SciPost Physics Proceedings (Sep 2023)

A contribution of the HAWC observatory to the TeV era in the high energy gamma-ray astrophysics: The case of the TeV-halos

  • Ramiro Torres-Escobedo, Hao Zhou, Eduardo de la Fuente for the HAWC Collaboration

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.13.029
Journal volume & issue
no. 13
p. 029

Abstract

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We present a short overview of the TeV-Halos objects as a discovery and a relevant contribution of the High Altitude Water Çerenkov (HAWC) observatory to TeV astrophysics. We discuss history, discovery, knowledge, and the next step through a new and more detailed analysis than the original study in 2017. TeV-Halos will contribute to resolving the problem of the local positron excess observed on the Earth. To clarify the latter, understanding the diffusion process is mandatory.