A new population of very high energy gamma-ray sources in the Milky Way

Funk S (2005)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2005

Journal

Science American Association for the Advancement of Science

Book Volume: 307

Pages Range: 1938-1942

Journal Issue: 5717

DOI: 10.1126/science.1108643

Abstract

Very high energy gamma-rays probe the long-standing mystery of the origin of cosmic rays. Produced in the interactions of accelerated particles in astrophysical objects, they can be used to image cosmic particle accelerators. A first-sensitive survey of the inner part of the Milky Way with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) reveals a population of eight previously unknown firmly detected sources of very high energy gamma-rays. At least two have no known radio or x-ray counterpart and may be representative of a new class of "dark" nucleonic cosmic ray sources.

Authors with CRIS profile

Stefan Funk Lehrstuhl für Physik

How to cite

APA:

Funk, S. (2005). A new population of very high energy gamma-ray sources in the Milky Way. Science, 307(5717), 1938-1942. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1108643

MLA:

Funk, Stefan. "A new population of very high energy gamma-ray sources in the Milky Way." Science 307.5717 (2005): 1938-1942.

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