Detection of gamma rays from the supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622 with H.E.S.S. [Elektronische Ressource] / von Nukri Randolf Komin

Detection of Gamma Rays from the SupernovaRemnant RX J0852.0-4622 with H.E.S.S.DISSERTATIONzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradesdoctor rerum naturalium(Dr. rer. nat.)im Fach Physikeingereicht an derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät IHumboldt-Universität zu BerlinvonHerr Dipl.-Phys. Nukri Randolf Komingeboren am 20.07.1973 in BerlinPräsident der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin:in Vertretung Prof. Dr. Hans Jürgen PrömelDekan der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät I:Prof. Thomas Buckhout, PhDGutachter:1. Prof. Dr. Thomas Lohse2. Prof. Dr. Hermann Kolanoski3. Prof. Dr. Uli Katzeingereicht am: 13. September 2005Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 25. Oktober 2005AbstractShell-type supernova remnants are discussed to be a main source of thegalactic cosmic rays. Very high energy γ-rays (energies between 30GeV and30TeV) from these objects are a tracer for the acceleration of particles. Upto now, only a limited number of supernova remnants were observed in γ-rays. This work reports on the observations of γ-rays from the shell-typesupernova remnant RXJ0852.0−4622 carried out with the High EnergyStereoscopic System in February 2004.H.E.S.S., a system of four imaging Cherenkov telescopes, is dedicated tothe observation of γ-rays of energies between 100GeV and several tens ofTeV. It is currently the most sensitive instrument in its energy range.