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Ground-Based Gamma-Ray Detection of High Energy Galactic Sources: An Update

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2016

G. P. Rowell
G. P. Rowell*
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institut für Kernphysik, D-69029 Heidelberg, Germany

Abstract

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I review the present status of ground-based γ-ray astronomy, concentrating on the population of Galactic TeV sources. A number of new telescope systems are now being completed, and promise to yield exciting new discoveries, expanding rapidly the number of sources. The TeV Galactic sources today include a number of plerions, shell-type supernova remnants, an X-ray binary, and also one unidentified candidate. Their present status, and our understanding of their TeV γ-ray emission processes are summarized and some motivation driving development of the field is outlined.

Type
Part 9: Optical, X-ray and Gamma-ray Observations
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 218: Young Neutrons Stars and their Environments , 2004 , pp. 407 - 414
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 

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