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DTSTART:20180426T193000Z
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LOCATION:5310 Chamberlin Hall
SUMMARY:Observation of the highest-energy gamma rays with the HAWC Obs
 ervatory\, NPAC (Nuclear/Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum\, Kelly Malone\, 
 Penn State
DESCRIPTION:Galactic sources that accelerate particles to PeV energies
  (“PeVatrons”) are expected to exist\, but to date only the Galact
 ic Center has been identified as such. One of the signatures of a PeVa
 tron is a hard gamma-ray spectrum that extends without any apparent sp
 ectral cutoff to at least tens of TeV. High-energy (> 50 TeV) gamma-ra
 y observations are therefore essential in identifying PeVatron candida
 tes. The High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory (HAWC) has sensitiv
 ity to gamma rays in this previously largely unexplored energy regime.
  HAWC is well suited to performing all-sky surveys due to its large in
 stantaneous field of view (~2 sr) and high duty cycle (> 95%). I will 
 discuss candidate sources seen above 50 TeV in the first 1000 days of 
 HAWC data and discuss potential connections to the IceCube neutrinos. 
 I will also briefly discuss the energy estimation method used by HAWC.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=4734
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