HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory

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The HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory is a high-altitude astrophysics facility in Mexico that detects high-energy gamma rays and cosmic rays to study extreme phenomena in the universe.

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instanceOf astrophysics observatory ⓘ
gamma-ray observatory ⓘ
scientific research facility ⓘ
abbreviation HAWC ⓘ
collaborationType international collaboration ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
dataType air-shower events ⓘ
detects cosmic rays ⓘ
gamma rays ⓘ
dutyCycle near-continuous operation ⓘ
elevation about 4100 meters above sea level ⓘ
energyRange very-high-energy gamma rays ⓘ
environment high-altitude site ⓘ
fullName High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Gamma-Ray Observatory ⓘ
fundedBy Mexican institutions ⓘ
United States institutions ⓘ
hasComponent photomultiplier tubes ⓘ
water Cherenkov detectors ⓘ
hasFieldOfView wide field of view ⓘ
isSuccessorOf Milagro Gamma-Ray Observatory ⓘ
locatedIn Sierra Negra ⓘ
locatedInState Puebla ⓘ
linked to: Puebla (state)
locatedNear Pico de Orizaba ⓘ
measures arrival direction of gamma rays ⓘ
energy of gamma rays ⓘ
observatoryType ground-based gamma-ray observatory ⓘ
observes northern sky ⓘ
operatedBy international HAWC collaboration ⓘ
primaryPurpose detection of high-energy gamma rays ⓘ
researchField astroparticle physics ⓘ
cosmic-ray physics ⓘ
gamma-ray astronomy ⓘ
scientificGoal investigation of particle acceleration mechanisms ⓘ
search for new astrophysical gamma-ray sources ⓘ
search for signals of new physics ⓘ
study of cosmic-ray origin and propagation ⓘ
study of extreme phenomena in the universe ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
studies active galactic nuclei ⓘ
cosmic-ray anisotropy ⓘ
diffuse gamma-ray emission ⓘ
extragalactic gamma-ray sources ⓘ
galactic gamma-ray sources ⓘ
gamma-ray bursts ⓘ
pulsar wind nebulae ⓘ
supernova remnants ⓘ
transient astrophysical phenomena ⓘ
usesDetectionMethod water Cherenkov technique ⓘ

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Sierra Negra (Puebla) → hasObservatory → HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory ⓘ
High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory → abbreviation → HAWC ⓘ
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HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory → fullName → High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Gamma-Ray Observatory ⓘ
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HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory → abbreviation → HAWC ⓘ
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HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory → operatedBy → international HAWC collaboration ⓘ
linked to: HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory