Hostname: page-component-7bb8b95d7b-495rp Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-10-04T20:32:42.012Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

High-Energy Discrete Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

G. G. Fazio*
Affiliation:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Mass. 02138, U.S.A.

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.

The origin of the gamma-radiation from the galactic plane and the region near the galactic center is still uncertain. However, during this meeting, several groups reported evidence for discrete sources of cosmic gamma-rays. Most of the sources are located near the galactic plane, and some are associated with X-ray sources. The galactic gamma-radiation may be due to these previously unresolved sources. Other sources detected may be associated with variable radio galaxies.

The Crab Nebula still remains the most investigated source at gamma-ray energies. Pulsed emission from NP0532 was detected in the 10 to 30 MeV region, but no continuous emission was observed. At the highest energies, pulsed emission was reported at ∼1012 eV. Continuous emission from the Crab Nebula was observed at ∼1011 eV; the radiation may be time variable.

The recent gamma-ray experiments on Apollo 15 and 16 and the ESRO satellite TD-1 are described, as well as future experiments on the satellites SAS-B, COS-B, and HEAO-B.

Type
Part V: Panel Discussions
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1973 

References

Browning, R., Ramsden, D., and Wright, P. J.: 1971, 12th International Conference on Cosmic Rays, Hobart, Tasmania, Paper OG-17.Google Scholar
Browning, R., Ramsden, D., and Wright, P. J.: 1972, Nature 235, 128.Google Scholar
Cavallo, G. and Gould, R. J.: 1971, Nuovo Cimento 2, 77.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Clark, G. W., Garmire, G. P., and Kraushaar, W. L.: 1971, 12th International Conference on Cosmic Rays, Hobart, Tasmania, Paper OG-29.Google Scholar
Fichtel, C. E., Kniffen, D. A., and Ögelman, H. B.: 1969, Astrophys. J. 158, 193.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Fichtel, C. E., Hartman, R. C., Kniffen, D. A., and Sommer, M.: 1972, Astrophys. J. 171, 31.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Frye, G. M. Jr.: 1971, Rapporteur Paper on Gamma-Ray Astronomy, 12th International Conference on Cosmic Rays, Hobart, Tasmania.Google Scholar
Frye, G. M. Jr., Staib, J. A., Zych, A. D., Hopper, V. D., Rawlinson, W. R., and Thomas, J. A.: 1969, Nature 223, 1320.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Frye, G. M., Albats, P. A., Zych, A. D., Staib, J. A., Hopper, V. D., Rawlinson, W. R., and Thomas, J. A.: 1971, 12th International Conference on Cosmic Rays, Hobart, Tasmania, Paper OG-24.Google Scholar
Frye, G. M. and Wang, C. P.: 1969, Astrophys. J. 158, 925.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Grindlay, J. E.: 1971, Nature 234, 153.Google Scholar
Grindlay, J. E.: 1972, Astrophys. J. Letters 174, L9.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hearn, D. R.: 1969, Nucl. Instr. Methods 70, 200.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hillier, R. R., Jackson, W. R., Murray, A., Redfern, R. M., and Sale, R. J.: 1970, Astrophys. J. Letters 162, L177.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Johnson, W. N. III, Harnden, F. R. Jr., and Haymes, R. C.: 1972, Astrophys. J. Letters 172, L1.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Kettenring, G., Mayer-Hasselwander, H. A., Pfeffermann, E., Pinkau, K., Rothermel, H., and Sommer, M.: 1971, 12th International Conference on Cosmic Rays, Hobart, Tasmania, Paper OG-16.Google Scholar
Kraushaar, W. L., Clark, G. W., Garmire, G. P., Borken, R., Higbie, P., Leong, C., Thorsos, T.: 1972, Astrophys. J., in press.Google Scholar
Kurfess, J. D.: 1971, Astrophys. J. Letters 168, L39.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Niel, M., Vedrenne, G., Claverie, A., and Bouigue, R.: 1972, Centre d'Étude Spatiale des Rayonnements, Toulouse, Report 71-270, March.Google Scholar
Orwig, L. E., Chupp, E. L., and Forrest, D. J.: 1971, Nature 231, 171.Google Scholar
Rawls, J. M.: 1972, Phys. Rev. D 5, 487.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Rund, H.: 1959, The Differential Geometry of Finsler Spaces, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Stecker, F. W.: 1970, Astrophys. Space Sci. 6, 377.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Stepanyan, A. A., Vladimirsky, B. M., and Fomin, V. P.: 1972, preprint.Google Scholar
Vladimirsky, B. M., Povlov, I. V., Stepanyan, A. A., and Fomin, V. P.: 1971, 12th International Conference on Cosmic Rays, Hobart, Tasmania, Paper OG-25.Google Scholar
Volobuyev, S. A., Galper, A. M., Iyudin, A. F., Kirillov-Ugryumov, V. G., Luchkov, B. I., and Ozerov, Yu. V.: 1971, 12th International Conference on Cosmic Rays, Hobart, Tasmania, Paper OG-19.Google Scholar