The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory
- SWGO Collaboration,
- Ruben Conceição(Author),
- P. Abreu(Author),
- A. Albert(Author),
- R. Alfaro(Author),
- A. Alfonso(Author)
- University of Lisbon,
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas,
- Los Alamos National Laboratory,
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
- Universidad de La Serena,
- Universidad Autonoma de Chiapas
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Abstract
The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO) is an R&D project to plan and design the next observatory to detect gamma rays in the Southern hemisphere. The experiment, planned to be placed at an altitude greater than 4400 m, is primarily based on water Cherenkov detectors units and is expected to measure gamma rays from a few hundred GeV up to the PeV scale. SWGO will complement CTA and the existing ground-based particle detectors of the Northern Hemisphere, namely HAWC and LHAASO, having a rich science programme. The collaboration is highly invested in evaluating different detector and array configurations, prototyping, and site search. In this presentation, I shall present an overview of the project’s activities, achievements and future plans.
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963Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Proceedings of Science (Volume 444)Publication milestones
- Published - 27/09/2024
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- Scopus: 85212267572