Studying Supernova Remnants at High Energies with the High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory

POSTER

Abstract

There is still much to be understood regarding supernova remnants (SNRs). In working with data collected with the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-Ray Observatory, I have been able to produce spectra for several SNRs in the field of view of HAWC in the multi-TeV energy range. I then compare the energy spectra I measure with lower energy data from other experiments -such as Fermi-LAT, VERITAS, and MAGIC- to gain a better understanding of the particle acceleration processes at these sources.

Presenters

  • Leah M Hunt

    Pennsylvania State University

Authors

  • Leah M Hunt

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Miguel A Mostafa

    Pennsylvania State Univ, Pennsylvania State University