The Multiwavelength Approach to Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources
Abstract
As the highest-energy photons, gamma rays have an inherent interest to astrophysicists and particle physicists studying high-energy, nonthermal processes. Gamma-ray telescopes complement those at other wavelengths, especially radio, optical, and X-ray, providing the broad, mutiwavelength coverage that has become such a powerful aspect of modern astrophysics. Multiwavelength techniques of various types have been developed to help identify and explore unidentified gamma-ray sources. This overview summarizes the ideas behind several of these methods.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics and Space Science
- Pub Date:
- June 2005
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10509-005-7570-5
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0407423
- Bibcode:
- 2005Ap&SS.297....1T
- Keywords:
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- gamma rays;
- sources;
- multiwavelength;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Proceedings of the Conference "The Multiwavelength Approach to Unidentified Sources", to appear in the journal Astrophysics and Space Science