Galactic Science with the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory

Abreu, P.; Albert, A.; Anguner, E. O.; Arcaro, C.; Arnaldi, L. H.; Arteaga-Velazquez, J. C.; Assis, P.; Bakalova, A.; de Almeida, U. B.; Batkovic, I.; Bellido, J.; Belmont-Moreno, E.; Bisconti, F.; Blanco, A.; Bohacova, M.; Bottacini, E.; Bretz, T.; Brisbois, C.; Brogueira, P.; Brown, A. M.; Bulik, T.; Caballero Mora, K. S.; Campos, S. M.; Chiavassa, A.; Chytka, L.; Conceicao, R.; Consolati, G.; Cotzomi Paleta, J.; Dasso, S.; De Angelis, A.; De Bom, C. R.; de la Fuente, E.; de Souza, V.; Depaoli, D.; Di Sciascio, G.; Dib, C. O.; Dorner, D.; Doro, M.; Du Vernois, M.; Ergin, T.; Fan, K. L.; Fraija, N.; Funk, S.; Garcia, J. I.; Garcia-Gonzalez, J. A.; Garcia Roca, S. T.; Giacinti, G.; Goksu, H.; Gonzalez, B. S.; Guarino, F.; Guillen, A.; Haist, F.; Hansen, P. M.; Harding, J. P.; Hinton, J.; Hofmann, W.; Hona, B.; Hoyos, D.; Huentemeyer, P.; Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F.; Insolia, A.; Janecek, P.; Joshi, V.; Khelifi, B.; Kunwar, S.; La Mura, G.; Lapington, J.; Laspiur, M. R.; Leitl, F.; Longo, F.; Lopes, L.; Lopez-Coto, R.; Mandat, D.; Mariazzi, A. G.; Mariotti, M.; Marques Moraes, A.; Martinez-Castro, J.; Martinez-Huerta, H.; May, S.; Melo, D. G.; Mendes, L. F.; Mendes, L. M.; Mineeva, T.; Mitchell, A.; Mohan, S.; Morales Olivares, O. G.; Moreno-Barbosa, E.; Nellen, L.; Novotny, V.; Olivera-Nieto, L.; Orlando, E.; Pech, M.; Pichel, A.; Pimenta, M.; de Albuquerque, M. P.; Prandini, E.; Rado Cuchills, M. S.; Reisenegger, A.; Reville, B.; Rho, C. D.; Rovero, A. C.; Ruiz-Velasco, E.; Salazar, G. A.; Sandoval, A.; Santander, M.; Schoorlemmer, H.; Schussler, F.; Serrano, V. H.; Shellard, R. C.; Sinha, A.; Smith, A. J.; Surajbali, P.; Tome, B.; Torres Aguilar, I.; van Eldik, C.; Vergara-Quispe, I. D.; Viana, A.; Vicha, J.; Vigorito, C. F.; Wang, X.; Werner, F.; White, R.; Zamalloa Jara, M. A.

doi:10.22323/1.395.0892

The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO) is a proposed ground-based gamma-ray detector that will be located in the Southern Hemisphere and is currently in its design phase. In this contribution, we will outline the prospects for Galactic science with this Observatory. Particular focus will be given to the detectability of extended sources, such as gamma-ray halos around pulsars; optimisation of the angular resolution to mitigate source confusion between known TeV sources; and studies of the energy resolution and sensitivity required to study the spectral features of PeVatrons at the highest energies. Such a facility will ideally complement contemporaneous observatories in studies of high energy astrophysical processes in our Galaxy.