The Universe in Gamma Rays

1 Introduction.- 2 Gamma-Ray Production and Absorption Processes.- 3 Instruments.- 4 Summary of the Gamma-Ray Sky.- 5 The Sun as a Gamma-Ray Source.- 6 Gamma-Ray Pulsars.- 7 X-Ray Binaries as Gamma-Ray Sources.- 8 Continuum Gamma Ray Emission from Supernova Remnants.- 9 Diffuse Galactic Continuum Gamma-Rays.- 10 Nucleosynthesis.- 11 Nuclear Interaction Gamma-Ray Lines.- 12 Gamma-Ray Emission of Active Galaxies.- 13 Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources.- 14 The Extragalactic Gamma-Ray Background.- 15 Gamma-Ray Bursts.

From the reviews of the first edition:

"The editor, Dr. Schoenfelder, has done an excellent job in compiling the finest articles encompassing every aspect of gamma-ray astronomy. [...] The articles offer easy reading and readers with basic astronomy background would find no problem at all in understanding these articles. The book is best suited for graduate students, and also an excellent handbook for references for any serious researchers." (Indian Journal of Physics, 77B/4, 2003)

"The book consists of articles written by gamma-ray astronomers at the Max Planck Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik in Garching. The result is a nice compilation of topics in the forefront of the field and a uniformity of style. ... As an introductory text for new workers in the field - and there will be quite a few, in view of forthcoming space missions - the book will be useful ... ." (Arnold Wolfendale, The observatory, Vol. 122 (1168), 2002)