Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Apr 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000aps..aprc23007l&link_type=abstract
American Physical Society, April Meeting, April 29-May 2, 2000 Long Beach, CA, abstract #C23.007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
The Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS), a proposed new ground-based gamma-ray observatory, represents a dramatic step forward in the study of extreme astrophysical processes in the universe. The array will achieve an unparalleled angular resolution and background rejection with a detectable flux sensitivity 1% of the flux from the Crab Nebula at 100 GeV. One of the scientific goals of the array is the study of very high energy gamma-ray emission from shell-type supernova remnants (SNRs), thought to be the origin of cosmic rays in the Galaxy. Gamma-rays in shell-type SNRs may be produced by bremsstrahlung, inverse Compton scattering and nucleonic interactions. We discuss observations of shell-type SNRs planned for VERITAS and compare the predicted sensitivity and angular resolution of the array to models of gamma-ray production in these objects.
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