High-(Energy)-Lights -- The Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Sky
Astrophysics
2015-05-13 v2
Abstract
The high-lights of ground-based very-high-energy (VHE, GeV) gamma-ray astronomy are reviewed. The summary covers both Galactic and extra-galactic sources. A total of at least 70 sources are currently known. Implications for our understanding of the non-thermal Universe are discussed. The next generation of ground based gamma-ray instruments aims to cover the entire accessible energy range from as low as GeV up to GeV and to improve the sensitivity by an order of magnitude in comparison with current instruments.
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@article{arxiv.0808.3744,
title = {High-(Energy)-Lights -- The Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Sky},
author = {D. Horns},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.3744},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
33 pages to appear in Reviews of Modern Astronomy. Added references, corrected typos