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The CANGAROO Project: Very High Energy Gamma-ray Astronomy at Woomera

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

P.G. Edwards ,
A.G. Gregory ,
J.R. Patterson ,
M.D. Roberts ,
G.P. Rowell ,
N.I. Smith ,
G.J. Thornton ,
N.R. Wild ,
S. Ebisuzaki  and
H. Fujii
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P.G. Edwards
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5001
A.G. Gregory
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5001
J.R. Patterson
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5001
M.D. Roberts
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5001
G.P. Rowell
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5001
N.I. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5001
G.J. Thornton
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5001
N.R. Wild
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5001
S. Ebisuzaki
Affiliation:
College of Arts and Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153, Japan
H. Fujii
Affiliation:
National Laboratory for High Energy Physics, Tsukuba 305, Japan
S. Kabe
Affiliation:
National Laboratory for High Energy Physics, Tsukuba 305, Japan
Y. Watase
Affiliation:
National Laboratory for High Energy Physics, Tsukuba 305, Japan
M. Fujimoto
Affiliation:
National Astronomical Observatory, Tokyo 181, Japan
T. Hara
Affiliation:
Yuge Mercantile Marine College, Yuge 794-25, Japan
N. Hayashida
Affiliation:
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 188, Japan
T. Kifune
Affiliation:
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 188, Japan
Y. Ohno
Affiliation:
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 188, Japan
M. Teshima
Affiliation:
Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 188, Japan
F. Kakimoto
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152, Japan
S. Ogio
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152, Japan
T. Tanimori
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152, Japan
K. Kobayakawa
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Kobe University, Kobe 657, Japan
Y. Mizumoto
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Kobe University, Kobe 657, Japan
H. Oda
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Kobe University, Kobe 657, Japan
T. Suda
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Kobe University, Kobe 657, Japan
A. Masaike
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606, Japan
Y. Matsubara
Affiliation:
Solar Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-01, Japan
Y. Muraki
Affiliation:
Solar Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-01, Japan
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Abstract

In this paper the Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray astronomy program at the University of Adelaide is described. VHE gamma rays with energies above ~5 × 1011eV are observed using the atmospheric Cerenkov technique. Results from the first three years observations at Woomera and the current upgrading of the telecope are described. The CANGAROO project, a collaboration between the University of Adelaide and a number of Japanese institutions, is also introduced.

Type
High Energy Astrophysics
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , 1992 , pp. 27 - 29
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1992

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