 Astrophysicist Andrew Fabian on Rocketing to Prominence
High-energy astrophysics deals with objects such as black holes, quasars, active galactic nuclei, neutron stars, and interacting binary stars. The energy flows in these objects are driven by extremely high temperatures, with much of the energy flux being in high-energy photons, from the extreme ultraviolet, through X-rays, and on to gamma rays. None of this radiation can penetrate the upper atmosphere of the Earth, so all observations have to be conducted from space platforms.
"My experience has been that by getting involved in a new mission at the earliest stage, you’re in a good position to profit from the early discoveries," says Andrew C. Fabian, of the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, U.K.
One of the U.K.’s foremost high-energy astrophysicists, Professor Andrew C. Fabian, of the Institute of Astronomy, University of
Cambridge, has built his career by using the techniques of X-ray
astronomy to investigate extreme astrophysical conditions. With
citations to his published research over the last decade now
exceeding 6,000, Fabian currently occupies...
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