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Analysis of the Supernova Remnant IC 443 using H.E.S.S. Data

IC 443 is a well-known supernova remnant that stands out due to its interaction with a dense molecular cloud, creating a complex environment where shocks can efficiently accelerate particles to high energies. This makes it a key target for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-06 Alison M. W. Mitchell , Lukas Grosspietsch , Tina Wach

Observations of Supernova Remnants with VERITAS

The study of shell-type supernova remnants is a key science focus for the VERITAS TeV telescope array. Supernova remnants (SNRs) are widely considered to be the strongest candidate for the source of cosmic rays below the knee around 10^15…

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The TeV Morphology of the Interacting Supernova Remnant IC 443

The middle-aged supernova remnant IC 443 is interacting with molecular gas in its surroundings. $Fermi$-LAT has established that its gamma-ray emission at low energies shows the "pion bump" that is characteristic of hadronic emission. TeV…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Brian Humensky

Observation of the Supernova Remnant IC 443 with VERITAS

Shell-type supernova remnants (SNRs) accelerate particles at the shock front between the expanding remnant and the swept-up interstellar medium. If these particles include protons and nuclei, very-high-energy gamma-ray emission may result…

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A Deep Observation of Gamma-ray Emission from Cassiopeia A using VERITAS

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Observation of Extended VHE Emission from the Supernova Remnant IC 443 with VERITAS

We present evidence that the very-high-energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission coincident with the supernova remnant IC 443 is extended. IC 443 contains one of the best-studied sites of supernova remnant/molecular cloud interaction and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-02-11 VERITAS Collaboration , V. A. Acciari , E. Aliu , T. Arlen , T. Aune , M. Bautista , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , 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 , P. Colin , W. Cui , M. K. Daniel , R. Dickherber , C. Duke , V. V. Dwarkadas , T. Ergin , S. J. Fegan , J. P. Finley , G. Finnegan , 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. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , D. Pandel , J. S. Perkins , 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 , L. Valcarcel , 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 , B. Zitzer

A detailed study of Gamma-ray emission from Cassiopeia A using VERITAS

Supernova remnants (SNRs) have long been considered the leading candidate sites for the acceleration of cosmic rays within the Galaxy through the process of diffusive shock acceleration. The connection between SNRs and cosmic rays is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Sajan Kumar

Hard X-ray emissions from Cassiopeia A observed by INTEGRAL

Cassiopeia A (Cas A) as the nearby young remnant of a core-collapse supernova is the best candidate for astrophysical studies in supernova explosion and its environment. We studied hard X-ray emissions from Cas A using the ten-year data of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-07-13 Wei Wang , Zhuo Li

Observation of Supernova Remnant IC443 with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

We report observation of the supernova remnant IC443 (G189.1+3.0) with the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Large Area Telescope (LAT) in the energy band between 200MeV and 50GeV. IC443 is a shell-type supernova remnant with mixed morphology…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 A. A. Abdo

VERITAS Observation of CTA1

CTA 1 (G119.5+10.2) is a composite supernova remnant (SNR) with a shell-type structure, visible in the radio band, surrounding a smaller pulsar wind nebula. Fermi detected a radio-quiet pulsar PSR J0007+7303 within the radio shell. 26.5…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Nahee Park

Is Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A a PeVatron?

Cassiopeia A, a well-observed young core-collapse supernova remnant (SNR), is considered as one of the best candidates for studying very high-energy particle acceleration up to PeV via the diffusive shock mechanism. Recently, MAGIC…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-04-03 Xiao Zhang , Siming Liu

Discovery of TeV Gamma Ray Emission from Tycho's Supernova Remnant

We report the discovery of TeV gamma-ray emission from the Type Ia supernova remnant (SNR) G120.1+1.4, known as Tycho's supernova remnant. Observations performed in the period 2008-2010 with the VERITAS ground-based gamma-ray observatory…

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Broadband $\gamma$-ray spectrum of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A

The core-collapse supernova remnant (SNR) Cassiopeia A (Cas A) is one of the brightest galactic radio sources with an angular radius of $\sim$ 2.5 $\arcmin$. Although no extension of this source has been detected in the $\gamma$-ray band,…

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An Asymmetrical Model for High Energy Radiation of Cassiopeia A

Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant shows strong radiation from radio to gamma-ray bands. The mechanism of gamma-ray radiation in Cas A and its possible contribution to PeV cosmic rays are still under debate. The X-ray imaging reveals an…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-01 Shihong Zhan , Wei Wang , Guobin Mou , Zhuo Li

Observations of the shell-type SNR Cassiopeia A at TeV energies with VERITAS

We report on observations of very high-energy gamma rays from the shell-type supernova remnant Cassiopeia A with the VERITAS stereoscopic array of four imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes in Arizona. The total exposure time for these…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-04-30 The VERITAS Collaboration , V. A. Acciari , E. Aliu , T. Arlen , T. Aune , M. Bautista , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , D. Boltuch , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , Y. Butt , K. Byrum , A. Cannon , A. Cesarini , Y. C. Chow , L. Ciupik , P. Cogan , W. Cui , R. Dickherber , C. Duke , T. Ergin , S. J. Fegan , J. P. Finley , G. Finnegan , P. Fortin , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , N. Galante , D. Gall , G. H. Gillanders , J. Grube , R. Guenette , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , J. Holder , D. Huang , C. M. Hui , T. B. Humensky , P. Kaaret , N. Karlsson , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , A. Konopelko , H. Krawczynski , F. Krennrich , M. J. Lang , S. LeBohec , G. Maier , S. McArthur , A. McCann , M. McCutcheon , J. Millis , P. Moriarty , R. A. Ong , D. Pandel , J. S. Perkins , M. Pohl , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , P. T. Reynolds , E. Roache , H. J. Rose , M. Schroedter , G. H. Sembroski , A. W. Smith , B. R. Smith , D. Steele , S. P. Swordy , M. Theiling , S. Thibadeau , A. Varlotta , V. V. Vassiliev , S. Vincent , R. G. Wagner , S. P. Wakely , J. E. Ward , T. C. Weekes , A. Weinstein , T. Weisgarber , S. Wissel , M. Wood

Observations of Supernova Remnants and Pulsar Wind Nebulae: A VERITAS Key Science Project

The study of supernova remnants and pulsar wind nebulae was one of the Key Science Projects for the first two years of VERITAS observations. VERITAS is an array of four imaging Cherenkov telescopes located at the Whipple Observatory in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-08-13 Brian Humensky

Interaction between Cassiopeia A and Nearby Molecular Clouds

We present spectroscopy of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) observed at infrared wavelengths from 10 - 40 micron with the Spitzer Space Telescope and at millimeter wavelengths in 12CO and 13CO J = 2 - 1 (230 and 220 GHz) with the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Charles D. Kilpatrick , John H. Bieging , George H. Rieke

Fermi-LAT discovery of GeV gamma-ray emission from the young supernova remnant Cassiopeia A

We report on the first detection of GeV high-energy gamma-ray emission from a young supernova remnant with the Large Area Telescope aboard the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. These observations reveal a source with no discernible spatial…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 A. Abdo

A Search for High-Energy Emission from the Remnant of Supernova 1181

Over the previous millennium, only five Galactic supernovae were observed and recorded by contemporary astronomers, and their current-day counterparts subsequently identified. The remnants of four of these have all been very deeply studied,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-09-29 J. Holder , Qiqi Jiang

The TeV supernova remnant shell HESS J1731-347 and its surroundings

HESS J1731-347 is a shell-type supernova remnant emitting both TeV gamma rays and non-thermal X-ray photons, spatially coincident with the radio SNR G353.6-0.7. Hadronic and leptonic scenarios (or a blend of both) are discussed in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 M. Capasso , B. Condon , M. Coffaro , Y. Cui , D. Gottschall , D. Klochkov , V. Marandon , N. Maxted , G. Pühlhofer , G. Rowell