Introduction to high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

Bernard Degrange; Gérard Fontaine

doi:10.1016/j.crhy.2015.07.003

Introduction to high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

Bernard Degrange ¹ ; Gérard Fontaine ¹

¹ Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, École polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau cedex, France

Comptes Rendus. Physique, Volume 16 (2015) no. 6-7, pp. 587-599.

Abstract
Résumé

The present issue is the first of a two-volume review devoted to gamma-ray astronomy above 100 MeV, which has witnessed considerable progress over the last 20 years. The motivations for research in this area are explained, the follow-on articles of these two issues are introduced and a brief history of the field is given.

Le présent numéro est le premier de deux volumes consacrés à l'astronomie gamma de haute énergie au-dessus de 100 MeV, qui a considérablement progressé au cours des vingt dernières années. Cet article expose les motivations à la base de cette recherche, présente les articles de ces deux fascicules et fournit une brève introduction historique au domaine.

Published online: 2015-08-01

DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2015.07.003

Keywords: Cosmic rays, Non-thermal radiation, High-energy gamma rays, Space-borne detectors, Ground-based detectors
Mot clés : Rayons cosmiques, Rayonnement non thermique, Rayons gamma de haute énergie, Détecteurs en satellite, Détecteurs au sol

Author's affiliations:

Bernard Degrange ¹; Gérard Fontaine ¹

¹ Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, École polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Université Paris-Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau cedex, France

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Bernard Degrange; Gérard Fontaine. Introduction to high-energy gamma-ray astronomy. Comptes Rendus. Physique, Volume 16 (2015) no. 6-7, pp. 587-599. doi : 10.1016/j.crhy.2015.07.003. https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.1016/j.crhy.2015.07.003/

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