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Gamma-ray astronomy at high energies

C. M. Hoffman, C. Sinnis, P. Fleury, and M. Punch

C. M. Hoffman and C. Sinnis

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

P. Fleury

  • LPNHE-Ecole Polytechnique, IN2P3-CNRS, Paris, France

M. Punch

  • PCC-Collège de France, IN2P3-CNRS, Paris, France

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Rev. Mod. Phys. 71, 897 – Published 1 July, 1999

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.71.897

Abstract

Progress in high-energy gamma-ray astronomy has depended upon the development of sophisticated detectors and analysis techniques. Observations in this decade using space-based and ground-based detectors have observed gamma-ray emission from a variety of sources. For the first time a consistent picture of the γ-ray sky has emerged. This article describes the detection techniques in γ-ray astronomy, the nature of the astrophysical objects studied, and the present state of the observations. Several possible new directions in the field are also described.

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