22–28 Jul 2010
Palais des Congrès de Paris
Europe/Paris timezone

Recent Results from Milagro and Prospects for HAWC

24 Jul 2010, 15:15
13m
Salle 251

Salle 251

Parallel Session Talk 11 - Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology 11 - Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology

Speaker

Stefan Westerhoff (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Description

Milagro, a water Cherenkov air shower detector located in the Jemez Mountains, operated from 2000 to 2008. With its wide field of view and nearly continuous operation, Milagro has shed new light on the TeV sky. As a gamma-ray detector, it has detected and monitored known sources such as the Crab Nebula and Markarian 421, and it has discovered TeV emission from a number of other sources. As a cosmic-ray detector, Milagro characterized the large scale anisotropy, and it also discovered localized regions of excess cosmic rays. I will discuss recent results from Milagro and the status and prospects for the High Altitude Water Cherenkov experiment, under construction in Sierra Negra, Mexico.

Primary author

Dr John Pretz (Los Alamos National Lab)

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