Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Sep 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006head....9.1301d&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #9, #13.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 38, p.366
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
The gamma-ray sky has proven to contain variable sources, such as active galactic nuclei and gamma-ray bursts, and to contain extended sources, such as the Galactic plane and supernova remnants. A large field of view, high duty cycle, observatory is thus required to observe the gamma-ray sky. At TeV energies, the water Cherenkov, extensive air shower detector, Milagro, has proven to successfully detect astrophysical sources. The latest view of the TeV sky as detected by Milagro will be presented. Milagro's 2 sr field of view, > 90% duty factor, and 5 year integration time are used to place flux constraints on predicted emitters of TeV sources. For example, approximately 70 EGRET unidentified sources are examined as well as approximately 360 galaxy clusters with z<0.1. In addition, a future observatory, HAWC (High Altitude Water Cherenkov) detector, with more than an order of magnitude improvement in sensitivity over Milagro, is described.
Dingus Brenda Lynn
HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory Collaboration
Milagro Gamma-Ray Observatory Collaboration
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