edited by Alessandro De Angelis (INFN, University of Udine, Italy & IST Lisboa, Portugal) & Oriana Mansutti (INFN, University of Udine, Italy)

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Chapter 1: First Results from the Magic Experiment (906k)

The contributions in this volume provide a snapshot of the latest research and future plans for space-borne and ground-based experiments dedicated to the observation of the gamma-ray sky. The articles are authored by both seasoned veterans of the first dedicated gamma-ray missions, and young scientists entering the fascinating field of gamma-ray astrophysics.

With the advent of gamma-ray instrumentation on spacecraft and large and sensitive ground-based detectors, new and unexpected phenomena have been discovered, such as gamma-ray bursts and gamma-ray emission from blazars. The immense vitality of the field in the current “post-EGRET era” is witnessed by the numerous ongoing and forthcoming gamma-ray experiments documented here, complementary to various cosmic-ray, neutrino, astroparticle and X-ray projects.

• Detectors for High-Energy Gamma-Rays:
  • Functional Tests and Performance Characterization During the Assembly Phase of the Modules of the AGILE Silicon Tracker (M Basset et al.)
  • Gamma Air Watch (GAW) — An Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope Large with Large Field of View (T Mineo et al.)
• Topics in Fundamental Physics:
  • Frontiers of High Energy Cosmic Rays (M Pimenta)
  • Dark Matter at γ-Rays (L Pieri)
  • Populations of Subhalos in Cold Dark Matter Halos (E Bisesi)
• Multiwavelength Observations:
  • WEBT Multifrequency Support to Space Observations (C M Raiteri & M Villata)
  • REM — The Remote Observatory for GRB et al. (E Molinari)
  • INTEGRAL Three Years Later (L Foschini et al.)
• Poster Session:
  • Gamma-Ray Burst Physics with GLAST (N Omodei)
  • Observations of Blazars and EGRET Sources with INTEGRAL (V Vitale et al.)
  • PulsarSpectrum: Simulating Gamma-Ray Pulsars for the GLAST Mission (M Razzano et al.)
  • and other papers