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LOCATION:5280 Chamberlin Hall
SUMMARY:High-Energy Astrophysics with the High Altitude Water Cherenko
 v Experiment\, NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum\, John Pretz\
 , Los Alamos National Lab
DESCRIPTION:The High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) experiment\, unde
 r construction  at Sierra Negra\, Mexico\, consists of a 22500 square 
 meter area of water tanks instrumented with light-sensitive photo-mult
 iplier tubes. The experiment detects energetic secondary particles rea
 ching the ground  when a high-energy cosmic ray or gamma ray interacts
  in the atmosphere  above the experiment. High-energy gamma ray astron
 omy provides a probe of some of the most gravitationally and electroma
 gnetically extreme regions in the universe\, from neutron stars and su
 pernova remnants to active galactic nuclei and gamma-ray bursts. High-
 energy gamma ray are also key to understanding the origin of galactic 
 cosmic radiation. I will describe the design of the HAWC instrument\, 
 scheduled to be completed in 2014\, and discuss the motivation and sci
 entific return the experiment will bring.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=2594
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