Proceedings Of The Third Workshop On Science With The New Generation Of High Energy Gamma Ray Experiments

Download or read book Proceedings of the Third Workshop on Science with the New Generation of High Energy Gamma-ray Experiments written by Alessandro De Angelis and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributions in this volume provide a snapshot of the latest research and future plans for space-borne and ground-based experiments dedicated to the observation of the gamma-ray sky. The articles are authored by both seasoned veterans of the first dedicated gamma-ray missions, and young scientists entering the fascinating field of gamma-ray astrophysics.With the advent of gamma-ray instrumentation on spacecraft and large and sensitive ground-based detectors, new and unexpected phenomena have been discovered, such as gamma-ray bursts and gamma-ray emission from blazars. The immense vitality of the field in the current ?post-EGRET era? is witnessed by the numerous ongoing and forthcoming gamma-ray experiments documented here, complementary to various cosmic-ray, neutrino, astroparticle and X-ray projects.