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HESS J1507-622: an unique unidentified source off the Galactic Plane

Galactic very high energy (VHE, > 100 GeV) gamma ray sources in the inner Galaxy H.E.S.S. survey tend to cluster within 1 degree in latitude around the Galactic plane. HESS J1507-622 instead is unique, since it is located at latitude of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 O. Tibolla , W. Domainko , W. Hofmann , O. de Jager , S. Kaufmann , N. Komin , K. Kosack

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

X- and gamma-ray studies of HESS J1731-347 coincident with a newly discovered SNR

In the survey of the Galactic plane conducted with H.E.S.S., many VHE gamma-ray sources were discovered for which no clear counterpart at other wavelengths could be identified. HESS J1731-347 initially belonged to this source class.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 F. Acero , G. Pühlhofer , D. Klochkov , Nu. Komin , Y. Gallant , D. Horns , A. Santangelo

Dissecting the emission from LHAASO J0341+5258: implications for future multi-wavelength observations

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has detected multiple ultra-high energy (UHE; E$_\gamma \ge$ 100 TeV) gamma-ray sources in the Milky Way Galaxy, which are associated with Galactic ``PeVatrons'' that accelerate…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-01-10 Agnibha De Sarkar , Pratik Majumdar

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

VERITAS Detection of LS 5039 and HESS J1825-137

With 8 hours of observations, VERITAS confirms the detection of two very high energy gamma-ray sources. The gamma-ray binary LS 5039 is detected with a statistical significance of $8.8\sigma$. The measured flux above 1 TeV is $(2.5 \pm 0.4)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-13 VERITAS Collaboration , A. U. Abeysekara , W. Benbow , R. Bird , R. Brose , J. L. Christiansen , A. J. Chromey , W. Cui , M. K. Daniel , A. Falcone , L. Fortson , D. Hanna , T. Hassan , O. Hervet , J. Holder , G. Hughes , T. B. Humensky , P. Kaaret , P. Kar , N. Kelley-Hoskins , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , M. Krause , M. J. Lang , G. Maier , P. Moriarty , D. Nieto , M. Nievas-Rosillo , R. A. Ong , D. Pandel , M. Pohl , R. R. Prado , E. Pueschel , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , P. T. Reynolds , G. T. Richards , E. Roache , I. Sadeh , M. Santander , G. H. Sembroski , A. Weinstein , P. Wilcox , D. A. Williams , T. J Williamson

Discovery of VHE emission towards the Carina arm region with the H.E.S.S. telescope array: HESS J1018-589

The observational coverage with HESS of the Carina region in VHE gamma-rays benefits from deep exposure (40 h) of the neighboring open cluster Westerlund 2. The observations have revealed a new extended region of VHE gamma-ray emission. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-04 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. Bernlöhr , E. Birsin , J. Biteau , A. Bochow , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , P. Bordas , 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 , 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-Ataï , W. Domainko , L. O'C. Drury , 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. Förster , M. Füßling , Y. A. Gallant , H. Gast , L. Gérard , D. Gerbig , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , B. Glück , P. Goret , D. Göring , S. Häffner , 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. Katarzyński , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , D. Keogh , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , 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 , M. Mayer , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Méhault , R. Moderski , E. Moulin , C. L. Naumann , M. Naumann-Godo , M. de Naurois , D. Nedbal , D. Nekrassov , N. Nguyen , B. Nicholas , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , S. Ohm , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas , G. Pedaletti1 , 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 , V. Sahakian , D. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. M. Schöck , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , F. Sheidaei , J. L. Skilton , H. Sol , G. Spengler , Ł. 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. Völk , 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

NuSTAR Discovery of a Young, Energetic Pulsar Associated with the Luminous Gamma-ray Source HESS J1640-465

We report the discovery of a 206 ms pulsar associated with the TeV gamma-ray source HESS J1640-465 using the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) X-ray observatory. PSR J1640-4631 lies within the shell-type supernova remnant (SNR)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-19 E. V. Gotthelf , J. A. Tomsick , J. P. Halpern , J. D. Gelfand , F. A. Harrison , S. E. Boggs , F. E. Christensen , W. W. Craig , J. C. Hailey , V. M. Kaspi , D. K. Stern , W. W. Zhang

TeV Emission from PSR B1055-52 with HESS: Evidence for a Pulsar Halo

Pulsar halos are a recently identified class of TeV $\gamma$-ray sources, offering valuable insights into the evolution of pulsar systems at the highest energies. However, only a handful of such sources have been detected so far, making…

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

H.E.S.S. deeper observations on SNR RX J0852.0-4622

Supernova Remnants (SNRs) are believed to be acceleration sites of Galactic cosmic rays. Therefore, deep studies of these objects are instrumental for an understanding of the high energy processes in our Galaxy. RX J0852.0-4622, also known…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Manuel Paz Arribas , Ullrich Schwanke , Iurii Sushch , Nukri Komin , Fabio Acero , Stefan Ohm

Radio Detection of PSR J1813-1749 in HESS J1813-178: The Most Scattered Pulsar Known

The 44.7 ms X-ray pulsar in the supernova remnant G12.82-0.02/HESS J1813-178 has the second highest spin-down luminosity of known pulsars in the Galaxy, with E-dot=5.6e37 erg/s. Using the Green Bank Telescope, we have detected radio…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-25 F. Camilo , S. M. Ransom , J. P. Halpern , D. A. Roshi

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

HESS J1943+213: An Extreme Blazar Shining Through The Galactic Plane

HESS J1943+213 is a very-high-energy (VHE; $>$100 GeV) $\gamma$-ray source in the direction of the Galactic Plane. Studies exploring the classification of the source are converging towards its identification as an extreme synchrotron BL Lac…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-08-29 The VERITAS Collaboration , A. Archer , W. Benbow , R. Bird , R. Brose , M. Buchovecky , V. Bugaev , W. Cui , M. K. Daniel , A. Falcone , Q. Feng , J. P. Finley , A. Flinders , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , G. H. Gillanders , M. Hütten , D. Hanna , O. Hervet , J. Holder , G. Hughes , T. B. Humensky , C. A. Johnson , P. Kaaret , P. Kar , N. Kelley-Hoskins , D. Kieda , M. Krause , F. Krennrich , S. Kumar , M. J. Lang , T. T. Y. Lin , S. McArthur , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , D. Nieto , S. O'Brien , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , N. Park , A. Petrashyk , M. Pohl , A. Popkow , E. Pueschel , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , P. T. Reynolds , G. T. Richards , E. Roache , C. Rulten , I. Sadeh , G. H. Sembroski , K. Shahinyan , J. Tyler , S. P. Wakely , O. M. Weiner , A. Weinstein , R. M. Wells , P. Wilcox , A. Wilhelm , D. A. Williams , W. F. Brisken , P. Pontrelli

H.E.S.S. observations of the Large Magellanic Cloud

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way at a distance of approximately 48 kpc. Despite its distance it harbours several interesting targets for TeV gamma-ray observations. The composite supernova remnant N…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Nu. Komin , A. Djannati-Ataï , Y. Gallant , V. Marandon , C. C. Lu , S. Ohm , E. de Oña Wilhelmi

HESS VHE Gamma-Ray Sources Without Identified Counterparts

The detection of gamma rays in the very-high-energy (VHE) energy range (100 GeV--100 TeV) provides a direct view of the parent population of ultra-relativistic particles found in astrophysical sources. For this reason, VHE gamma rays are…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 HESS Collaboration , F. Aharonian

HESS J1943+213: a candidate extreme BL Lacertae object

We report on a newly detected point-like source, HESS J1943+213 located in the Galactic plane. This source coincides with an unidentified hard X-ray source IGR J19443+2117, which was proposed to have radio and infrared counterparts. HESS…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-14 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , A. Abramowski , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , A. Balzer , 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 , L. -M. Chounet , A. C. Clapson , G. Coignet , P. Colom , J. Conrad , 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 , G. Fontaine , A. Förster , M. Füßling , Y. A. Gallant , H. Gast , L. Gérard , D. Gerbig , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , B. Glück , P. Goret , D. Göring , S. Häffner , 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. Katarzyński , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , D. Keogh , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , 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. Méhault , 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 , 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 , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , A. Shalchi , M. Sikora , J. L. Skilton , H. Sol , G. Spengler , Ł. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , K. Stycz , I. Sushch , A. Szostek , 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 , M. Vorster , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , A. Wierzcholska , A. Zajczyk , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , H. -S. Zechlin , T. H. Burnett , A. B. Hill

TeV Halos are Everywhere: Prospects for New Discoveries

Milagro and HAWC have detected extended TeV gamma-ray emission around nearby pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe). Building on these discoveries, Linden et al. [1] identified a new source class -- TeV halos -- powered by the interactions of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-28 Takahiro Sudoh , Tim Linden , John F. Beacom

Two Pulsar Wind Nebulae: Chandra/XMM-Newton Imaging of GeV J1417-6100

We report on Chandra ACIS and XMM-Newton MOS/PN imaging observations of two pulsar wind nebulae (K3/PSR J1420-6048 and G313.3+0.1=`the rabbit') associated with the Galactic unidentified gamma-ray source GeV J1417-6100. With the excellent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. -Y. Ng , Mallory S. E. Roberts , Roger W. Romani

Analysis of the possible detection of the pulsar wind nebulae of PSR J1208-6238, J1341-6220, J1838-0537 and J1844-0346

Context. Pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe) are a source of very high energy radiation that can reach up to tera-electron volts and even peta-electron volts. Our work uses the pulsar tree, a graph theory tool recently presented to analyze the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-27 Wei Zhang , Diego F. Torres , C. R. García , J. Li , Enrique Mestre

The Monoceros very-high-energy gamma-ray source

The H.E.S.S. telescope array has observed the complex Monoceros Loop SNR/Rosette Nebula region which contains unidentified high energy EGRET sources and potential very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray source. We announce the discovery of a new…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 A. Fiasson , J. A. Hinton , Y. Gallant , A. Marcowith , O. Reimer , G. Rowell