The HAWC Gamma-ray Observatory

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Mar 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008head...10.4107c&link_type=abstract

American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #10, #41.07

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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HAWC, the High Altitude Water Cherenkov gamma-ray observatory, will be a prime instrument for surveying and monitoring the 100 GeV - 100 TeV sky during the next decade. HAWC is conceived as a 150m x 150m water Cherenkov detector divided in 900 optically isolated cells. Its optimized design and 4100m location will allow it to survey two thirds of the sky in the TeV range down to 40 mCrab, with emphasis on extended sources. HAWC will permanently monitor 2sr above its zenith with capability to detect a 5 Crab flare from GRBs and blazars within 10 minutes. HAWC, a major scientific collaboration between Mexico and United Statues, will begin construction in 2008 at its 19º latitude Sierra Negra site, in Central Mexico.

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