The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Detector Array – HAWC
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2-8-2023
Department
Department of Physics
Abstract
The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-Ray Observatory is one of the most sensitive wide field of view, continuously operating ground-based instruments in astrophysics that is exploring the origin of cosmic rays, studying the acceleration of particles in extreme physical environments, and searching for new physics at the TeV-PeV scale. HAWC is providing an unprecedented look at the TeV sky, discovering new sources and new source classes, setting new limits on dark-matter and Lorentz Invariance Violation in previously inaccessible phase spaces, and playing a crucial role in multi-messenger and multi-wavelength observations. HAWC is located in the high mountains of Mexico at 4100 m a.s.l. and has been operating with greater than 95% on-time since March of 2015. This chapter will describe the science goals of the project, explain the technological design and current status of the detector array, and present noteworthy scientific results from six years of operation.
Publication Title
Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
ISBN
978-981-16-4544-0
Recommended Citation
Goodman, J.,
&
Huentemeyer, P.
(2023).
The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Detector Array – HAWC.
Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics, 1-26.
http://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4544-0_65-1
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