25–27 May 2011
Rettorato, University Roma TRE, Roma, Italy
Europe/Rome timezone
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The HAWC Observatory

27 May 2011, 10:00
20m
Rettorato, University Roma TRE, Roma, Italy

Rettorato, University Roma TRE, Roma, Italy

Viale Ostiense 159 00148, Roma Italy Room: Aula Magna

Speaker

Tyce DeYoung (Pennsylvania State University)

Description

The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory is a new very high energy water Cherenkov gamma ray telescope, now under construction at 4100 m altitude at Sierra Negra, Mexico. Due to its increased altitude, larger surface area and improved design, HAWC will be about 15 times more sensitive than its predecessor, Milagro. With its wide field of view and high duty factor, HAWC will be an excellent instrument for studies of diffuse gamma ray emission, the high energy spectra of Galactic gamma ray sources, and transient emission from extragalactic objects such as GRBs and AGN, as well as surveying a large fraction of the VHE sky. The status of the HAWC project and its scientific prospects will be discussed.

Primary author

Tyce DeYoung (Pennsylvania State University)

Presentation materials