Prof.
Kenneth Ragan
(McGill University)
5/26/11, 9:00 AM
The VERITAS observatory is composed of four 12-m imaging atmospheric Cherenkov
telescopes located in southern Arizona and dedicated to the study of gamma rays at very high energies (VHE, E > 100 GeV). It has been in full operation since 2007 and has detected more than 30 VHE sources to date. The VERITAS collaboration pursues a broad scientific program including the study of galactic and...
Dr
Roberta Sparvoli
(ROMA2)
5/26/11, 9:30 AM
After five years of data taking in space, the experiment PAMELA is showing very interesting features in cosmic rays, namely in the fluxes of protons, heliums, electrons, that might change our basic vision of the mechanisms of production, acceleration and propagation of cosmic rays in the galaxy. In addition, PAMELA measurements of cosmic antiproton and positron fluxes are setting strong...
Dr
Silvia Vernetto
(IFSI-INAF)
5/26/11, 10:00 AM
The ARGO-YBJ experiment is a full coverage Extensive Air Shower array operating at the Cosmic Ray Observatory of Yangbajing (Tibet, China, 4300 m a.s.l.).
One of the scientific goals of ARGO-YBJ is the observation of gamma ray sources at energies E > 0.3 TeV.
The large field of view ( > 2 sr) and the high duty cycle (> 90%) of the detector allows the continuous monitoring of the sky in the...
