Abstract
The High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory (HAWC) is a TeV gamma-ray detector located at an altitude of 4100 meters on the slope of the Sierra Negra volcano in Puebla, Mexico.
Since becoming fully operational in March 2015, HAWC has been continuously observing 65% of the sky every day with more than 90% duty cycle and has produced scientific results in many areas of particle astrophysics. I will discuss some recent results from HAWC, including the most recent TeV gamma-ray catalog, the analysis of potential Galactic PeVatrons, as well as recent improvements in the latest reconstruction. Finally, I will discuss the proposed Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory(SWGO), which aims to cover the southern TeV sky.
Biography
Jason Fan obtained his BSc in Physics and Decision Analytics from the University of Hong Kong. He is currently a PhD student in the Department of Physics at University of Maryland. He is a member of the HAWC and IceCube scientific collaborations. His research interests include the development of new analysis techniques in high-energy astrophysics and the search for transients with gamma-ray and neutrino experiments, in the context of the new field of multi-messenger astronomy.
Anyone interested is welcome to attend.