The high altitudewater Čerenkov (HAWC) TeV gamma ray observatory

for the HAWC Collaboration

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-35410-6_32

The high altitudewater Čerenkov (HAWC) TeV gamma ray observatory

for the HAWC Collaboration

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The High Altitude Water Čerenkov observatory is a second generation ground based very high-energy γ-ray detector under construction in Sierra Negra, Puebla, México at an altitude of 4,100m. Higher altitude, improved design and a larger physical size used to reject cosmic ray background, make HAWC 10–20 times more sensitive than its predecessorMilagro. HAWC’s large field of view (~2 sr) and over 90% duty cycle make it ideal to search for several types of TeV astronomical γ-ray sources, diffuse emission, cosmic anisotropy, and transients. Details and status of HAWC at date, and a galactic star formation application are here presented.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Cosmic Rays in Star-Forming Environments - Proceedings of the 2nd Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics
Editors	Olaf Reimer, Diego F. Torres
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Pages	439-446
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783642354090
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35410-6_32
State	Published - 2013
Event	2nd Workshop on cosmic-ray induced phenomenology in star-forming environments, 2012 - Catalonia, Spain Duration: Apr 16 2012 → Apr 19 2012

Publication series

Name	Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
Volume	34
ISSN (Print)	1570-6591
ISSN (Electronic)	1570-6605

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Other	2nd Workshop on cosmic-ray induced phenomenology in star-forming environments, 2012
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Catalonia
Period	4/16/12 → 4/19/12

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General Physics and Astronomy
Computer Science Applications
Spectroscopy
Space and Planetary Science
Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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for the HAWC Collaboration (2013). The high altitudewater Čerenkov (HAWC) TeV gamma ray observatory. In O. Reimer, & D. F. Torres (Eds.), Cosmic Rays in Star-Forming Environments - Proceedings of the 2nd Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics (pp. 439-446). (Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings; Vol. 34). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35410-6_32

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for the HAWC Collaboration 2013, The high altitudewater Čerenkov (HAWC) TeV gamma ray observatory. in O Reimer & DF Torres (eds), Cosmic Rays in Star-Forming Environments - Proceedings of the 2nd Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol. 34, Springer Netherlands, pp. 439-446, 2nd Workshop on cosmic-ray induced phenomenology in star-forming environments, 2012, Catalonia, Spain, 4/16/12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35410-6_32

The high altitudewater Čerenkov (HAWC) TeV gamma ray observatory. / for the HAWC Collaboration.
Cosmic Rays in Star-Forming Environments - Proceedings of the 2nd Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics. ed. / Olaf Reimer; Diego F. Torres. Springer Netherlands, 2013. p. 439-446 (Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings; Vol. 34).

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