Session NA: Astronomy and Astrophysics

10:45 AM–12:45 PM, Saturday, November 11, 2006
Williamsburg Hospitality House - Empire A/B

Chair: Jonathan Keohane, Hampden-Sydney College

Abstract: NA.00002 : From EGRET to GLAST: The Past and Future of Gamma-Ray Blazars

11:15 AM–11:45 AM

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Author:

  Steven Bloom
    (Hampden-Sydney College)

I will begin by discussing the blazar phenomenon and putting this in context of the most recent high energy gamma-ray observations of blazars, particularly those of the Energetic Gamma-Ray Telescope Experiment (EGRET). These results will include my own most recent statistical analysis and simulations. Finally, I will discuss implications for observations with the Gamma-Ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST), due for launch in 2007.