Speaker
Prof.
Reshmi Mukherjee
(Barnard College, Columbia University)
Description
The three major ground-based gamma-ray experiments, H.E.S.S., MAGIC
and VERITAS have carried out an extensive program of very high energy
(VHE) observations of the Universe and revolutionized our view of the
VHE gamma-ray sky. Studies at TeV energies are valuable for exploring
the underlying energetic particle populations in Galactic systems.
Galactic gamma-ray sources include shell-type supernova remnants
(SNRs), pulsar wind nebulae (PWN), X-ray binary systems, pulsars, and
the Galactic Center region and its halo, with PWN in particular,
comprising the bulk of known galactic TeV gamma-ray emitting objects.
H.E.S.S. has also carried out an unprecedented survey of the Milky Way
Galaxy, revealing several Galactic VHE sources, and VERITAS has
carried out a survey of the Cygnus region, covering targets previously
studied by Milagro. The study of the Galactic VHE sky by ground-based
IACTs is complemented by the recently-commissioned HAWC array in
Mexico. We will report on some of the highlights of the VHE sky as
revealed by ground-based atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes.
Primary author
Prof.
Reshmi Mukherjee
(Barnard College, Columbia University)
