Ground based gamma-ray astronomy with Cherenkov Telescopes

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2008-03-11

arxiv.org/abs/0803.1609v2

New J. Phys.11:055005, 2009

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

18 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in the New Journal of Physics

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/11/5/055005

Very-high-energy (>100 GeV) gamma-ray astronomy is emerging as an important discipline in both high energy astrophysics and astro-particle physics. This field is currently dominated by Imaging Atmospheric-Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) and arrays of these telescopes. Such arrays have achieved the best angular resolution and energy flux sensitivity in the gamma-ray domain and are still far from the fundamental limits of the technique. Here I will summarise some key aspects of this technique and go on to review the current status of the major instruments and to highlight selected recent results.

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