The first 10 years of the HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory: science results

Authors

A. Albert, Los Alamos National Laboratory
R. Alfaro, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
C. Alvarez, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas
A. Andrés, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
E. Anita-Rangel, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
M. Araya, Universidad de Costa Rica
J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
K. P. Arunbabu, Cochin University of Science and Technology
D. Avila Rojas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
H. A. Ayala Solares, Eberly College of Science
R. Babu, Michigan State University
P. Bangale, College of Science and Technology
E. Belmont-Moreno, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
S. BenZvi, University of Rochester
A. Bernal, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
C. Brisbois, College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
K. S. Caballero-Mora, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas
J. I. Cabrera Martínez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
T. Capistrán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
A. Carramiñana, Instituto Nacional de Astrofisica Optica y Electronica
F. Carreón, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
S. Casanova, Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences
P. Colín-Farias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
A. L. Colmenero-Cesar, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
U. Cotti, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
J. Cotzomi, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
S. Coutiño de León, Universitat de València
E. De la Fuente, Universidad de Guadalajara
C. de León, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
R. DeLay, College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences
D. Depaoli, Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2025

Abstract

The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory, located on the slopes of the Sierra Negra volcano in Mexico, began operations in March 2015. Over the past decade, HAWC has enabled the exploration of a broad range of topics in high-energy astrophysics and particle physics, resulting in more than 90 peer-reviewed publications. These studies have significantly advanced our understanding of several previously unexplored and poorly understood phenomena in the TeV energy regime. The present work provides an overview of the key scientific contributions of HAWC during its first ten years of operation.

Publication Title

Revista Mexicana De Astronomia Y Astrofisica

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