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Very High Energy Gamma Rays from Plerions: CANGAROO Results

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

T. Kifune
T. Kifune*
Affiliation:
for CANGAROO Collaboration, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Tanashi, Tokyo 188, Japan

Abstract

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The current status of very high energy gamma ray astronomy (in ~ 1 TeV region) is described by using as example results of CANGAROO (Collaboration of Australia and Nippon for a GAmma Ray Observatory in the Outback). Gamma rays at TeV energies, emitted through inverse Compton effect of electrons or π0 decay from proton interaction, provide direct evidence on “hot” non-thermal processes of the Universe, as well as environmental features, such as the strength of magnetic field in the emission region, for the non-thermal processes.

Type
Session 3: Diagnostics of High Gravity Objects with X- and Gamma Rays
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 188: The Hot Universe , 1998 , pp. 125 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1998 

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