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In the last 15 years, gamma-ray astronomy has evolved from a promis-ing but rather exotic branch of astronomical science to become a mature field of research with its own well-defined referents: cosmic gamma-ray sources. These sources include some of the most extraordinary objects known to human beings: pulsars, active galactic nuclei, accreting black holes, supernova remnants, and gamma-ray bursts. A significant com-ponent of our current knowledge of such objects is the direct result of astronomical measurements of the high-energy photons they produce. Satellite-borne instruments that can detect gamma-rays in the Earth’s orbit or in deep space and atmospheric air shower detectors that re-construct the energy and direction of high-energy photons through the Cherenkov light generated in particle showers produced in the Earth’s atmosphere have been the basic exploratory tools of gamma-ray astron-omy. For many years, however, cosmic gamma-ray sources defied all attempts at their detection.
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Cheng, K.S., Romero, G.E. (2004). Introduction. In: Cheng, K.S., Romero, G.E. (eds) Cosmic Gamma-Ray Sources. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 304. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2256-2_1
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