Astronomy with cherenkov telescopes: probing cosmic particle accelerators
Event details
| Date | 07.11.2011 |
| Hour | 16:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. Werner Hofmann, Max Planck Institute, Heidelberg, Germany |
| Location |
Auditoire CE 1 - Centre Est
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Very high energy gamma ray astronomy has made rapid strides in the last decade, driven mainly by the atmospheric Cherenkov technique, where gamma-ray induced particle cascades in the atmosphere are imaged with huge telescopes. A key theme and a century-old question is to identify and understand the cosmic particle accelerators which supply cosmic rays in our Galaxy and beyond. The talk will address the history, the highlights, and the future challenges of this work.
Practical information
- General public
- Free