Evolution of ground-based gamma-ray astronomy from the early days to the Cherenkov Telescope Arrays

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 19-43

  Hillas, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma ray astronomy: Cherenkov; Gamma rays from SNR; History of telescopes; Telescopes Cherenkov radiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OPTICS; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SOLAR ENERGY; TELESCOPES;

ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI; CHERENKOV; CHERENKOV RADIATIONS; CHERENKOV TELESCOPE ARRAYS; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; GROUND-BASED DETECTORS; IMAGING AIR CHERENKOV TELESCOPES; INDIVIDUAL SUPERNOVA REMNANTS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 84880385101     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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