Astrophysical motivations for the construction of a wide FoV gamma-ray observatory in the southern hemisphere

11 Nov 2016, 09:00
30m
Salón Estrellas (Hotel NH)

Salón Estrellas

Hotel NH

Calle 5 Sur #105, Centro 72000 Puebla

Speaker

Dr Ruben Lopez-Coto (Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics)

Description

After the successful performance of ground-based wide FoV gamma-ray observatories in the northern hemisphere, the construction of a similar observatory to observe the southern sky has become a must. The design of a such an observatory will be driven by the physics cases accessible to it. In this contribution we will discuss the physics cases that can only be accessed by this kind of detector. We will also compare the sensitivity of a preliminary design array with the emission expected from this kind of sources.

Primary author

Dr Ruben Lopez-Coto (Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics)

Co-authors

Dr Aion Viana (MPIK) Mrs Armelle Jardin-Blicq (MPIK) Dr Harm Schoorlemmer (Max-Planck-Institute für Kerphysik) Prof. Jim Hinton (MPIK) Mrs Pooja Surajbali (MPIK) Mr Vikas Joshi (MPIK)

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