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Nicolas Vasquez - Developing Water Cherenkov Detectors in Quito, Ecuador
Toggle Cloak Cloak The Ecuadorian Andes located around zero latitude offers altitudes over 3000 m.a.s.l. which is an advantage to the detection of astroparticles. The aim of this work is to present the progress done by our research team on the developing WCD. Starting with an introduction of astroparticle detection, we present the simulations in CORSIKA of atmospheric extensive showers originated from primary particles with energies within 10 GeV and 100 TeV in Quito. We continue with the instrumentation used in our detectors to finally present some results of the muon detection in our city.
Sara Coutiño - Extragalactic background light study with HAWC
Toggle Cloak Cloak The extragalactic background light (EBL) is all the electromagnetic energy released by resolved and unresolved extragalactic sources since the recombination era. Its intensity and spectral shape provide information about the evolution of galaxies throughout cosmic history. Since direct observations of the EBL are very difficult to perform, the study of the interaction between the low energy EBL photons and high energy photons from distant extragalactic sources becomes relevant to constrain the EBL intensity. The main goal of this study is to investigate the opacity of the EBL to gamma rays by observing a sample of active galactic nuclei (AGN) with the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-Ray Observatory. Current gamma-ray observations up to 20 TeV performed by Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) have constrained the EBL intensity in the 0.150 μm region. HAWC, which monitors the gamma-ray sky in the 100 GeV to 100 TeV energy range, will be able to detect about 10 AGN with the first year of HAWC data based on the extrapolation of steady-state spectra from the GeV band to TeV, and thus constrain the EBL in the poorly measured 1100 μm range.
- Yuanzhu Wang
- Yongbo Yu
- Christian Johnson
Wed., June 8
Miles Winter - Title
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- Peng Fang-kun
- Roberta Del Vecchio
- Yunfeng Liang
- Shang LiLi Miles Winter
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