Astrophysics with MILAGRO

This paper describes how data from a new type of air shower detector, MILAGRO, can shed light on a variety of interesting problems in astrophysics. MILAGRO has the capability to make observations of VHE/UHE emission from the recently discovered TeV gamma‐ray source Markarian 421, an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN). An observation of the attenuation of this signal in the range of 1–20 TeV can be used to make the first measurement of the intergalactic infrared radiation. We will also describe how MILAGRO can improve the existing limits on the density of Primordial Black Holes (PBH) by three orders of magnitude. In addition, MILAGRO will have a large aperture and continuous operation which gives it the capability to search for VHE gamma ray bursts.

Active galaxies
Astrophysics
Attenuation
Black holes
Cosmic gamma ray sources
gamma ray: burst
gamma ray: VHE
black hole: primordial
density: primordial
radiation: infrared

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