Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Scientific paper
2011-05-18
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
10 pages, 2 figures, invited contribution to the Galactic Center Workshop, Shanghai (2009)
Scientific paper
Progress in the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique has enabled first sensitive observations of the innermost few 100 pc of the Milky Way in Very High Energy (VHE; >100 GeV) gamma rays. Observations by the H.E.S.S. instrument deliver the at date most precise data on this peculiar region, and provide an interesting view onto the acceleration and propagation of energetic particles near the Galactic Centre. Besides two point-like sources -- one coincident with the supermassive black hole (SMBH) Sgr A* -- diffuse VHE emission has been discovered within a 1 deg region around the centre. The current VHE gamma-ray view of the region is reviewed, and possible counterparts of the gamma-ray sources and the origin of the diffuse emission are discussed.
for the E. S. S. Collaboration H.
van Eldik Christopher
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