Background
Sarazin, Craig Leigh was born on August 11, 1950 in Milwaukee. Son of Valley V. and Martha V. (Gustafson) Sarazin.
(First published in 1988, this book is a comprehensive sur...)
First published in 1988, this book is a comprehensive survey of the astrophysical characteristics of the hot gas which pervades clusters of galaxies. In our universe, clusters of galaxies are the largest organised structures. Typically they comprise hundreds of galaxies moving through a region of space ten million light years in diameter. The volume between the galaxies is filled with gas having a temperature of 100 million degrees. This material is a strong source of cosmic X-rays. Dr Sarazin describes the theoretical description of the origin, dynamics, and physical state of the cluster gas. Observations by radio and optical telescopes are also summarised. This account is addressed to professional astronomers and to graduate students. It is an exhaustive summary of a rapidly expanding field of research in modern astrophysics.
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Sarazin, Craig Leigh was born on August 11, 1950 in Milwaukee. Son of Valley V. and Martha V. (Gustafson) Sarazin.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1972. Master of Arts in Physics, Princeton University, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Princeton University, 1975.
Millikan fellow California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1975. Member Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1975-1977. Assistant professor University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1977-1979, associate professor department astronomy, 1979-1986, professor, 1986-1996, W.H. Vanderbilt professor astronomy, since 1996, chairman department, 1992-1995.
Visiting assistant professor University California, Berkeley, 1979. Visiting scientist National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, 1977-1982. Visiting professor physics Institute Advanced Study, 1981-1982, Joint Institute Laboratory Astrophysics visiting fellow University Colorado, Boulder, 1985-1986.
Member committee on Space Astronomy Astrophysics, Washington, 1984-1986, member x-ray astronomy working group, 1989-1999, member Heineman prize committee, 1995-1998. Chairman Chandra users committee, 1993-1901, Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics users committee, 1995-2000. Member High Energy Astrophysics from Space Panel, 1999-2000.
Chairman USRA Science Council, 2000-2006. Member program assessment committee Beyond Einstein, 2006-2007. Chairman National Aeronautics and Space Administration XMM Newton Users Committee since 2009.
(First published in 1988, this book is a comprehensive sur...)
(First published in 1988, this book is a comprehensive sur...)
Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.
Married Jane Curry, June 12, 1971. Children: Stephen N., Andrew T.