Tag Archives: Cherenkov Telescope Array

HESS telescopes discover new source of gamma rays called a superbubble

Posted on January 23, 2015 by

Astronomers using the HESS telescopes have discovered a new source of high-energy gamma rays. Dubbed a superbubble, it appears to be a massive shell of gas and dust 270 light-years in diameter being blown outward by the radiation from multiple … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 30 Dor C, Cherenkov radiation, Cherenkov Telescope Array, Crab Nebula, dark matter, Fermi telescope, gamma rays, High Energy Stereoscopic System, Large Magellanic Cloud, pulsar wind nebulae, superbubbles, supernova remnants, Tarantula Nebula | Comments Off

A gamma ray telescope at Hanle: A note

Posted on June 30, 2014 by

A gamma ray telescope is set to come up at Hanle, Ladakh, in 2015 and start operations in 2016. Hanle was one of the sites proposed to install a part of the Cherenkov Telescope Array, too. A survey conducted in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BARC, Cherenkov Telescope Array, gamma ray astrophysics, HAGAR, Hanle, HIGRO, India-based Neutrino Observatory, TIFR | Comments Off

Ambitious gamma-ray telescope takes shape

Posted on July 4, 2013 by

I wrote a shortened version of this piece for The Hindu on July 4, 2013. This is the longer version, with some more details thrown in. — Scientists and engineers from 27 countries including India are pitching for a next-generation … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged astrophysics, Cherenkov Telescope Array, gamma rays, Max Planck Institute, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics | Comments Off