Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 1993
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Astronomical Society of India, Bulletin (ISSN 0304-9523), vol. 21, no. 3-4, p. 313-326
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Cataclysmic Variables, Cerenkov Radiation, Crab Nebula, Gamma Ray Astronomy, Gamma Ray Telescopes, India, Energy Spectra, Gamma Ray Spectra, Light Curve, Radiant Flux Density
Scientific paper
The unequivocal detection of the Crab Nebula as the first-ever standard candle in the very high energy (VHE) bracket, made possible by the recently-developed Cerenkov Imaging Technique, marks a water-shed in the 20 year-old history of the TeV gamma-ray astronomy. It gives hope that, as with the Crab today, future detections in the field, too, will be on a firm statistical footing and the attendant investigations, more comprehensive in their content and range. The present mood in the field is one of cautious optimism. This paper gives an overview of the contemporary observational scene in the ground-based gamma-ray astronomy. It closes with an introduction to TACTIC, the first Indian Imaging gamma-ray telescope, presently under-development.
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