35 Years of Ground-Based Gamma-ray Astronomy

Chadwick, Paula

doi:10.3390/universe7110432

35 Years of Ground-Based Gamma-ray Astronomy

Chadwick, Paula

Authors

Professor Paula Chadwick p.m.chadwick@durham.ac.uk
Head Of Department

Abstract

This paper provides a brief, personal account of the development of ground-based gamma-ray astronomy, primarily over the last 35 years, with some digressions into the earlier history of the field. Ideas related to the imaging of Cherenkov events and the potential for the use of arrays were in existence for some time before the technical expertise required for their exploitation emerged. There has been occasional controversy, great creativity and some heroic determination—all of it part of establishing a new window into the universe.

Citation

Chadwick, P. (2021). 35 Years of Ground-Based Gamma-ray Astronomy. Universe, 7(11), Article 432. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe7110432

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Oct 14, 2021
Online Publication Date	Nov 21, 2021
Publication Date	2021
Deposit Date	Dec 6, 2021
Publicly Available Date	Dec 6, 2021
Journal	Universe
Publisher	MDPI
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	7
Issue	11
Article Number	432
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3390/universe7110432