Gamma-ray astronomy at high and very high energies

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Degrange, B [1 ]
Punch, M
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[1] Ecole Polytech, Lab Phys Nucl Haute Energie, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
[2] Coll France, F-75005 Paris, France
[3] CNRS, IN2P3, F-75700 Paris, France
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10.1016/S1296-2147(00)00115-3
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P1 [天文学];
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Over the last 10 years, important progress has been made in gamma-ray astronomy above 100 MeV, first with the EGRET detector on board the Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory satellite up to several tens of GeV, then with ground-based 'Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes' (ACTs), which have extended the spectral domain up to about 20 TeV. In this article, techniques implemented in these experiments are described; observations of high and very-high-energy gamma -ray sources are summarized together with their interpretations; finally, prospects opened by forthcoming projects in this new field of astrophysics are presented. (C) 2000 Academie des sciences/Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
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页码:189 / 198
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