High energy gamma-ray astronomy

The physics results of high energy γ -rayastronomy are reported, emphasizing recent achievements with groundbased detectors. This includes some of the instrumental developments and latest projects. The fundamental contribution of the field to the question of Cosmic Ray origin is highlighted.

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