The Origins of Cosmic Rays
Channel: Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory
Date: 24/04/2017

This video by UW-Madison (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkLUUkaWP8Axn4LKa-v9MKA) explores the exciting new techniques to detect very high-energy gamma rays and, specifically, their work on the Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (SCT) camera prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array. Through this research, the team hopes to not only uncover more sources of these gamma rays, but to also discover clues to the makeup of the sources themselves. This might lead to the detection of dark matter.

The prototype Schwarzschild Couder Telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array is supported by a Major Research Instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation, award #1229792.

Video Produced by Craig Wild/University Communications