Very-high-energy Gamma-ray Observations of Pulsar Wind Nebulae and Cataclysmic Variable Stars with MAGIC and Development of Trigger Systems for IACTs

By Ruben Lopez Coto

Short Introduction to Cosmic Ray and Y-Ray Astronomy.- The Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique and the IACTs MAGIC and CTA.- Single Telescope Trigger for CTA.- The Topo-trigger: A New Stereo Trigger for Lowering the Energy Threshold Of IACTs.- Introduction to Pulsar Wind Nebulae.- The Crab Nebula: a Gamma-Ray Factory in our Backyard.- The Puzzling PWN 3C 58.- Introduction to Cataclysmic Variable Stars.- Multiwavelength Campaign on AE Aquarii.- Nova and Dwarf Nova Observations with MAGIC.- Summary and Concluding Remarks.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319831283
• ISBN13: 9783319831282
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"