The HAWC Observatory
The HAWC Observatory
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DOI：
10.7529/icrc2011/v09/1059
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发表时间：
2011
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通讯作者：
J. Goodman;J. Braun
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作者：
J. Goodman;J. Braun
高海拔水切伦科夫天文台(HAWC)是目前在墨西哥内格拉山脉建造的一个非常高能的伽马射线探测器。HAWC将利用Milagro开发的广角、高占空比水Cherenkov技术，但使用新技术、更大的探测区域和更高的海拔来将灵敏度提高一个数量级。HAWC将测量TeV伽马射线天空，测量100TeV及以上星系源的光谱，并绘制星系漫射伽马射线发射图。HAWC具有视场宽、连续运行的特点，也将成为研究瞬变现象的有力工具。在这次演讲中，我们将描述HAWC的科学覆盖范围和性能，以及它们与空间和地面探测器的重叠情况。
The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory is a very high-energy gamma-ray detector currently under construction at Sierra Negra in Mexico. HAWC will utilize the wide-angle, high duty cycle water Cherenkov technique developed by Milagro, but use new technology, a larger detection area, and higher altitude to improve sensitivity by an order of magnitude. HAWC will survey the TeV gamma-ray sky, measure spectra of galactic sources up to and beyond 100 TeV, and map galactic diffuse gamma-ray emission. With its wide field of view and continuous operation, HAWC will also be a powerful instrument with which to study transient phenomena. In this talk we will describe the science reach and performance of HAWC as well as how these overlap with space and ground-based detectors.