frits Paerels, F. B. S. Paerels, Jelle Kaastra +9 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #COSMIC cancer database #Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena #Instrumentation (computer programming) #Intergalactic medium #Intergalactic travel #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s11214-008-9323-6

16 pages, 4 figures, accepted for publication in Space Science Reviews, special issue "Clusters of galaxies: beyond the thermal view", Editor J.S. Kaastra, Chapter 19; work done by an international team at the International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Bern, organised by J.S. Kaastra, A.M. Bykov, S. Schindler & J.A.M. Bleeker

arxiv created 2008/01/07 · openalex publication_date 2008/02/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We briefly review capabilities and requirements for future instrumentation in UV- and X-ray astronomy that can contribute to advancing our understanding of the diffuse, highly ionised intergalactic medium.

Citations

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