High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-Ray Observatory

Astronomical Observatories

Description: The High Altitude Water Cherenkov Experiment or High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory (also known as HAWC) is a gamma-ray and cosmic ray observatory located on the flanks of the Sierra Negra volcano in the Mexican state of Puebla at an altitude of 4100 meters, at 18°59′41″N 97°18′30.6″W. HAWC is the successor to the Milagro gamma-ray observatory in New Mexico, which was also a gamma-ray observatory based around the principle of detecting gamma-rays indirectly using the water Cherenkov method.

Country: Mexico

Altitude: 4001 - 4500 meters

Type of observatory: Gamma Ray

Established: 2013

Observatory site: Sierra Negra

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