2006 TeV Particle Astrophysics II - TeV Presenter Detailed Abstract

First Name:Jordan
Last Name:Goodman
Working Group Presenter
Title:Recent Results on the Cygnus Region from Milagro
Presentation Type:Talk
Presentation Work Group:Gamma Astronomy
Abstract:Milagro is a TeV gamma-ray observatory that utilizes a large water Cherenkov detector to observe extensive air showers hitting the ground at mountain altitude. Milagro views a wide field (~2 steradian) of the over-head northern sky and it operates nearly continuously (>90% live time). These factors give Milagro the potential for discovery of new sources with unknown positions and times, such as gamma-ray bursts, flaring AGNs, and the opportunity to observe, diffuse and extend sources like the Galactic plane and large supernova remnants. In this talk I will present recent results from Milagro including a map of the Cygnus Region of the galactic plane at energies near 12.5 TeV. I will show both a newly discovered extended gamma-ray source and a large area of diffuse gamma-ray emission from this region of the galactic plane. Implications of these results with respect to gamma-ray sources will also be discussed.