Introduction to high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

Abstract

The present issue is the first of 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 thematic issues are introduced and a brief history of the field is given.

15 pages, 6 figures. Introduction to a two-volume topical issue on Gamma-ray Astronomy above 100 MeV coordinated by the authors

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• Simultaneous observations of PKS 2155-304 with H.E.S.S., Fermi, RXTE and ATOM: spectral energy distributions and variability in a low state
• Searches for Large-Scale Anisotropy in the Arrival Directions of Cosmic Rays Detected above Energy of $10^{19}$ eV at the Pierre Auger Observatory and the Telescope Array
• Very-high energy gamma-ray astronomy: A 23-year success story in high-energy astroparticle physics
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• Evidence for proton acceleration up to TeV energies based on VERITAS and Fermi-LAT observations of the Cas A SNR
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• Gamma-ray Cosmology and Tests of Fundamental Physics
• Design and expected performance of a novel hybrid detector for very-high-energy gamma astrophysics
• Gamma-Ray Astrophysics
• Muon identification in a compact single-layered water Cherenkov detector and gamma/hadron discrimination using Machine Learning techniques
• High-Energy Galactic Cosmic Rays (Astro2020 Science White Paper)
• Anisotropies of Ultra-high Energy Cosmic Rays Dominated by a Single Source in the Presence of Deflections
• 325 and 610 MHz Radio Counterparts of SNR G353.6$-$0.7 a.k.a. HESS J1731$-$347
• A simulation study on few parameters of Cherenkov photons in extensive air showers of different primaries incident at various zenith angles over a high altitude observation level
• Discriminating sub-TeV gamma and hadron-induced showers through their footprints
• Selection of gamma events from IACT images with deep learning methods
• Search for Ultra-High Energy Photons with the Pierre Auger Observatory
• The Cherenkov Telescope Array