Evidence for x Rays From Sources Outside the Solar System

Riccardo Giacconi; Herbert Gursky; Frank R. Paolini; Bruno B. Rossi

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.9.439

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Evidence for x Rays From Sources Outside the Solar System

Riccardo Giacconi, Herbert Gursky, Frank R. Paolini, and Bruno B. Rossi

Phys. Rev. Lett. 9, 439 – Published 1 December 1962

An article within the collection: Letters from the Past - A PRL Retrospective

Abstract

Received 12 October 1962

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.9.439

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Letters from the Past - A PRL Retrospective

2008 marked PRL’s 50th anniversary. As part of the celebrations a collection of milestone Letters was started. The collection contains Letters that have made long-lived contributions to physics, either by announcing significant discoveries, or by initiating new areas of research.

Authors & Affiliations

Riccardo Giacconi, Herbert Gursky, and Frank R. Paolini

American Science and Engineering, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts

Bruno B. Rossi

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Nobel Focus: Neutrino and X-ray Vision

JR Minkel

Phys. Rev. Focus 10, 18 (2002)

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Vol. 9, Iss. 11 — 1 December 1962

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