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Observation of gamma-ray emission from the galaxy M87 above 250 GeV with VERITAS

The multiwavelength observation of the nearby radio galaxy M87 provides a unique opportunity to study in detail processes occurring in Active Galactic Nuclei from radio waves to TeV gamma-rays. Here we report the detection of gamma-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 V. A. Acciari , M. Beilicke , G. Blaylock , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , Y. Butt , O. Celik , A. Cesarini , L. Ciupik , P. Cogan , P. Colin , W. Cui , M. K. Daniel , C. Duke , T. Ergin , A. D. Falcone , S. J. Fegan , J. P. Finley , G. Finnegan , P. Fortin , L. F. Fortson , K. Gibbs , G. H. Gillanders , J. Grube , R. Guenette , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , E. Hays , J. Holder , D. Horan , S. B. Hughes , M. C. Hui , T. B. Humensky , A. Imran , P. Kaaret , M. Kertzman , D. B. Kieda , J. Kildea , A. Konopelko , H. Krawczynski , F. Krennrich , M. J. Lang , S. LeBohec , K. Lee , G. Maier , A. McCann , M. McCutcheon , J. Millis , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , T. Nagai , R. A. Ong , D. Pandel , J. S. Perkins , M. Pohl , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , P. T. Reynolds , H. J. Rose , M. Schroedter , G. H. Sembroski , A. W. Smith , D. Steele , S. P. Swordy , A. Syson J. A. Toner , L. Valcarcel , V. V. Vassiliev , S. P. Wakely , J. E. Ward , T. C. Weekes , A. Weinstein , R. J. White , D. A. Williams , S. A. Wissel , M. D. Wood , B. Zitzer

Optical and Near-Infrared Monitoring of Gamma-ray Binaries Hosting Be Stars

Optical and near-infrared observations are compiled for the three gamma-ray binaries hosting Be stars: PSR B1259-63, LSI+61 303, and HESS J0632+057. The emissions from the Be disk are considered to vary according to the changes in its…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-03 Yuki Moritani , Akiko Kawachi

The Galactic Center Region Imaged by VERITAS

The Galactic Center has long been a region of interest for high-energy and very-high-energy observations. Many potential sources of GeV/TeV gamma-ray emission have been suggested, e.g., the accretion of matter onto the black hole, cosmic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 M. Beilicke

VERITAS observations of the BL Lac 1ES 1218+304

The VERITAS collaboration reports the detection of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object 1ES 1218+304 located at a redshift of z=0.182. A gamma-ray signal was detected with a statistical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-18 VERITAS Collaboration , V. A. Acciari , E. Aliu , T. Arlen , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , Y. Butt , K. L. Byrum , O. Celik , A. Cesarini , L. Ciupik , Y. C. K. Chow , P. Cogan , P. Colin , W. Cui , M. K. Daniel , T. Ergin , A. D. Falcone , S. J. Fegan , J. P. Finley , P. Fortin , L. F. Fortson , A. Furniss , G. H. Gillanders , J. Grube , R. Guenette , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , E. Hays , J. Holder , D. Horan , C. M. Hui , T. B. Humensky , A. Imran , P. Kaaret , N. Karlsson , M. Kertzman , D. B. Kieda , J. Kildea , A. Konopelko , H. Krawczynski , F. Krennrich , M. J. Lang , S. LeBohec , G. Maier , A. McCann , M. McCutcheon , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , T. Nagai , J. Niemiec , R. A. Ong , D. Pandel , J. S. Perkins , 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 , S. P. Swordy , J. A. Toner , L. Valcarcel , V. V. Vassiliev , R. Wagner , S. P. Wakely , J. E. Ward , T. C. Weekes , A. Weinstein , R. J. White , D. A. Williams , S. A. Wissel , M. Wood , B. Zitzer

VERITAS Discovery of Variability in the VHE Gamma-Ray Emission of 1ES 1218+304

1ES 1218+304 is among a group of several TeV blazars that exhibit surprisingly hard energy spectra given their redshifts. The VERITAS collaboration has carried out an intensive observing campaign of 1ES 1218+304 in early 2009 to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Asif Imran

Localising the VHE gamma-ray source at the Galactic Centre

The inner 10 pc of our galaxy contains many counterpart candidates of the very high energy (VHE; > 100 GeV) gamma-ray point source HESS J1745-290. Within the point spread function of the H.E.S.S. measurement, at least three objects are…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-14 The HESS Collaboration , F. Acero

X-Ray and Radio Observations of Bright GeV Sources

We present X-ray and radio studies of sources which are brightabove 1 GeV (F_{>1GeV} > 4e-8 ph/cm^2/s. Only 11 out of ~30 of these gamma-ray sources have been identified with lower energy counterparts: 5 blazars and 6 pulsars. Three of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-27 Mallory S. E. Roberts , Roger W. Romani , Nobuyuki Kawai , Bryan M. Gaensler , Simon Johnston

First detection of VHE gamma-rays from SN 1006 by H.E.S.S

Recent theoretical predictions of the lowest very high energy (VHE) luminosity of SN 1006 are only a factor 5 below the previously published H.E.S.S. upper limit, thus motivating further in-depth observations of this source. Deep…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-10-12 HESS Collaboration , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , U. Barres de Almeida , A. R. Bazer-Bachi , Y. Becherini , B. Behera , M. Beilicke , 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 , 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 , A. Fiasson , A. Förster , G. Fontaine , M. Füßling , S. Gabici , Y. A. Gallant , L. Gérard , D. Gerbig , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , B. Glück , P. Goret , D. Göring , D. Hauser , 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 , I. Jung , K. Katarzy'nski , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , M. Kerschhaggl , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , D. Keogh , D. Klochkov , W. Klu'zniak , T. Kneiske , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski , G. Lamanna , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , T. Lohse , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , J. Masbou , D. Maurin , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Méhault , 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 Ona Wilhelmi K. J. Orford , M. Ostrowski , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas G. Pedaletti , G. Pelletier , P. -O. Petrucci , S. Pita , 12 G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , B. C. Raubenheimer , M. Raue , S. M. Rayner , 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 , 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 , J. Vink , M. Vivier , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , S. Vorobiov , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech

Chasing the second gamma-ray bright isolated neutron star: 3EG J1835+5918/RX J1836.2+5925

The EGRET telescope aboard NASAs Compton GRO has repeatedly detected 3EG J1835+5918, a bright and steady source of high-energy gamma-ray emission with no identification suggested until recently. The long absence of any likely counterpart…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 O. Reimer , K. T. S. Brazier , A. Carrami , G. Kanbach , P. L. Nolan , D. J. Thompson

VERITAS Observations of a Very High Energy Gamma-ray Flare from the Blazar 3C 66A

The intermediate-frequency peaked BL Lacertae (IBL) object 3C 66A is detected during 2007 - 2008 in VHE (very high energy: E > 100 GeV) gamma-rays with the VERITAS stereoscopic array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. An excess of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-12-14 VERITAS Collaboration , V. A. Acciari , E. Aliu , T. Arlen , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , M. Bottcher , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , Y. Butt , K. Byrum , A. Cannon , O. Celik , A. Cesarini , Y. C. Chow , L. Ciupik , P. Cogan , W. Cui , M. K. Daniel , R. Dickherber , T. Ergin , A. Falcone , S. J. Fegan , J. P. Finley , P. Fortin , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , D. Gall , K. Gibbs , G. H. Gillanders , S. Godambe , J. Grube , R. Guenette , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , E. Hays , 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 , T. Nagai , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , D. Pandel , J. S. Perkins , D. Petry , F. Pizlo , M. Pohl , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , L. C. Reyes , P. T. Reynolds , E. Roache , H. J. Rose , M. Schroedter , G. H. Sembroski , A. W. Smith , D. Steele , S. P. Swordy , M. Theiling , J. A. Toner , A. Varlotta , V. V. Vassiliev , R. G. Wagner , S. P. Wakely , J. E. Ward , T. C. Weekes , A. Weinstein , D. A. Williams , S. Wissel , M. Wood , B. Zitzer

A search for a counterpart of the unidentified gamma-ray source 3EG J2020+4017 (2CG078+2)

We report observations with the Chandra X-ray Observatory of a field in the gamma$-Cygni supernova remnant (SNR78.2+2.1) centered on the cataloged location of the unidentified, bright gamma-ray source 3EG J2020+4017. In this search for an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-02-11 Martin C. Weisskopf , Douglas A. Swartz , Alberto Carraminana , Luis Carrasco , David L. Kaplan , Werner Becker , Ronald F. Elsner , Gottfried Kanbach , Stephen L. O'Dell , Allyn F. Tennant

Multi-Wavelength Observation Campaign of the TeV Gamma-Ray Binary HESS J0632+057 with NuSTAR, VERITAS, MDM, and Swift

HESS J0632+057 belongs to a rare subclass of binary systems which emits gamma-rays above 100 GeV. It stands out for its distinctive high-energy light curve, which features a sharp ``primary'' peak and broader ``secondary'' peak. We present…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-15 Y. M. Tokayer , H. An , J. P. Halpern , J. Kim , K. Mori , C. J. Hailey , C. B. Adams , W. Benbow , A. Brill , J. H. Buckley , M. Capasso , M. Errando , A. Falcone , K. A Farrell , G. M Foote , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , A. Gent , C. Giuri , D. Hanna , T. Hassan , O. Hervet , J. Holder , B. Hona , T. B. Humensky , W. Jin , P. Kaaret , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , M. J. Lang , G. Maier , C. E McGrath , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , M. Nievas-Rosillo , S. O'Brien , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , N. Park , S. Patel , K. Pfrang , M. Pohl , R. R. Prado , E. Pueschel , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , P. T. Reynolds , D. Ribeiro , E. Roache , J. L. Ryan , M. Santander , S. Schlenstedt , G. H. Sembroski , A. Weinstein , D. A. Williams , T. J Williamson

A Neutron-Star Identification for the High-Energy Gamma-ray Source 3EG J1835+5918 Detected in the ROSAT All-Sky Survey

In the error box of 3EG J1835+5918, the brightest as-yet unidentified EGRET source at intermediate Galactic latitude, we find a weak, ultrasoft X-ray source at energies E < 0.3 keV in the ROSAT All-Sky Survey. Deep optical imaging at the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 N. Mirabal , J. P. Halpern

Unidentified Gamma-Ray Sources and Microquasars

Some phenomenological properties of the unidentified EGRET detections suggest that there are two distinct groups of galactic gamma-ray sources that might be associated with compact objects endowed with relativistic jets. We discuss…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. E. Romero , I. A Grenier , M. M. Kaufman Bernado , I. F. Mirabel , D. F. Torres

Peculiar objects towards 3FGL J0133.3+5930: an eclipsing Be star and an active galactic nucleus

Aims. We aim to contribute to the identification of unassociated gamma-ray sources in the galactic plane in order to enlarge the currently known population of gamma-ray binaries and related systems, such as radio emitting X-ray binaries and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-02-08 Josep Martí , Pedro L. Luque-Escamilla , Josep M. Paredes , Kazushi Iwasawa , Daniel Galindo , Marc Ribó , Víctor Marín-Felip

Monitoring the Gamma-Ray Source 2CG 135+1 and the Radio Star LSI+61 303

We report the results of a CGRO multi-instrument series of observations of the unidentified gamma-ray source 2CG 135+1 and of its possible counterpart, the peculiar radio source GT 0236+610 coincident with the Be star LSI+61 303. We…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Tavani , W. Hermsen , R. van Dijk , M. Strickman , S. N. Zhang , R. S. Foster , P. S. Ray , J. R. Mattox , M. Ulmer , W. Purcell , M. Coe

Testing Relativity at High Energies Using Spaceborne Detectors

(ABRIDGED) The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) will measure the spectra of distant extragalactic sources of high energy gamma-rays. GLAST can look for energy dependent propagation effects from such sources as a signal of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 F. W. Stecker

Highlights from the VERITAS AGN Observation Program

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

Rapid Flaring in the Galactic-plane Gamma-ray Transient Fermi J0035+6131

We investigate the gamma-ray and X-ray emission from the transient gamma-ray source Fermi J0035+6131, which was discovered with the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) near the Galactic plane at $b=1.3^\circ$, and we discuss potential…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-10-16 Dirk Pandel , Philip Kaaret

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