3-11 July 2007
Merida, Mexico
Mexico/General timezone
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OG 2.7

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Location: Merida, Mexico
Room: Uxmal + Tulum (Holiday Inn)
Date: 10 Jul 10:30 - 11:55

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Type: Oral Session: OG 2.7
Track: OG.2.7
Despite notable progress in gamma-ray astronomy, understanding the astrophysical sources of medium energy (MeV-range) gamma-rays still remains somewhat of a mystery. Medium-energy gamma-ray observations require diverse measurement techniques since the objects that produce these gamma- rays are both extended and point-like, transient and steady, and include both continuum and line emission ... More
Presented by Dr. Stanley HUNTER on 10/7/2007 at 15:30
Type: Oral Session: OG 2.7
Track: OG.2.7
Gamma-ray astronomy is a new emerging and very successful branch of astronomy and astrophysics. Exciting results have been obtained by the current generation Cherenkov telescope systems such as H.E.S.S., MAGIC, VERITAS and CANGAROO. The H.E.S.S. survey of the galactic plane has exhibited a large number of sources and new astrophysics as for example the question about the origin of the cosmi ... More
Presented by Dr. Thomas SCHWEIZER on 10/7/2007 at 16:06
Type: Oral Session: OG 2.7
Track: OG.2.7
The future of ground based gamma ray astronomy lies in large arrays of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT) with better capabilities: lower energy threshold, higher sensitivity, better resolution and background rejection. Currently, designs for the next generation of IACT arrays are being explored by various groups. We have studied possible configurations with a large number of tele ... More
Presented by Ms. Saeeda SAJJAD on 10/7/2007 at 15:54
Type: Oral Session: OG 2.7
Track: OG.2.7
The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), scheduled for launch in late 2007, is a satellite based observatory to study the high energy gamma-ray sky. There are two instruments on GLAST: the Large Area Telescope (LAT) which provides coverage from 20 MeV to over 300 GeV, and the GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM) which provides supportive observations of transients from 8 keV to 30 MeV. GLAST wi ... More
Presented by Dr. Julie MCENERY on 10/7/2007 at 15:42
Type: Oral Session: OG 2.7
Track: OG.2.7
Thanks to recent progress in Cherenkov detection technique, VHE astrophysics has stepped out of its infancy and has evolved into a mature branch of astronomy. The next stage in the evolution of the field should be the construction of a major new observatory accepting peer-reviewed proposals from the general astronomical community. As part of the planning exercise for this Cherenkov Telescope ... More
Presented by Prof. Luke DRURY on 10/7/2007 at 16:18
Type: Oral Session: OG 2.7
Track: OG.2.7
We present the results of simulations of the performance of a 1 sq-km array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs). To evaluate limitations of the imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique the array is simulated under the assumption of ideal optics, in a manner which is independent of any particular telescope implementation. The primary characteristics of the array performance, col ... More
Presented by Stephen FEGAN on 10/7/2007 at 16:30
Type: Oral Session: OG 2.7
Track: OG.2.7
In recent years, ground-based gamma-ray observatories have made a number of important astrophysical discoveries which have attracted the attention of the wider scientific community. The continuation of these achievements into the next decade will require a new generation of observatories. In view of the long lead time for developing and installing new instruments, the Division of Astrophysics ... More
Presented by Prof. Henric KRAWCZYNSKI on 10/7/2007 at 16:42
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