Speaker
Prof.
Stefan Funk
(SLAC National Accelerator Center and Stanford University)
Description
Recent years have brought significant advances in our understanding of particle
acceleration in Supernova remnants. These have come both through new observational
data, most notably through gamma-ray observations with instruments such as Fermi-
LAT and the current generation of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT)
as well as through an improvement in the theoretical understanding of shock
acceleration and magnetic field amplification. I will review the observational status of
Supernova remnant research and describe the results that can be drawn to understand
particle acceleration.
Author
Prof.
Stefan Funk
(SLAC National Accelerator Center and Stanford University)
