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The Multiwavelength Approach to Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources

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Multiwavelength Approach to Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources

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As the highest-energy photons, gamma rays have an inherent interest to astrophysicists and particle physicists studying high-energy, nonthermal processes. Gamma-ray telescopes complement those at other wavelengths, especially radio, optical, and X-ray, providing the broad, mutiwavelength coverage that has become such a powerful aspect of modern astrophysics. Multiwavelength techniques of various types have been developed to help identify and explore unidentified gamma-ray sources. This overview summarizes the ideas behind several of these methods.

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  1. Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

    David J. Thompson

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  1. University of Hong Kong, China

    K.S. Cheng

  2. Instituto Argentino de Radioastronomia, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    G.E. Romero

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Thompson, D.J. (2005). The Multiwavelength Approach to Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources. In: Cheng, K., Romero, G. (eds) Multiwavelength Approach to Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3881-X_1

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