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VERITAS, the Very Energetic Radiation Telescope Imaging Array System, is an array of four imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes in southern Arizona. It is sensitive to gamma rays at energies above 100 GeV. Here, we discuss the results of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-09-25 S. J. Fegan

VERITAS, an array of atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes sensitive to gamma rays in the very-high-energy range (VHE, E > 100 GeV), carries out an extensive multimessenger program focused on the search for electromagnetic counterparts to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-12 Marcos Santander

VERITAS is one of the world's most sensitive detectors of astrophysical VHE (Very High Energy; E > 100 GeV) gamma rays. This array of four 12-m imaging atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes has operated for ~10 years, and nearly 5000 hours of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-09-13 Wystan Benbow , the VERITAS Collaboration

Gamma ray observations from a few hundred MeV up to tens of TeV are a valuable tool for studying particle acceleration and diffusion within our galaxy. Constructing a coherent physical picture of particle accelerators such as supernova…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-16 Alisha Chromey

VERITAS is one of the world's most sensitive detectors of astrophysical VHE (E $>$ 100 GeV) gamma rays. This array of four 12-m imaging atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes has operated for 12 years, and $>$6,000 hours of observations have been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-13 Wystan Benbow

The VERITAS array of Cherenkov telescopes, designed for the detection of gamma-rays in the 100 GeV-10 TeV energy range, performs dark matter searches over a wide variety of targets. VERITAS continues to carry out focused observations of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Alex Geringer-Sameth

The VERITAS array is a set of four imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) sensitive to gamma rays with energies above 80 GeV. Each telescope is based on a tessellated mirror, 12 metres in diameter, which reflects light from a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-11 Simon Archambault , Gabriel Chernitsky , Sean Griffin , David Hanna

In any given 24-hour period, the Fermi-LAT detects photons with energies of order 100 GeV not associated with any known VHE emitter. The RA/Dec of these photons frequently falls into the field of view of VERITAS the following evening. A…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 David Staszak

The VERITAS array of 12-m atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes in southern Arizona began full-scale operations in 2007, and is one of the world's most-sensitive detectors of astrophysical VHE (E>100 GeV) gamma rays. Approximately 50 blazars are…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Wystan Benbow

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) project aims to build the largest ground-based gamma-ray observatory based on an array of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs). The CTA will implement a multi-level trigger system to…

We present a catalog of results of gamma-ray observations made by VERITAS, published from 2008 to 2020. VERITAS is a ground based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope observatory located at the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (FLWO) in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-17 Sameer Patel , Gernot Maier , Philip Kaaret

The VERITAS array is a set of four imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) sensitive to gamma rays at energies between 85 GeV and 30 TeV. Each telescope is based on a tessellated mirror, 12 metres in diameter, which reflects light…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-08-01 Simon Archambault , David Hanna , Sean Griffin

The VERITAS VHE gamma-ray observatory recently completed a major upgrade of its camera and pattern triggering systems. Bias curve testing of the upgraded VERITAS Observatory under dark sky conditions indicates a 50% increase in photon…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 D. B. Kieda

The presence of moonlight is usually a limiting factor for imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes due to the high sensitivity of the camera photomultiplier tubes (PMTs). In their standard configuration, the extra noise limits the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Sean Griffin

Magnetars are rotating neutron stars with extremely strong magnetic fields (~ 10^14-10^15 G). X-ray and soft gamma-ray observations have revealed the existence of non-thermal particle populations which may suggest emission of very high…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 R. Guenette

It is anticipated that forthcoming, next generation, atmospheric Cherenkov telescope arrays will include a number of medium-sized telescopes that are constructed using a dual-mirror Schwarzschild-Couder configuration. These telescopes will…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-04 Hugh Dickinson , Frank Krennrich , Amanda Weinstein , Jonathan Eisch , Karen Byrum , John Anderson , Gary Drake

Gamma-ray observations ranging from hundreds of MeV to tens of TeV are a valuable tool for studying particle acceleration and diffusion within our galaxy. Supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, and star-forming regions are the main…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-19 Alisha Chromey

H.E.S.S. -- The High Energy Stereoscopic System-- is a new system of large atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes for GeV/TeV Gamma-ray astronomy. This paper describes the trigger system of H.E.S.S. with emphasis on the multi-telescope array…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Funk , G. Hermann , J. Hinton , D. Berge , K. Bernloehr , W. Hofmann , P. Nayman , F. Toussenel , P. Vincent

The VERITAS array of 12-m atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes in southern Arizona is currently the world's most-sensitive detector of astrophysical very high energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) gamma rays. Approximately 25 blazars are known to emit VHE…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Wystan Benbow

Located in southern Arizona, VERITAS is amongst the most sensitive detectors for astrophysical very high energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) gamma rays and has been operational since April 2007. We highlight some recent results from VERITAS…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-12-21 S. R. Patel