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Ultra-high-energy gamma rays

May 25 , 2021 1156 days 831 0
  • Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) of China has recently detected dozen sources of ultra-high-energy gamma rays.
  • LHAASO cosmic ray observatory has discovered 12 sources of ultrahigh-energy photons.
  • It has also detected a photon with energy level of 1.4 peta-electron volt.
  • They are the brightest Milky Way gamma ray sources discovered till date.
  • LHAASO is a gamma-ray and cosmic-ray observatory located at Daocheng in Sichuan province of China.

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