Understanding the origin of Galactic Cosmic rays with the VERITAS telescopes
Abstract
VERITAS (the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) is one of the most sensitive instruments in very high energy astronomy, sensitive to gamma rays in the energy range from $\sim$85 GeV to 30 TeV. Over more than a decade of operations, observations by VERITAS have revealed a variety of Galactic sources, including supernova remnants, pulsars and pulsar wind nebulae, and binary systems. Amongst the main motivations to study the gamma ray emission from objects within our Galaxy is to understand their connection with the origin of Galactic cosmic rays, and subsequently understand the physical processes which result in the production of very high-energy gamma rays. Here we present recent results from the VERITAS Galactic science program, which will include the supernova remnants Cas A and IC 443, follow-up observations of sources detected by HAWC, and the 50-year-period binary PSR J2032+4127/MT91 213.
- Publication:
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43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Held 28 January - 4 February
- Pub Date:
- January 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021cosp...43E1352K