Introduction to gamma-ray astronomy

The lecture (in Russian) was delivered by Professor N. M. Budnev, participant of TAIGA collaboration, at the 6th International School of Young Scientists of the CIS Countries. Here you can find slides from this lection.

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How many gamma–ray events with the energy > 30 TeV can be detected by 1 km² detector?

1 event per 3 hours

2 events per 3 hours

3 events per 3 hours

4 events per 3 hours

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What is the diameter of the H.E.S.S. II camera?

1 m

2 m

3 m

4 m

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When was Tunka-133 inaugurated?

2003

2005

2007

2009

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What is the TAIGA-IACT threshold energy?

1.5 GeV

1.5 MeV

1.5 TeV

1.5 EeV

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Which of these telescopes are IACTs?

H.E.S.S.

MAGIC

VERITAS

all of the above

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