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Gamma-ray Astronomy: Quiz
Gamma-ray Astronomy Quiz
Which of the following processes result in gamma-ray emission?
[A] Cosmic ray interactions with interstellar gas
[B] Supernova explosions
[C] Interaction of energetic electrons with magnetic fields
[D] All of the above
The most spectacular discovery in gamma-ray astronomy came from a constellation of satellites that were put in orbit for
[A] satellite TV
[B] detecting gamma-rays from nuclear bomb blasts
[C] space colonization
Gamma-ray bursts originate from
[A] a halo of neutron stars which surround our galaxy
[B] beyond our galaxy at cosmological distances
[C] nuclear bomb blasts
[D] We don't know
Which scientist(s) did work leading to the belief that a number of processes would result in gamma-ray emission?
[A] Galileo
[B] Newton
[C] Morrison
[D] All of the above