«A Microquasar Odyssey: Unveiling the Complexities»

Observations of very-high-energy gama-ray emission from microquasar jets

Not scheduled

15m

Palazzo Municipale - Sala delle Capriate (Cefalù (Palermo))

Invited talk Invited talk Very High Energy Emission from MQ

Speaker

Laura Olivera-Nieto (Max Planck Institut fur Kernphysik)

Description

The origin of the cosmic-ray spectrum measured at Earth remains one of the biggest mysteries in high-energy astrophysics. Microquasar jets have long been proposed as sites for particle acceleration to TeV and PeV energies, and experimental evidence supporting such claims is mounting. In my talk I will review the recent observational results and their implications. I will also briefly discuss what to expect from the class as a whole and from observations with future and current facilities