GASP II: A new-generation instrument for the gamma ray astronomy at the South Pole

The South Pole air shower experiment (SPASE), a joint Bartol Research Institute and Leeds University project, has been operational since the austral summer of 1987/88. It is a cosmic ray telescope searching for cosmic gamma rays at energies up to 1000 TeV. Although it has a relatively small area (6800 m2), it is situated at an altitude of 2800 m and has a 24 hour coverage, making it very competitive. The angular resolution of 0.°8 at 200 TeV is state-of-the-art in gamma ray astronomy. The astronomical programme includes searches for gamma ray sources, searches for anisotropy in the cosmic ray sky and measuring the energy spectrum over the range 1014-1016 eV.

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Iron distribution of the Moon observed by the Kaguya gamma-ray spectrometer: Geological implications for the South Pole-Aitken basin, the Orientale basin, and the Tycho crater

Icarus ◽

10.1016/j.icarus.2017.12.005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 310 ◽

pp. 21-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

M. Naito ◽

N. Hasebe ◽

H. Nagaoka ◽

E. Shibamura ◽

M. Ohtake ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gamma Ray ◽

South Pole ◽

The Moon ◽

The South ◽

Iron Distribution ◽

Gamma Ray Spectrometer ◽

Geological Implications

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The development of the gamma-ray Cherenkov telescope at the South Pole

Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements ◽

10.1016/0920-5632(93)90020-7 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 156-161 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

G. Barbagli ◽

G. Castellini ◽

G. Landi ◽

R. Morse ◽

P.L. Tasselli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gamma Ray ◽

South Pole ◽

The South ◽

Cherenkov Telescope

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RESULTS FROM H.E.S.S.

International Journal of Modern Physics A ◽

10.1142/s0217751x05030685 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 20 (29) ◽

pp. 7001-7005

Author(s):

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GÖTZ HEINZELMANN

Keyword(s):

Supernova Remnant ◽

Gamma Ray ◽

Field Of View ◽

Galactic Centre ◽

Cherenkov Telescopes ◽

Gamma Ray Astronomy ◽

Centre Region ◽

Stereoscopic Observation ◽

Unidentified Source ◽

New Generation

H.E.S.S. is an experiment for ground based GeV/TeV gamma ray astronomy of the new generation. It consists of four large Cherenkov telescopes operating in stereoscopic observation mode. Its construction in Namibia was completed at the end of 2003. Already during the installation phase, exciting results have been achieved, and after completion several discoveries have been made. Some of the results and discoveries are reported, such as the first image of a shell-type supernova remnant resolved at arc minute scale (RXJ 1713 – 3946), the discovery of the unique binary pulsar system PSR B1259 – 63 and of a yet-unidentified source in the same field of view (HESS J1303 – 631), and the observation of the galactic centre region. Amongst the extragalactic sources, the blazers Mkn 421 and PKS 2155 – 304 have also been detected.

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GROUND-BASED GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY

International Journal of Modern Physics A ◽

10.1142/s0217751x05030661 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 20 (29) ◽

pp. 6981-6990

Author(s):

ADRIAN BILAND

Keyword(s):

Active Galactic Nuclei ◽

Supernova Remnants ◽

Gamma Ray ◽

Galactic Nuclei ◽

High Energy ◽

Gamma Ray Astronomy ◽

Very High Energy ◽

Energy Gamma ◽

New Generation ◽

Very High

Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (the measurement of γ above 10 GeV) is a rather young but fast evolving field. In the past 16 years some 20 sources have been discovered, about half of them are firmly established and seen with high significance by more than one experiment. This rather short list already contains very different objects like plerions, supernova remnants and active galactic nuclei. A new generation of instruments (CANGAROO III, HESS, MAGIC, VERITAS) is just starting to take data, and first preliminary results show that the sensitivity is improved by at least a factor of 100. Already during commissioning, some new sources have been discovered. This overview will summarize the techniques used in VHE gamma-ray observations as well discuss briefly some physics topics that can be investigated in this energy range.

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