TeV Gamma-ray Astronomy: A Summary

Abstract

The field of TeV gamma-ray astronomy has produced many exciting results over the last decade. Both the source catalogue, and the range of astrophysical questions which can be addressed, continue to expand. This article presents a topical review of the field, with a focus on the observational results of the imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope arrays. The results encompass pulsars and their nebulae, supernova remnants, gamma-ray binary systems, star forming regions and starburst and active galaxies.

19 pages. Astroparticle Physics, in press. See published article for higher resolution figures. Cite as: J. Holder, TeV gamma-ray astronomy: A summary, Astropart. Phys. (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2012.02.014

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