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The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory: Status and Prospects

The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO) Collaboration is currently engaged in design and prototyping work towards the realisation of this future gamma-ray facility. SWGO will complement CTA and the existing ground-particle…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-11-29 Jim Hinton

Galactic Science with the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory

The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO) is a proposed ground-based gamma-ray detector that will be located in the Southern Hemisphere and is currently in its design phase. In this contribution, we will outline the prospects for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-05-11 R. López-Coto , A. Mitchell , E. O. Angüner , G. Giacinti

An update on site search activities for SWGO

The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO) is a project by scientists and engineers from 14 countries and 78 institutions to design and build the first wide-field, ground-based gamma-ray observatory in the Southern Hemisphere,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-09-07 M. Santander , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Bellido , T. Bulik , C. Dib , B. Dingus , S. Garcia , F. Guarino , P. Huentemeyer , D. Mandat , E. Meza , L. Mendes , L. Nellen , C. Ocampo , L. Otiniano , E. Quispe , A. Reisenegger , A. C. Rovero , F. Sanchez , A. Sandoval , R. Yanyachi , H. Zhou

The Southern Wide-Field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO)

The scientific potential of a wide field-of-view, and very-high duty cycle, ground-based gamma-ray detector has been demonstrated by the current generation of instruments, such as HAWC and ARGO, and will be further extended in the Northern…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-31 Ulisses Barres de Almeida

The Southern Wide-Field Gamma-Ray Observatory (SWGO): A Next-Generation Ground-Based Survey Instrument for VHE Gamma-Ray Astronomy

We describe plans for the development of the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO), a next-generation instrument with sensitivity to the very-high-energy (VHE) band to be constructed in the Southern Hemisphere. SWGO will provide…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-22 P. Abreu , A. Albert , R. Alfaro , C. Alvarez , R. Arceo , P. Assis , F. Barao , J. Bazo , J. F. Beacom , J. Bellido , S. BenZvi , T. Bretz , C. Brisbois , A. M. Brown , F. Brun , M. Buscemi , K. S. Caballero Mora , P. Camarri , A. Carramiñana , S. Casanova , A. Chiavassa , R. Conceição , G. Cotter , P. Cristofari , S. Dasso , A. De Angelis , M. De Maria , P. Desiati , G. Di Sciascio , J. C. Díaz Vélez , C. Dib , B. Dingus , D. Dorner , M. Doro , C. Duffy , M. DuVernois , R. Engel , M. Fernandez Alonso , H. Fleischhack , P. Fonte , N. Fraija , S. Funk , J. A. García-González , M. M. González , J. A. Goodman , T. Greenshaw , J. P. Harding , A. Haungs , B. Hona , P. Huentemeyer , A. Insolia , A. Jardin-Blicq , V. Joshi , K. Kawata , S. Kunwar , G. La Mura , J. Lapington , J. P. Lenain , R. López-Coto , K. Malone , J. Martinez-Castro , H. Martínez-Huerta , L. Mendes , E. Moreno , M. Mostafá , K. C. Y. Ng , M. U. Nisa , F. Peron , A. Pichel , M. Pimenta , E. Prandini , S. Rainò , A. Reisenegger , J. Rodriguez , M. Roth , A. Rovero , E. Ruiz-Velasco , T. Sako , A. Sandoval , M. Santander , K. Satalecka , M. Schneider , H. Schoorlemmer , F. Schüssler , R. C. Shellard , A. Smith , S. Spencer , W. Springer , P. Surajbali , K. Tollefson , B. Tomé , I. Torres , A. Viana , T. Weisgarber , R. Wischnewski , A. Zepeda , B. Zhou , H. Zhou

A next-generation ground-based wide field-of-view gamma-ray observatory in the southern hemisphere

The very-high-energy gamma-ray sky can be surveyed on a daily basis by particle-detector arrays at high (mountain) elevation. In the northern hemisphere the survey recently conducted by the HAWC gamma-ray observatory significantly enriched…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-26 Harm Schoorlemmer

Science Case for a Wide Field-of-View Very-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Observatory in the Southern Hemisphere

We outline the science motivation for SGSO, the Southern Gamma-Ray Survey Observatory. SGSO will be a next-generation wide field-of-view gamma-ray survey instrument, sensitive to gamma-rays in the energy range from 100 GeV to hundreds of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-02-25 A. Albert , R. Alfaro , H. Ashkar , C. Alvarez , J. Álvarez , J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez , H. A. Ayala Solares , R. Arceo , J. A. Bellido , S. BenZvi , T. Bretz , C. A. Brisbois , A. M. Brown , F. Brun , K. S. Caballero-Mora , A. Carosi , A. Carramiñana , S. Casanova , P. M. Chadwick , G. Cotter , S. Coutiño De León , P. Cristofari , S. Dasso , E. de la Fuente , B. L. Dingus , P. Desiati , F. de O. Salles , V. de Souza , D. Dorner , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , J. A. García-González , M. A. DuVernois , G. Di Sciascio , K. Engel , H. Fleischhack , N. Fraija , S. Funk , J-F. Glicenstein , J. Gonzalez , M. M. González , J. A. Goodman , J. P. Harding , A. Haungs , J. Hinton , B. Hona , D. Hoyos , P. Huentemeyer , A. Iriarte , A. Jardin-Blicq , V. Joshi , S. Kaufmann , K. Kawata , S. Kunwar , J. Lefaucheur , J. -P. Lenain , K. Link , R. López-Coto , V. Marandon , M. Mariotti , J. Martínez-Castro , H. Martínez-Huerta , M. Mostafá , A. Nayerhoda , L. Nellen , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , R. D. Parsons , B. Patricelli , A. Pichel , Q. Piel , E. Prandini , E. Pueschel , S. Procureur , A. Reisenegger , C. Rivière , J. Rodriguez , A. C. Rovero , G. Rowell , E. L. Ruiz-Velasco , A. Sandoval , M. Santander , T. Sako , T. K. Sako , K. Satalecka , H. Schoorlemmer , F. Schüssler , M. Seglar-Arroyo , A. J. Smith , S. Spencer , P. Surajbali , E. Tabachnick , A. M. Taylor , O. Tibolla , I. Torres , B. Vallage , A. Viana , J. J. Watson , T. Weisgarber , F. Werner , R. White , R. Wischnewski , R. Yang , A. Zepeda , H. Zhou

A prototype tank for the SWGO detector

The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO) is an international collaboration working on realizing a next-generation observatory located in the Southern hemisphere, which offers a privileged view of our galactic center. We are…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-09 Sofia Grusovin , Giovanni Consolati , Alessandro de Angelis , Cornelia Arcaro , Francesca Bisconti , Andrea Chiavassa , Michele Doro , Fausto Guarino , Mos\e' Mariotti , Elisa Prandini

Science Prospects for the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory: SWGO

Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy is now well established as a key observational approach to address critical topics at the frontiers of astroparticle physics and high-energy astrophysics. Whilst the field of TeV astronomy was once dominated…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-26 SWGO Collaboration , P. Abreu , R. Alfaro , A. Alfonso , M. Andrade , E. O. Angüner , E. A. Anita-Rangel , O. Aquines-Gutiérrez , C. Arcaro , R. Arceo , J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez , P. Assis , H. A. Ayala Solares , A. Bakalova , E. M. Bandeira , P. Bangale , U. Barres de Almeida , P. Batista , I. Batković , J. Bazo , E. Belmont , J. Bennemann , S. Y. BenZvi , A. Bernal , W. Bian , C. Bigongiari , E. Bottacini , R. Branada , P. Brogueira , A. M. Brown , T. Bulik , K. S. Caballero-Mora , P. Camarri , W. Cao , Z. Cao , Z. Cao , T. Capistrán , M. Cardillo , C. Casentini , C. Castromonte , P. M. Chadwick , J. Chanamé , J. Chang , S. Chen , A. Chiavassa , L. Chytka , R. Colalillo , R. Conceição , G. Consolati , R. Cordero , P. J. Costa , R. Covarelli , X. Cui , X. Cui , A. De Angelis , E. de Gouveia Dal Pino , R. de Menezes , P. Desiati , N. Di Lalla , F. Di Pierro , G. Di Sciascio , J. C. Díaz Vélez , C. Dib , B. Dingus , J. Djuvsland , C. Dobrigkeit , L. M. Domingues Mendes , T. Dorigo , M. Doro , A. C. dos Reis , M. Du Vernois , D. Elsaesser , K. Engel , T. Ergin , M. Errando , K. Fang , A. Fazzi , C. Feng , M. Feroci , C. N. Ferreira , N. Fraija , S. Fraija , A. Franceschini , G. F. Franco , S. Funk , R. Galleguillos , B. Gao , C. Gao , A. M. Garcia Reyes , S. Garcia , F. Garfias , G. Giacinti , L. Gibilisco , B. Giovanni , J. Glombitza , H. Goksu , G. Gong , B. S. González , M. M. González , J. Goodman , V. M. Grieco , M. Gu , F. Guarino , G. P. Guedes , J. Gyeong , F. Haist , G. Han , P. Hansen , J. P. Harding , S. Hernandez Cadena , I. Herzog , J. Hinton , W. Hofmann , C. Hou , Hou C. , K. Hu , D. Huang , P. Huentemeyer , A. Iriarte , J. Isaković , A. Jardin-Blicq , L. I. Junoy , J. Juryšek , S. Kaci , B. Khelifi , D. Kieda , F. La Monaca , G. La Mura , R. G. Lang , J. S. Lapington , R. Laspiur , L. Lavitola , J. Lee , F. Leitl , M. Lemoine-Goumard , L. Lessio , T. Lewis , C. Li , J. Li , K. Li , T. Li , B. Liberti , S. Lin , R. A. Lineros , D. Liu , J. Liu , R. Liu , F. Longo , Y. Luo , J. Lv , E. Macerata , G. Magugliani , K. Malone , A. Mancilla , D. Mandat , M. Manganaro , M. Mariani , A. Mariazzi , M. Mariotti , T. Marrodan , H. Martínez-Huerta , I. Martins , S. Medina , D. Melo , L. F. Mendes , E. Meza , R. Micali , D. Miceli , S. Miozzi , L. S. Miranda , P. E. Mirón Enriquez , A. Mitchell , A. Molinario , A. Montero , O. G. Morales-Olivares , A. Morselli , E. Mossini , M. Mostafá , F. Muleri , F. Nardi , A. P. Nayak , A. Negro , L. Nellen , M. Nisa , V. Novotny , L. Olivera-Nieto , N. Omodei , E. Orlando , S. Ortolani , M. Osorio-Archila , T. Ota , L. Otiniano , Z. Ou , A. Paoloni , I. M. Pepe , R. Perca , M. Peresano , Y. Pérez Araujo , T. Petrosillo-Lago , G. Piano , D. Piccolo , A. Pichel , M. Pimenta , M. Pirke , A. Porcelli , T. Porter , E. Prandini , A. Pratts , R. Pretsch , A. Qi , J. Qin , S. Rainò , L. Recabarren , M. Regeard , A. Reisenegger , Q. Remy , H. X. Ren , F. Rescic , B. Reville , M. Reyes , C. D. Rho , M. Riquelme , J. I. Rivadeneira , G. Rodriguez Fernandez , B. Rossi , A. C. Rovero , A. Ruina , E. Ruiz-Velasco , G. Salazar , C. Salotto , F. Sanchez , A. Sandoval , F. Sansone , M. Santander , R. Santonico , G. L. P. Santos , A. Santos-Guevara , D. Sartirana , M. Schneider , M. Schneider , H. Schoorlemmer , F. G. Schröder , F. Schussler , H. Schutte , J. Serna-Franco , M. Shoaib , A. Smith , A. J. Smith , Y. Son , O. Soto , S. T. Spencer , R. W. Springer , J. Stewart , L. A. Stuani , H. Sun , M. Tambone , R. Tang , Z. Tang , S. Tapia , M. Tavani , R. Terrier , T. Terzić , K. Tollefson , B. Tomé , I. Torres , R. Torres-Escobedo , G. C. Trinchero , R. Turner , P. Ulloa , L. Valore , C. van Eldik , J. Vega , I. D. Vergara Quispe , A. Viana , J. Vícha , C. F. Vigorito , V. Vittorini , B. Wang , L. Wang , X. Wang , X. Wang , X. Wang , Z. Wang , Z. Wang , M. Waqas , I. J. Watson , F. Werner , R. White , C. Wiebusch , F. Wohlleben , S. Xi , G. Xiao , H. Xiao , H. Xiao , L. Yang , R. Yang , Z. Yang , Z. Yang , R. Yanyachi , Z. Yao , D. Zavrtanik , H. Zhang , H. Zhang , J. Zhang , J. Zhang , S. Zhang , S. Zhang , X. Zhang , Y. Zhang , Y. Zhang , Y. Zhang , J. Zhao , L. Zhao , H. Zhou , C. Zhu , H. Zhu , H. Zhu , P. Zhu , X. Zuo , P. Zyla

Hybrid concept of detection for a wide-field gamma-ray observatory using Cherenkov telescopes

The hybrid detection approach in astroparticle physics has been successfully employed in cosmic-ray experiments and is currently being explored by gamma-ray observatories like LHAASO. We present a study on the hybrid detection concept for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-01-07 Alena Bakalová , Ruben Conceição , Lucio Gibilisco , Mario Pimenta , Bernardo Tomé , Patrik Čechvala , Vladimír Novotný , Jakub Vícha , Jakub Juryšek

Prospects for the detection of gamma rays using Cherenkov telescopes enhanced by a ground array observatory

We consider the Single-Mirror Small-Size imaging atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (SST-1M) to be located inside a high-altitude array of Water-Cherenkov Detectors (WCDs) inspired by the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO). For…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-03 C. Alispach , A. Araudo , A. Bakalová , M. Balbo , V. Beshley , J. Blažek , J. Borkowski , T. Bulik , F. Cadoux , S. Casanova , A. Christov , J. Chudoba , L. Chytka , P. Čechvala , P. Dědic , Y. Favre , M. Garczarczyk , L. Gibaud , T. Gieras , E. Głowacki , P. Hamal , M. Heller , M. Hrabovský , P. Janeček , M. Jelínek , V. Jílek , J. Juryšek , V. Karas , B. Lacave , E. Lyard , D. Mandát , W. Marek , S. Michal , J. Michałowski , M. Miroń , R. Moderski , T. Montaruli , A. Muraczewski , S. R. Muthyala , A. L. Müller , A. Nagai , K. Nalewajski , D. Neise , J. Niemiec , M. Nikołajuk , V. Novotný , M. Ostrowski , M. Palatka , M. Pech , M. Prouza , P. Schovánek , T. Schulz , V. Sliusar , J. Srba , Ł. Stawarz , R. Sternberger , M. Stodulska , J. Świerblewski , P. Świerk , J. Štrobl , T. Tavernier , P. Trávníček , I. Troyano Pujadas , J. Vícha , R. Walter , K. Ziȩtara , R. Conceição , L. Gibilisco , M. Pimenta , B. Tomé

Very-High-Energy gamma-ray astronomy with the ALTO observatory

ALTO is a concept/project in the exploratory phase since 2013 aiming to build a wide-field VHE gamma-ray observatory at very high altitude in the Southern hemisphere. The operation of such an observatory will complement the Northern…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-04 Yvonne Becherini , Satyendra Thoudam , Michael Punch , Jean-Pierre Ernenwein

Prospects for the detection of Dark Matter with Long-lived Mediators in the Sun using the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory

The operation of the next generation of gamma-ray observatories will lead to a great advance in dark matter searches. In this paper, we use the hidden sectors hypothesis within the so-called secluded models to calculate the capabilities of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-01-20 Micael Andrade , Juan Fagiani , Clarissa Siqueira , Vitor de Souza , Aion Viana

The HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory: Design, Calibration, and Operation

The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Gamma Ray Observatory (HAWC) is under construction 4100 meters above sea level at Sierra Negra, Mexico. We describe the design and cabling of the detector, the characterization of the photomultipliers, and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-10-02 HAWC Collaboration , A. U. Abeysekara , R. Alfaro , C. Alvarez , J. D. Álvarez , R. Arceo , J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez , H. A. Ayala Solares , A. S. Barber , B. M. Baughman , N. Bautista-Elivar , E. Belmont , S. Y. BenZvi , D. Berley , M. Bonilla Rosales , J. Braun , R. A. Caballero-Lopez , K. S. Caballero-Mora , A. Carramiñana , M. Castillo , U. Cotti , J. Cotzomi , E. de la Fuente , C. De León , T. DeYoung , R. Diaz Hernandez , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , B. L. Dingus , M. A. DuVernois , R. W. Ellsworth , A. Fernandez , D. W. Fiorino , N. Fraija , A. Galindo , F. Garfias , L. X. González , M. M. González , J. A. Goodman , V. Grabski , M. Gussert , Z. Hampel-Arias , C. M. Hui , P. Hüntemeyer , A. Imran , A. Iriarte , P. Karn , D. Kieda , G. J. Kunde , A. Lara , R. J. Lauer , W. H. Lee , D. Lennarz , H. León Vargas , E. C. Linares , J. T. Linnemann , M. Longo , R. Luna-GarcIa , A. Marinelli , H. Martinez , O. Martinez , J. Martínez-Castro , J. A. J. Matthews , P. Miranda-Romagnoli , E. Moreno , M. Mostafá , J. Nava , L. Nellen , M. Newbold , R. Noriega-Papaqui , T. Oceguera-Becerra , B. Patricelli , R. Pelayo , E. G. Pérez-Pérez , J. Pretz , C. Rivière , D. Rosa-González , H. Salazar , F. Salesa , F. E. Sanchez , A. Sandoval , E. Santos , M. Schneider , S. Silich , G. Sinnis , A. J. Smith , K. Sparks , R. W. Springer , I. Taboada , P. A. Toale , K. Tollefson , I. Torres , T. N. Ukwatta , L. Villaseñor , T. Weisgarber , S. Westerhoff , I. G. Wisher , J. Wood , G. B. Yodh , P. W. Younk , D. Zaborov , A. Zepeda , H. Zhou

Detector Considerations for a HAWC Southern Observatory

The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory in central Mexico is currently the world's only synoptic survey instrument for gamma rays above 1 TeV. Because there is significant interest in covering the full TeV sky with a survey…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Michael DuVernois

New Generation Atmospheric Cherenkov Detectors

High energy gamma-ray astronomy has been established during the last decade through the launch of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) and the success of its ground-based counterpart, the imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique. In the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Frank Krennrich

Gamma-ray astronomy from the ground -- future perspectives

I provide a personal perspective on the future of the field of ground-based gamma-ray astronomy, on the occasion of the 2024 {\it Gamma} conference in Milan. I discuss some of the scientific motivations for new instrumentation and the major…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-19 Jim Hinton

The Large Aperture GRB Observatory

The Large Aperture GRB Observatory (LAGO) is aiming at the detection of the high energy (around 100 GeV) component of Gamma Ray Bursts, using the single particle technique in arrays of Water Cherenkov Detectors (WCD) in high mountain sites…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-06-05 D. Allard , C. Alvarez , H. Asorey , H. Barros , X. Bertou , M. Castillo , J. M. Chirinos , A. De Castro , S. Flores , J. Gonzalez , M. Gomez Berisso , J. Grajales , C. Guada , W. R. Guevara Day , J. Ishitsuka , J. A. Lopez , O. Martinez , A. Melfo , E. Meza , P. Miranda Loza , E. Moreno Barbosa , C. Murrugarra , L. A. Nunez , L. J. Otiniano Ormachea , G. Perez , Y. Perez , E. Ponce , J. Quispe , C. Quintero , H. Rivera , M. Rosales , A. C. Rovero , O. Saavedra , H. Salazar , J. C. Tello , R. Ticona Peralda , E. Varela , A. Velarde , L. Villasenor , D. Wahl , M. A. Zamalloa

Detectability of Supernova Remnants with the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are likely sources of hadronic particle acceleration within our galaxy, contributing to the galactic cosmic ray flux. Next-generation instruments, such as the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO), will…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-06-24 Nick Scharrer , Samuel T. Spencer , Vikas Joshi , Alison M. W. Mitchell

Observation of Galactic Cosmic Rays and Gamma Rays with the High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory

The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory, or HAWC, is carrying out an unbiased survey of cosmic rays and gamma rays from the Northern Hemisphere between 100 GeV and 100 TeV. HAWC is currently the only high-uptime wide-field TeV…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Segev BenZvi