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Ground-based gamma-rays Detectors Status and needs for the future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2009

P. Kern  and
J.-P. Tavernet
J.-P. Tavernet*
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et des Hautes Énergies, IN2P3/CNRS - UPMC, France
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Abstract

Ground-based γ-ray astronomy has considerably developed during the last five years, which have attracted the attention of the wider scientific community. A brief review of ground-based γ-ray detectors is given. The basic observational techniques and constraints are discussed. The needs for future, the advantages of broadening the energy range are described.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 37: Astrophysics Detector Workshop 2008 , 2009 , pp. 171 - 174
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2009

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