Abstract
Gamma-rays represent the most energetic photons of the electromagnetic spectrum. Astronomy with gamma-rays, therefore, allows the study of the most compact, energetic and violent objects in the Universe: neutron stars, stellar and supermassive black holes, supernovae including their remnants and cosmic rays interacting in the interstellar medium. An overview is given of the history of gamma-ray astronomy, the production mechanisms for gamma-rays and of the main results achieved.
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Kanbach, G., Schönfelder, V., Zehnder, A. (2013). High-energy astrophysics — energies above 100 keV. In: Huber, M.C.E., Pauluhn, A., Culhane, J.L., Timothy, J.G., Wilhelm, K., Zehnder, A. (eds) Observing Photons in Space. ISSI Scientific Report Series, vol 9. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7804-1_3
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