SciNeGHE 2016 High-energy gamma-ray experiments at the dawn of gravitational wave astronomy

Session

The future

21 Oct 2016, 15:20

Conveners

The future

• Gloria Spandre (PI)
• PAOLO DA VELA (PI)

109. Prospects for Gamma-Ray Astrophysics in Space

Marco Tavani (ROMA2)

21/10/2016, 15:20

Future perspectives and experiments

Talk

After a brief review of the past and current X-ray and gamma-ray space missions, I will discuss the challenging astrophysics and physics issues that lead to the next generation of space experiments focused in the MeV-GeV range. I will summarize the scientific goals and technical features of the main proposed experiments in the context of the new Astronomy of the mid-2020's.

121. ComPair and future perspectives in MeV Gamma-ray astronomy

Dr Alexander Moiseev (CRESST/NASA/GSFC and UMCP)

21/10/2016, 15:45

The gamma-ray energy range from a few hundred keV to a few hundred MeV has remained largely unexplored since the pioneering but limited observations by COMPTEL on the CGRO (1991-2000). Fundamental astrophysics questions can be addressed by a discovery mission in the MeV range, from astrophysical jets and extreme physics of compact objects to a large population of unidentified objects. We will...

89. How Polarimetry will complete the role of X-rays as e.m. messenger of High Energy phenomena

Enrico Costa (IASF Roma/INAF)

21/10/2016, 16:10

X-rays have been for half a century one of the messengers driving the study of High Energy Phenomena. Our knowledge and understanding of these is in a phase of fast evolution, thanks to the outstanding crops of data from High Energy and Very High Energy Gamma-Rays, the systematic increase data from UHE CR and neutrinos and to the sudden show-up of the gravitational wave phenomena. But X-rays...

87. Status and Perspectives of CTA

Daniel Mazin (MPI for physics, Munich and ICRR, University of Tokyo)

21/10/2016, 16:35

The very-high energy gamma-ray astrophysics in the few tens of GeV to 100 TeV domain experienced a real boost in the last decade from detecting just a few sources in 2003 to more than 150 galactic and extragalactic sources in 2016. Several outstanding discoveries were made during that time thanks to the excellent performance of the H.E.S.S., MAGIC and VERITAS arrays of imaging atmospheric...

91. The future of gamma-ray astronomy with LHAASO

Prof. HU HONGBO (Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS, Cina)

21/10/2016, 17:00

Future perspectives and experiments

Talk

I'll firstly review the history of high altitude cosmic rays research in China and our pursuit for a high sensitivity gamma rays telescope in very high energy region. Then I'll talk about the status and prospect of LHAASO.