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3-11 July 2007
Merida, Mexico
Mexico/General timezone
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Location: Merida, Mexico
Room: Uxmal + Tulum (Holiday Inn)
Date:
10 Jul 10:30 - 11:55
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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
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Presented by Dr. Stanley HUNTER
on
10/7/2007
at
15:30
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
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Presented by Dr. Thomas SCHWEIZER
on
10/7/2007
at
16:06
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
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Presented by Ms. Saeeda SAJJAD
on
10/7/2007
at
15:54
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
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Presented by Dr. Julie MCENERY
on
10/7/2007
at
15:42
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
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Presented by Prof. Luke DRURY
on
10/7/2007
at
16:18
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
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Presented by Stephen FEGAN
on
10/7/2007
at
16:30
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
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Presented by Prof. Henric KRAWCZYNSKI
on
10/7/2007
at
16:42
