Book-Review - Imaging X-Ray Astronomy - a Decade of Einstein Observatory Achievements

Abstract

Part 1 Imaging x-ray astronomy - Einstein achievements: from Einstein to AXAF, H.Tananbaum Einstein and stellar sources, J.L.Linsky X-ray emissions from stars - a sharper and deeper view of our galaxy, G.S.Vaiana cataclysmic variables as X-ray sources, J.Patterson accreting galactic X-ray sources, P.Hertz high resolution X-ray spectroscopy of thermal plasmas, C.R.Canizares specta of non-thermal X-ray sources, S.S.Holt X-rays from spiral and starburst galaxies, G.Fabbiano cooling flows in clusters of galaxies, A.C.Fabian sky surveys with Einstein, I.M.Gioia interpretation of X-ray source counts and a prognosis for AXAF, M.Schmidt X-ray astronomy beyond AXAF and XMM, R. Giacconi. Part 2 New research with Einstein: the impact of Einstein observations on our understanding of low mass star formation, F.M.Walter the Einstein survey of O stars, S.Sciortino et al the X-ray emission of late-type evolved stars, A.Maggio et al X-ray observations of planetary nebulae, K.M.V.Apparao and S.P.Tarafdar a new boundary for the Vela supernova remnant,F.D.Seward large-scale structures of the soft X-ray background, G.Micela et al a review of results obtained with the MPC time interval processor, R.F.Elsner and M.C.Weisskopf variability of the X-ray sources in M33 and M31, G.Peres et al the softest Einstein AGN, F.A.Cordova et al thermal comptonization in standard accretion disks, L.Maraschi and S.Molendi comparison of VLBI radio core and X-ray flux densities of extragalactic radio sources, S.D.Bloom and A.P.Marscher BL lac objects - one or two classes?, B.Garilli et al integrity of HRI images, D.E.Harris et al. Part 3 The Einstein databases: the Einstein observatory databases, G. Fabbiano the Einstein observatory source catalogue, D.E.Harris et al the Einstein observatory stellar X-ray database, F.R.Harnden Jr. et al Einstein observations of supernova remnants, F.D.Seward the Einstein normal galaxy database, G.Fabbiano et al the Einstein database of optically and radio selected quasars, B.J.Wilkes et al the Einstein all-sky slew survey database, M.Elvis et al the Einstein extended medium sensitivity survey database, I.M.Gioia et al the Einstein observatory deep survey database, F.A. Primini.