Speaker
Jamie Holder
Description
One of the original motivations for the construction of VERITAS was to search for the origin of the highest energy Galactic cosmic rays. The locations explored in this search include the remnants of historical supernovae, middle-aged supernova remnants interacting with dense molecular clouds, and potential cosmic ray “PeVatrons”, identified by their ultra-high-energy gamma-ray emission. We will summarize some of the key VERITAS results and current projects. We will also discuss a new approach to PeVatron searches, which aims to achieve the large collection area required for ultra-high-energy gamma-ray astronomy by using small-aperture, low-cost, imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes.
