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X-ray astronomy in its thirtieth year.

Pounds, K. A.

An overview is given of current activities and future prospects in the X-ray astronomy field with attention given to the British involvement in the Ginga, Rosat, and Exosat projects. The large array of proportional counter detectors for the Ginga astronomy satellite is described in detail with respect to studying time variability. The Rosat X-ray-…