Ground-Based Gamma-Ray Detection of High Energy Galactic Sources: An Update
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I review the present status of ground-based gamma-ray astronomy, concentrating on the population of galactic TeV sources. A number of new telescope systems are now being completed, and promise to yield exciting new discoveries, expanding rapidly the number of sources. The TeV galactic sources today include a number of plerions, shell-type SNR, an X-ray binary, and also one unidentified candidate. Their present status, and our understanding of their TeV gamma-ray emission processes are summarised and some motivation driving development of the field is outlined.
8 pages, 1 figure. To appear in "Young Neutron Stars and Their Environments" (IAU Symposium 218, Sydney Australia July 2003, ASP Conference Proceedings), eds F. Camilo and B. M. Gaensler. Some typos fixed in this version
8 pages, 1 figure. To appear in "Young Neutron Stars and Their Environments" (IAU Symposium 218, Sydney Australia July 2003, ASP Conference Proceedings), eds F. Camilo and B. M. Gaensler. Some typos fixed in this version