Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010head...11.3202t&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #11, #32.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.703
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Recent progress in TeV astronomy has justified the construction of a new generation of TeV gamma-ray instruments. Results from Milagro have proven the sensitivity of the water Cherenkov technique and demonstrated the need for a TeV instrument with a wide-field of view. The HAWC (High Altitude Water Cherenkov) Observatory, is a next generation all-sky TeV gamma ray observatory. With 15 times the sensitivity of Milagro HAWC is well suited to extend the GeV measurements of the Fermi telescope to higher energies and study the diffuse and extended sources within our Galaxy. HAWC will be capable of surveying the northern hemisphere to a level of 40-mCrab after four years of operation. The large field-of-view and continuous operation enable HAWC to view every object in the hemisphere every day - allowing for the long-term monitoring of active galaxies, without the need for a "trigger” from another telescope. HAWC will be located at 4100m above sea level at the volcan Sierra Negra in Mexico. In this talk I will discuss the design and scientific goals of HAWC.
HAWC Collaboration
Tollefson Kirsten
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