Speakers
Dr
Alberto Carramiñana
(Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (INAOE))
Dr
Ibrahim Torres
(INAOE)
Description
The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) gamma-ray observatory is a currently in full operations, surveying the high energy sky on a quasi-permanent basis. Located at an altitude of 4100m, and covering a declination range reaching down to the Galactic Center, HAWC is now able to detect the Crab nebula within a single transit, allowing unprecedented studies of both variable and extended TeV gamma-ray sources. The development of HAWC was made possible by the experience of the Milagro collaboration and the presence of a scientific community in Mexico able to potentiate the favorable Sierra Negra site, including the infrastructure already present. I will recount the development of HAWC in Mexico, from the 2006 proposal of the Milagro collaboration to the installation of the gamma-ray observatory, marked by its formal inauguration on the 2015 equinox day, and the current on-site operations.
Primary author
Dr
Alberto Carramiñana
(Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica, Optica y Electronica (INAOE))
