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Evidence for VHE emission from SNR G22.7-0.2 region with H.E.S.S

Observations of the supernova remnant G22.7-0.2 in the field of view of W41 with the H.E.S.S. telescope array have resulted in evidence for a very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from the direction of the object. The emission region is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Hélène Laffon , Bruno Khélifi , Francois Brun , Fabio Acero , Jérémie Méhault , Gerd Pühlhofer , Peter Eger , Marek Jamrozy , Arache Djannati-Ataï , Andre-Claude Clapson

VERITAS observations of HESS J0632+057

HESS J0632+057 is one of only two unidentified high energy gamma-ray sources which appear to be point-like in nature. It is possibly associated with the massive star MWC 148 and has been suggested to resemble known TeV binary systems like…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 G. Maier

Very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the direction of the Galactic globular cluster Terzan 5

The H.E.S.S. very-high-energy (VHE, E > 0.1 TeV) gamma-ray telescope system has discovered a new source, HESS J1747-248. The measured integral flux is (1.2 +/- 0.3) \times 10^-12 cm-2 s-1 above 440 GeV for a power-law photon spectral index…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 HESS Collaboration , A. Abramowski , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , A. Balzer , A. Barnacka , U. Barres de Almeida , Y. Becherini , J. Becker , B. Behera , K. Bernloehr , A. Bochow , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , P. Bordas , J. Brucker , F. Brun , P. Brun , T. Bulik , I. Buesching , S. Carrigan , S. Casanova , M. Cerruti , P. M. Chadwick , A. Charbonnier , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , L. -M. Chounet , A. C. Clapson , G. Coignet , G. Cologna , J. Conrad , M. Dalton , M. K. Daniel , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange , C. Deil , H. J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Atai , W. Domainko , L. O'C. Drury , F. Dubois , G. Dubus , K. Dutson , J. Dyks , M. Dyrda , K. Egberts , P. Eger , P. Espigat , L. Fallon , C. Farnier , S. Fegan , F. Feinstein , M. V. Fernandes , A. Fiasson , G. Fontaine , A. Foerster , M. Fuessling , Y. A. Gallant , H. Gast , L. Gerard , D. Gerbig , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , B. Glueck , P. Goret , D. Goering , S. Haeffner , J. D. Hague , D. Hampf , M. Hauser , S. Heinz , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , J. A. Hinton , A. Hoffmann , W. Hofmann , P. Hofverberg , M. Holler , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska , O. C. de Jager , C. Jahn , M. Jamrozy , I. Jung , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzynski , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , D. Keogh , D. Khangulyan , B. Khelifi , D. Klochkov , W. Kluzniak , T. Kneiske , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski , H. Laffon , G. Lamanna , D. Lennarz , T. Lohse , A. Lopatin , C. -C. Lu , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , J. Masbou , D. Maurin , N. Maxted , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Mehault , N. Nguyen , R. Moderski , E. Moulin , C. L. Naumann , M. Naumann-Godo , M. de Naurois , D. Nedbal , D. Nekrassov , B. Nicholas , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , S. Ohm , E. de Ona Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas , G. Pedaletti , G. Pelletier , P. -O. Petrucci , S. Pita , G. Puehlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , M. Raue , S. M. Rayner , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , R. de los Reyes , F. Rieger , J. Ripken , L. Rob , S. Rosier-Lees , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten , J. Ruppel , F. Ryde , V. Sahakian , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. M. Schoeck , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , M. Sikora , J. L. Skilton , H. Sol , G. Spengler , L. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , K. Stycz , I. Sushch , A. Szostek , J. -P. Tavernet , R. Terrier , M. Tluczykont , K. Valerius , C. van Eldik , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , J. P. Vialle , A. Viana , P. Vincent , H. J. Voelk , F. Volpe , S. Vorobiov , M. Vorster , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , R. White , A. Wierzcholska , M. Zacharias , A. Zajczyk , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , H. -S. Zechlin

Discovery and follow-up studies of the extended, off-plane, VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1507-622

Context: The detection of gamma-rays in the very-high-energy (VHE) range (100 GeV-100 TeV) offers the possibility of studying the parent population of ultrarelativistic particles found in astrophysical sources, so it is useful for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , U. Barres de Almeida , A. R. Bazer-Bachi , Y. Becherini , B. Behera , K. Bernlöhr , A. Bochow , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , V. Borrel , J. Brucker , F. Brun , P. Brun , R. Bühler , T. Bulik , I. Büsching , T. Boutelier , P. M. Chadwick , A. Charbonnier , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , L. -M. Chounet , A. C. Clapson , G. Coignet , M. Dalton , M. K. Daniel , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange , C. Deil , H. J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , L. O'C. Drury , F. Dubois , G. Dubus , J. Dyks , M. Dyrda , K. Egberts , D. Emmanoulopoulos , P. Espigat , C. Farnier , F. Feinstein , A. Fiasson , A. Förster , G. Fontaine , M. Füssling , S. Gabici , Y. A. Gallant , L. Gérard , D. Gerbig , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , B. Glück16 , P. Goret , D. Göring , D. Hauser , M. Hauser , S. Heinz , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , J. A. Hinton , A. Hoffmann , W. Hofmann , M. Holleran , S. Hoppe , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska , O. C. de Jager , C. Jahn , I. Jung , K. Katarzyński , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , M. Kerschhaggl , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , D. Keogh , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , T. Kneiske , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski , G. Lamanna , J. -P. Lenain , T. Lohse , V. Marandon , O. Martineau-Huynh , A. Marcowith , J. Masbou , D. Maurin , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Méhault , R. Moderski , E. Moulin , M. Naumann-Godo , M. de Naurois , D. Nedbal , D. Nekrassov , B. Nicholas , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , S. Ohm , J-F. Olive , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , K. J. Orford , M. Ostrowski , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas , G. Pedaletti , G. Pelletier , P. -O. Petrucci , S. Pita , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , B. C. Raubenheimer , M. Raue , S. M. Rayner , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , F. Rieger , J. Ripken , L. Rob , S. Rosier-Lees , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten , J. Ruppel , V. Sahakian , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. M. Schöck , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , A. Shalchi , M. Sikora , J. L. Skilton , H. Sol , Ł. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , G. Superina , A. Szostek , P. H. Tam , J. -P. Tavernet , R. Terrier , O. Tibolla , M. Tluczykont , C. van Eldik , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , L. Venter , J. P. Vialle , P. Vincent , M. Vivier , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech

Discovery of a Hard X-Ray Source, SAX J0635+0533, in the Error Box of the Gamma-Ray Source 2EG 0635+0521

We have discovered an x-ray source, SAX J0635+0533, with a hard spectrum within the error box of the GeV gamma-ray source in Monoceros, 2EG J0635+0521. The unabsorbed x-ray flux is 1.2*10^-11 erg cm^-2 s^-1 in the 2-10 keV band. The x-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Philip Kaaret , Santina Piraino , Jules Halpern , Michael Eracleous

Very-high-energy gamma radiation from supernova remnants as seen with H.E.S.S

Very-high-energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) gamma radiation has already been detected from several supernova remnants (SNRs). These objects, which are well-studied in radio, optical and X-ray wavelengths, constitute one of the most intriguing…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Anne Bochow , Svenja Carrigan , Henning Gast , Vincent Marandon , Matthieu Renaud , Werner Hofmann

XMM-Newton observations of HESS J1813-178 reveal a composite Supernova remnant

We present X-ray and 12CO(J=1-0) observations of the very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray source HESS J1813-178 with the aim of understanding the origin of the gamma-ray emission. Using this dataset we are able to undertake spectral and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 S. Funk , J. A. Hinton , Y. Moriguchi , F. A. Aharonian , Y. Fukui , W. Hofmann , D. Horns , G. Puehlhofer , O. Reimer , G. Rowell , R. Terrier , J. Vink , S. Wagner

Discovery of VHE gamma-rays from RGB J0152+017

The BL Lac object RGB J0152+017 (z = 0.080) was predicted to be a very high-energy (VHE; > 100 GeV) gamma-ray source, due to its high X-ray and radio fluxes. We report recent observations of this source made in late October and November…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 J. -P. Lenain , D. Nedbal , M. Raue , S. Kaufmann , L. Gérard , M. Hauser , B. Giebels

Discovery of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the vicinity of PSR J1831-952 with H.E.S.S

We report on the latest discovery of an extended Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray source near the 67 ms pulsar PSR J1831-0952 during the H.E.S.S. Galactic Plane Survey (GPS). The dispersion measure distance of the pulsar (4.3 kpc) would…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 F. Sheidaei , A. Djannati-Ataï , H. Gast

Detection of Very High Energy radiation from HESS J1908+063 confirms the Milagro unidentified source MGRO J1908+06

Detection of a gamma-ray source above 300 GeV is reported, confirming the unidentified source MGRO J1908+06, discovered by the Milagro collaboration at a median energy of 20 TeV. The source was observed during 27 h as part of the extension…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 F. Aharonian

Detection of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the vicinity of PSR B1706-44 and G343.1-2.3 with H.E.S.S

The gamma-ray pulsar PSR B1706-44 and the adjacent supernova remnant (SNR) candidate G343.1-2.3 were observed by H.E.S.S. during a dedicated observation campaign in 2007. As a result of this observation campaign, a new source of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , A. Abramowski , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , A. Barnacka , U. Barres de Almeida , A. R. Bazer-Bachi , Y. Becherini , J. Becker , B. Behera , K. Bernlöhr , A. Bochow , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , P. Bordas , V. Borrel , J. Brucker , F. Brun , P. Brun , T. Bulik , I. Büsching , S. Carrigan , S. Casanova , M. Cerruti , P. M. Chadwick , A. Charbonnier , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , J. Conrad , L. -M. Chounet , A. C. Clapson , G. Coignet , M. Dalton , M. K. Daniel , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange , C. Deil , H. J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , L. O'C. Drury , F. Dubois , G. Dubus , J. Dyks , M. Dyrda , K. Egberts , P. Eger , P. Espigat , L. Fallon , C. Farnier , S. Fegan , F. Feinstein , M. V. Fernandes , A. Fiasson , A. Förster , G. Fontaine , M. Füßling , S. Gabici , Y. A. Gallant , H. Gast , L. Gérard , D. Gerbig , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , B. Glück , P. Goret , D. Göring , J. D. Hague , D. Hampf , M. Hauser , S. Heinz , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , J. A. Hinton , A. Hoffmann , W. Hofmann , P. Hofverberg , M. Holleran , S. Hoppe , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska , O. C. de Jager , C. Jahn , M. Jamrozy , I. Jung , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzyński , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , M. Kerschhaggl , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , D. Keogh , W. Kluźniak , T. Kneiske , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski , H. Laffont , G. Lamanna , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , D. Lennarz , T. Lohse , A. Lopatin , C. -C. Lu , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , J. Masbou , D. Maurin , N. Maxted , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Méhault , R. Moderski , E. Moulin , M. Naumann-Godo , M. de Naurois , D. Nedbal , D. Nekrassov , N. Nguyen , B. Nicholas , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , S. Ohm , J-F. Olive , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , M. Ostrowski , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas , G. Pedaletti , G. Pelletier , P. -O. Petrucci , S. Pita , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , M. Raue , S. M. Rayner , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , R. de los Reyes , F. Rieger , J. Ripken , L. Rob , S. Rosier-Lees , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten , J. Ruppel , F. Ryde , V. Sahakian , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. M. Schöck , A. Schönwald , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , A. Shalchi , I. Sushch , M. Sikora , J. L. Skilton , H. Sol , G. Spengler , Ł. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , A. Szostek , P. H. Tam , J. -P. Tavernet , R. Terrier , O. Tibolla , M. Tluczykont , K. Valerius , C. van Eldik , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , J. P. Vialle , A. Viana , P. Vincent , M. Vivier , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , S. Vorobiov , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , A. Wierzcholska , A. Zajczyk , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , H. -S. Zechlin , G. Dubner , E. Giacani

The radio counterpart of the likely TeV binary HESS J0632+057

The few known gamma-ray binary systems are all associated with variable radio and X-ray emission. The TeV source HESS J0632+057, apparently associated with the Be star MWC148, is plausibly a new member of this class. Following the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 J. L. Skilton , M. Pandey-Pommier , J. A. Hinton , C. C. Cheung , F. A. Aharonian , J. Brucker , G. Dubus , A. Fiasson , S. Funk , Y. A. Gallant , A. Marcowith , O. Reimer

Evidence for long-term Gamma-ray and X-ray variability from the unidentified TeV source HESS J0632+057

HESS J0632+057 is one of only two unidentified very-high-energy gamma-ray sources which appear to be point-like within experimental resolution. It is possibly associated with the massive Be star MWC 148 and has been suggested to resemble…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-02-11 VERITAS Collaboration , V. A. Acciari , E. Aliu , T. Arlen , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , D. Boltuch , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , K. Byrum , A. Cannon , A. Cesarini , A. Cesarini , Y. C. Chow , L. Ciupik , P. Cogan , R. Dickherber , C. Duke , T. Ergin , A. Falcone , S. J. Fegan , J. P. Finley , G. Finnegan , P. Fortin , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , K. Gibbs , G. H. Gillanders , J. Grube , R. Guenette , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , J. Holder , D. Horan , C. M. Hui , T. B. Humensky , A. Imran , P. Kaaret , N. Karlsson , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , J. Kildea , A. Konopelko , H. Krawczynski , F. Krennrich , M. J. Lang , S. LeBohec , G. Maier , A. McCann , M. McCutcheon , J. Millis , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , D. Pandel , J. S. Perkins , D. Petry , M. Pohl , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , L. C. Reyes , P. T. Reynolds , H. J. Rose , M. Schroedter , G. H. Sembroski , A. W. Smith , D. Steele , M. Theiling , J. A. Toner , A. Varlotta , V. V. Vassiliev , S. Vincent , R. G. Wagner , S. P. Wakely , J. E. Ward , T. C. Weekes , A. Weinstein , T. Weisgarber , D. A. Williams , S. Wissel , M. Wood

The environment of the gamma-ray emitting SNR G338.3-0.0: a hadronic interpretation for HESS J1640-465

The supernova remnant (SNR) G338.3-0.0 spatially correlates with HESS J1640-465, which is considered the most luminous gamma-ray source associated with a SNR in our Galaxy. The X-ray pulsar PSR J1640-4631 has been recently discovered within…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-04-13 L. Supan , A. D. Supanitsky , G. Castelletti

Discovery of the VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1641-463

A new TeV source, HESS J1641-463, has been serendipitously discovered in the Galactic plane by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) at a significance level of 8.6 standard deviations. The observations of HESS J1641-463 were…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-03-07 I. Oya , M. Dalton , B. Behera , P. Bordas , A. Djannati-Ataï , J. Hahn , V. Marandon , U. Schwanke , G. Spengler , H. E. S. S. Collaboration

Time-dependent absorption of very high-energy gamma-rays from the Galactic center by pair-production

Very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays have been detected from the direction of the Galactic center. The H.E.S.S. Cherenkov telescopes have located this gamma-ray source with a preliminary position uncertainty of 8.5" per axis (6" statistic + 6"…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-12-13 Attila Abramowski , Dieter Horns , Stefan Gillessen , Joachim Ripken , Christopher van Eldik

Discovery of the mysterious gamma-ray source HESS J1832-093 in the vicinity of SNR G22.7-0.2

Thanks to the use of advanced analysis techniques, the H.E.S.S. imaging Cherenkov telescope array has now reached a sensitivity level allowing the detection of sources with fluxes around 1% of the Crab with a limited observation time (less…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Hélène Laffon , Fabio Acero , Francois Brun , Bruno Khélifi , Gerd Pühlhofer , Régis Terrier

Study of the molecular clump associated with the high-energy source HESS J1858+020

HESS J1858+020 is a weak gamma-ray source lying near the southern border of the SNR G35.6-0.4. A molecular cloud, composed by two clumps, shows signs of interaction with the SNR and with a nearby extended HII region. In particular, the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 S. Paron , E. Giacani , M. Rubio , G. Dubner

Very high energy emission from the hard spectrum sources HESS J1641-463, HESS J1741-302 and HESS J1826-130

A recent study of the diffuse $\gamma$-ray emission in the Central Molecular Zone using very high energy (VHE, E $>$ 0.1 TeV) H.E.S.S. data suggests that the Galactic Center (GC) is the most plausible supplier of Galactic ultra-relativistic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 E. O. Angüner , S. Casanova , I. Oya , F. Aharonian , P. Bordas , A. Ziegler

HESS J1641-463, a very hard spectrum TeV gamma-ray source in the Galactic plane

HESS J1641-463 is a unique source discovered by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) telescope array in the multi-TeV domain. The source had been previously hidden in the extended tail of emission from the bright nearby source…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 I. Oya , S. Casanova , F. Aharonian , M. Dalton