Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellatara, Spain
- Presents an extensive overview of various gamma-ray detection techniques, focusing on imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, and complete descriptions of the MAGIC telescopes
- Provides a state-of-the-art overview of production mechanisms and sites for very-high-energy gamma rays inside microquasar jets and the absorption effects on these emissions
- Includes a detailed discussion of the possible pulsar wind nebula (PWN) nature of unassociated TeV sources, and the relation between the surrounding photon field density and very-high-energy gamma-ray emissions from this type of system
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction to the Non-thermal Universe
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Microquasars in the Very High-Energy Gamma-Ray Regime
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Pulsar Wind Nebulae in the Very High-Energy Gamma-Ray Regime
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LST Camera
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Summary and Conclusion
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About this book
This exhaustive work sheds new light on unsolved questions in gamma-ray astrophysics. It presents not only a complete introduction to the non-thermal Universe, but also a description of the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov technique and the MAGIC telescopes. The Fermi-LAT satellite and the HAWC Observatory are also described, as results from both are included. The physics section of the book is divided into microquasars and pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe), and includes extended overviews of both.
In turn, the book discusses constraints on particle acceleration and gamma-ray production in microquasar jets, based on the analyses of MAGIC data on Cygnus X-1, Cygnus X-3 and V404 Cygni. Moreover, it presents the discovery of high-energy gamma-ray emissions from Cygnus X-1, using Fermi-LAT data. The book includes the first joint work between MAGIC, Fermi-LAT and HAWC, and discusses the hypothetical PWN nature of the targets in depth. It reports on a PWN population study that discusses, forthe first time, the importance of the surrounding medium for gamma-ray production, and in closing presents technical work on the first Large-Size-Telescope (LST; CTA Collaboration), along with a complete description of the camera.Authors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Extreme Particle Acceleration in Microquasar Jets and Pulsar Wind Nebulae with the MAGIC Telescopes
Authors: Alba Fernández Barral
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97538-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-97537-5Published: 30 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07371-8Published: 11 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-97538-2Published: 12 October 2018
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVI, 247
Number of Illustrations: 75 b/w illustrations, 59 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques