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Escape of VHE gamma-rays from close massive binary Cen X-3

We consider propagation of very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays in the radiation field of a massive star in the binary system Cen X-3, which has been reported as a source of gamma-ray photons in the GeV and TeV energies. VHE gamma-rays or…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-23 W. Bednarek

Search for VHE gamma-ray emission from Geminga pulsar and nebula with the MAGIC telescopes

The Geminga pulsar, one of the brighest gamma-ray sources, is a promising candidate for emission of very-high-energy (VHE > 100 GeV) pulsed gamma rays. Also, detection of a large nebula have been claimed by water Cherenkov instruments. We…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-07-06 M. L. Ahnen , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , P. Antoranz , A. Babic , B. Banerjee , P. Bangale , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra Gonzalez , W. Bednarek , E. Bernardini , A. Berti , B. Biasuzzi , A. Biland , O. Blanch , S. Bonnefoy , G. Bonnoli , F. Borracci , T. Bretz , S. Buson , A. Carosi , A. Chatterjee , R. Clavero , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , B. De Lotto , E. de Ona Wilhelmi , F. Di Pierro , M. Doert , A. Dominguez , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , S. Einecke , D. Eisenacher Glawion , D. Elsaesser , V. Fallah Ramazani , A. Fernandez-Barral , D. Fidalgo , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , K. Frantzen , C. Fruck , D. Galindo , R. J. Garcia Lopez , M. Garczarczy , D. Garrido Terrats , M. Gaug , P. Giammaria , N. Godinovic , A. Gonzalez Munoz , D. Gora , D. Guberman , D. Hadasch , A. Hahn , Y. Hanabata , M. Hayashida , J. Herrera , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , G. Hughes , W. Idec , K. Kodani , Y. Konno , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , A. La Barbera , D. Lelas , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , F. Longo , M. Lopez , R. Lopez-Coto , P. Majumdar , M. Makariev , K. Mallot , G. Maneva , M. Manganaro , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , B. Marcote , M. Mariotti , M. Martinez , D. Mazin , U. Menzel , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , A. Moralejo , E. Moretti , D. Nakajima , V. Neustroev , A. Niedzwiecki , M. Nievas Rosillo , K. Nilsson , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , L. Nogues , A. Overkemping , S. Paiano , J. Palacio , M. Palatiello , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , X. Paredes-Fortuny , G. Pedaletti , M. Peresano , L. Perri , M. Persic , J. Poutanen , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , I. Puljak , I. Reichardt , W. Rhode , M. Ribo , J. Rico , J. Rodriguez Garcia , T. Saito , K. Satalecka , C. Schultz , T. Schweizer , S. N. Shore , A. Sillanpaa , J. Sitarek , I. Snidaric , D. Sobczynska , A. Stamerra , T. Steinbring , M. Strzys , T. Suric , L. Takalo , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzic , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , J. Thaele , D. F. Torres , T. Toyama , A. Treves , G. Vanzo , V. Verguilov , I. Vovk , J. E. Ward , M. Will , M. H. Wu , R. Zanin

VHE gamma ray absorption by galactic interstellar radiation field

Adopting a recent calculation of the Galactic interstellar radiation field, we calculate the attenuation of the very high energy gamma rays from the Galactic sources. The infra-red radiation background near the Galactic Center is very…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Jian-Li Zhang , Xiao-Jun Bi , Hong-Bo Hu

Production of Hypervelocity Stars through Encounters with Stellar-Mass Black Holes in the Galactic Centre

Stars within 0.1 pc of the supermassive black hole Sgr A* at the Galactic centre are expected to encounter a cluster of stellar-mass black holes (BHs) that have segregated to that region. Some of these stars will scatter off an orbiting BH…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-07-15 Ryan M. O'Leary , Abraham Loeb

HAWC Search for High-Mass Microquasars

Microquasars with high-mass companion stars are promising very-high-energy (VHE; 0.1-100 TeV) gamma-ray emitters, but their behaviors above 10 TeV are poorly known. Using the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory, we search for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-06-29 HAWC Collaboration , A. Albert , R. Alfaro , C. Alvarez , J. R. Angeles Camacho , J. C. Arteaga-Velazquez , K. P. Arunbabu , D. Avila Rojas , H. A. Ayala Solares , V. Baghmanyan , E. Belmont-Moreno , S. Y. BenZvi , C. Brisbois , K. S. Caballero-Mora , T. Capistran , A. Carraminana , S. Casanova , U. Cotti , J. Cotzomi , E. De la Fuente , C. de Leon , R. Diaz Hernandez , J. C. Diaz-Velez , B. L. Dingus , M. Durocher , M. A. DuVernois , R. W. Ellsworth , C. Espinoza , K. L. Fan , K. Fang , N. Fraija , A. Galvan-Gamez , J. A. Garcia-Gonzalez , F. Garfias , M. M. Gonzalez , J. A. Goodman , J. P. Harding , S. Hernandez , B. Hona , D. Huang , F. Hueyotl-Zahuantitla , P. Huntemeyer , A. Iriarte , A. Jardin-Blicq , V. Joshi , D. Kieda , A. Lara , J. Lee , W. H. Lee , H. Leon Vargas , J. T. Linnemann , A. L. Longinotti , G. Luis-Raya , J. Lundeen , K. Malone , O. Martinez , J. Martinez-Castro , J. A. Matthews , P. Miranda-Romagnoli , J. A. Morales-Soto , E. Moreno , M. Mostafa , A. Nayerhoda , L. Nellen , M. Newbold , M. U. Nisa , R. Noriega-Papaqui , L. Olivera-Nieto , N. Omodei , A. Peisker , Y. Perez Araujo , C. D. Rho , Y. J. Roh , D. Rosa-Gonzalez , F. Salesa Greus , A. Sandoval , M. Schneider , J. Serna-Franco , A. J. Smith , R. W. Springer , K. Tollefson , I. Torres , R. Torres-Escobedo , R. Turner , F. Urena-Mena , L. Villasenor , I. J. Watson , T. Weisgarber , E. Willox , H. Zhou

Implications of the detection of sub-PeV diffuse $\gamma$ rays from the Galactic disk apart from discrete sources

Very recently, the Tibet-AS$\gamma$ collaboration reported the detection of $\gamma$ rays from the galactic disk in the energy range of 100 TeV -- 1 PeV. Remarkably, many of these $\gamma$ rays were observed apart from known very high…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-04-08 Timur Dzhatdoev

Searches for DM signals from the Galactic Centre region with H.E.S.S

The H.E.S.S. experiment, an array of four Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes, observes the Galactic Centre (GC) region in the very high-energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) domain since 2003. The GC is believed to be the region with the highest…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Daniil Nekrassov

Very high energy gamma rays from the composite SNR G0.9+0.1

Very high energy (> 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission has been detected for the first time from the composite supernova remnant G0.9+0.1 using the H.E.S.S. instrument. The source is detected with a significance of 13 sigma, and a photon flux…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , F. Aharonian

A Blind Search for Bursts of Very High Enery Gamma Rays with Milagro

Milagro is a water-Cherenkov detector that observes the extended air showers produced by cosmic gamma rays of energies E>100GeV. The effective area of Milagro peaks at energies E~10TeV, however it is still large even down to a few hundred…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-11 Vlasios Vasileiou

Detecting Stars at the Galactic Centre via Synchrotron Emission

Stars orbiting within 1$\arcsec$ of the supermassive black hole in the Galactic Centre, Sgr A*, are notoriously difficult to detect due to obscuration by gas and dust. We show that some stars orbiting this region may be detectable via…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-10-28 Idan Ginsburg , Xiawei Wang , Abraham Loeb , Ofer Cohen

OSSE Observations of the Soft Gamma Ray Continuum from the Galactic Plane at Longitude 95 Degrees

We present the results of OSSE observations of the soft gamma ray continuum emission from the Galactic plane at longitude 95 degrees. Emission is detected between 50 and 600 keV where the spectrum is fit well by a power law with photon…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 J. G. Skibo , W. N. Johnson , J. D. Kurfess , R. L. Kinzer , G. Jung , J. E. Grove , W. R. Purcell , M. P. Ulmer , N. Gehrels , J. Tueller

Measurement of ultra-high-energy diffuse gamma-ray emission of the Galactic plane from 10 TeV to 1 PeV with LHAASO-KM2A

The diffuse Galactic $\gamma$-ray emission, mainly produced via interactions between cosmic rays and the interstellar medium and/or radiation field, is a very important probe of the distribution, propagation, and interaction of cosmic rays…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-03-11 Zhen Cao , F. Aharonian , Q. An , Axikegu , Y. X. Bai , Y. W. Bao , D. Bastieri , X. J. Bi , Y. J. Bi , J. T. Cai , Q. Cao , W. Y. Cao , Zhe Cao , J. Chang , J. F. Chang , A. M. Chen , E. S. Chen , Liang Chen , Lin Chen , Long Chen , M. J. Chen , M. L. Chen , Q. H. Chen , S. H. Chen , S. Z. Chen , T. L. Chen , Y. Chen , N. Cheng , Y. D. Cheng , M. Y. Cui , S. W. Cui , X. H. Cui , Y. D. Cui , B. Z. Dai , H. L. Dai , Z. G. Dai , Danzengluobu , D. della Volpe , X. Q. Dong , K. K. Duan , J. H. Fan , Y. Z. Fan , J. Fang , K. Fang , C. F. Feng , L. Feng , S. H. Feng , X. T. Feng , Y. L. Feng , S. Gabici , B. Gao , C. D. Gao , L. Q. Gao , Q. Gao , W. Gao , W. K. Gao , M. M. Ge , L. S. Geng , G. Giacinti , G. H. Gong , Q. B. Gou , M. H. Gu , F. L. Guo , X. L. Guo , Y. Q. Guo , Y. Y. Guo , Y. A. Han , H. H. He , H. N. He , J. Y. He , X. B. He , Y. He , M. Heller , Y. K. Hor , B. W. Hou , C. Hou , X. Hou , H. B. Hu , Q. Hu , S. C. Hu , D. H. Huang , T. Q. Huang , W. J. Huang , X. T. Huang , X. Y. Huang , Y. Huang , Z. C. Huang , X. L. Ji , H. Y. Jia , K. Jia , K. Jiang , X. W. Jiang , Z. J. Jiang , M. Jin , M. M. Kang , T. Ke , D. Kuleshov , K. Kurinov , B. B. Li , Cheng Li , Cong Li , D. Li , F. Li , H. B. Li , H. C. Li , H. Y. Li , J. Li , Jian Li , Jie Li , K. Li , W. L. Li , W. L. Li , X. R. Li , Xin Li , Y. Z. Li , Zhe Li , Zhuo Li , E. W. Liang , Y. F. Liang , S. J. Lin , B. Liu , C. Liu , D. Liu , H. Liu , H. D. Liu , J. Liu , J. L. Liu , J. Y. Liu , M. Y. Liu , R. Y. Liu , S. M. Liu , W. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. N. Liu , R. Lu , Q. Luo , H. K. Lv , B. Q. Ma , L. L. Ma , X. H. Ma , J. R. Mao , Z. Min , W. Mitthumsiri , H. J. Mu , Y. C. Nan , A. Neronov , Z. W. Ou , B. Y. Pang , P. Pattarakijwanich , Z. Y. Pei , M. Y. Qi , Y. Q. Qi , B. Q. Qiao , J. J. Qin , D. Ruffolo , A. Saiz , D. Semikoz , C. Y. Shao , L. Shao , O. Shchegolev , X. D. Sheng , F. W. Shu , H. C. Song , Yu. V. Stenkin , V. Stepanov , Y. Su , Q. N. Sun , X. N. Sun , Z. B. Sun , P. H. T. Tam , Q. W. Tang , Z. B. Tang , W. W. Tian , C. Wang , C. B. Wang , G. W. Wang , H. G. Wang , H. H. Wang , J. C. Wang , K. Wang , L. P. Wang , L. Y. Wang , P. H. Wang , R. Wang , W. Wang , X. G. Wang , X. Y. Wang , Y. Wang , Y. D. Wang , Y. J. Wang , Z. H. Wang , Z. X. Wang , Zhen Wang , Zheng Wang , D. M. Wei , J. J. Wei , Y. J. Wei , T. Wen , C. Y. Wu , H. R. Wu , S. Wu , X. F. Wu , Y. S. Wu , S. Q. Xi , J. Xia , J. J. Xia , G. M. Xiang , D. X. Xiao , G. Xiao , G. G. Xin , Y. L. Xin , Y. Xing , Z. Xiong , D. L. Xu , R. F. Xu , R. X. Xu , W. L. Xu , L. Xue , D. H. Yan , J. Z. Yan , T. Yan , C. W. Yang , F. Yang , F. F. Yang , H. W. Yang , J. Y. Yang , L. L. Yang , M. J. Yang , R. Z. Yang , S. B. Yang , Y. H. Yao , Z. G. Yao , Y. M. Ye , L. Q. Yin , N. Yin , X. H. You , Z. Y. You , Y. H. Yu , Q. Yuan , H. Yue , H. D. Zeng , T. X. Zeng , W. Zeng , M. Zha , B. B. Zhang , F. Zhang , H. M. Zhang , H. Y. Zhang , J. L. Zhang , L. X. Zhang , Li Zhang , P. F. Zhang , P. P. Zhang , R. Zhang , S. B. Zhang , S. R. Zhang , S. S. Zhang , X. Zhang , X. P. Zhang , Y. F. Zhang , Yi Zhang , Yong Zhang , B. Zhao , J. Zhao , L. Zhao , L. Z. Zhao , S. P. Zhao , F. Zheng , B. Zhou , H. Zhou , J. N. Zhou , M. Zhou , P. Zhou , R. Zhou , X. X. Zhou , C. G. Zhu , F. R. Zhu , H. Zhu , K. J. Zhu , X. Zuo

Detection of VHE gamma-ray transients with monitoring facilities

The observation of Very High Energy gamma rays (VHE, E > 100 GeV) led us to the identification of extremely energetic processes and particle acceleration sites both within our Galaxy and beyond. We expect that VHE facilities, like CTA, will…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-08 G. La Mura , G. Chiaro , R. Conceiçao , A. De Angelis , M. Pimenta , B. Tomé

High energy gamma ray counterparts of astrophysical sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays

If ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) are accelerated at astrophysical point sources, the identification of such sources can be achieved if there is some kind of radiation at observable wavelengths that may be associated with the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 C. Ferrigno , P. Blasi , D. De Marco

Diffuse TeV Emission at the Galactic Centre

The High-Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) has detected intense diffuse TeV emission correlated with the distribution of molecular gas along the galactic ridge at the centre of our Galaxy. Earlier HESS observations of this region had…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Elizabeth Wommer , Fulvio Melia , Marco Fatuzzo

Very-high energy observations of the Galactic center region by VERITAS in 2010-2012

The Galactic center is an interesting region for high-energy (0.1-100 GeV) and very-high-energy (E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray observations. Potential sources of GeV/TeV gamma-ray emission have been suggested, e.g., the accretion of matter onto…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 The VERITAS Collaboration

Energetic Gamma Radiation from Rapidly Rotating Black Holes

Supermassive black holes are believed to be the central power house of active galactic nuclei. Applying the pulsar outer-magnetospheric particle accelerator theory to black-hole magnetospheres, we demonstrate that an electric field is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-02-17 Kouichi Hirotani , Hung-Yi Pu

Hardening of TeV gamma spectrum of AGNs in galaxy clusters by conversions of photons into axion-like particles

A fraction of AGN producing VHE gamma-rays are located in galaxy clusters. The magnetic field present in the intra-cluster medium would lead to conversions of VHE photons into axion-like particles (ALPs), which are a generic prediction of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-05 Dieter Horns , Luca Maccione , Manuel Meyer , Alessandro Mirizzi , Daniele Montanino , Marco Roncadelli

Localising the gamma-ray emission region during the June 2014 outburst of 3C 454.3

In May - July 2014, the flat spectrum radio quasar 3C 454.3 exhibited strong flaring behaviour. Observations with the Large Area Telescope detector on-board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope captured the $\gamma$-ray flux at energies 0.1…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-03-23 Rosemary T. Coogan , Anthony M. Brown , Paula M. Chadwick

Probing the gamma-ray emission from HESS J1834-087 using H.E.S.S. and Fermi LAT observations

Previous observations with HESS have revealed the existence of an extended very-high-energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) gamma-ray source, HESS J1834-087, coincident with the SNR W41. The origin of the gamma-ray emission has been further investigated…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 The H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , A. Abramowski , F. Aharonian , F. Ait Benkhali , A. G. Akhperjanian , E. Angüner , G. Anton , M. Backes , S. Balenderan , A. Balzer , A. Barnacka , Y. Becherini , J. Becker Tjus , K. Bernlöhr , E. Birsin , E. Bissaldi , J. Biteau , M. Böttcher , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , P. Bordas , J. Brucker , F. Brun , P. Brun , T. Bulik , S. Carrigan , S. Casanova , P. M. Chadwick , R. Chalme-Calvet , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , M. Chrétien , S. Colafrancesco , G. Cologna , J. Conrad , C. Couturier , Y. Cui , M. Dalton , M. K. Daniel , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange , C. Deil , P. deWilt , H. J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , L. O'C. Drury , G. Dubus , K. Dutson , J. Dyks , M. Dyrda , T. Edwards , K. Egberts , P. Eger , P. Espigat , C. Farnier , S. Fegan , F. Feinstein , M. V. Fernandes , D. Fernandez , A. Fiasson , G. Fontaine , A. Förster , M. Füßling , M. Gajdus , Y. A. Gallant , T. Garrigoux , G. Giavitto , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , M. -H. Grondin , M. Grudzińska , S. Häffner , J. Hahn , J. Harris , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , O. Hervet , A. Hillert , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , P. Hofverberg , M. Holler , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska , C. Jahn , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , F. Jankowsky , I. Jung , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzyński , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , B. Khélifi , M. Kieffer , S. Klepser , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , T. Kneiske , D. Kolitzus , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , S. Krakau , F. Krayzel , P. P. Krüger , H. Laffon , G. Lamanna , J. Lefaucheur , A. Lemière , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , T. Lohse , A. Lopatin , C. -C. Lu , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , R. Marx , G. Maurin , N. Maxted , M. Mayer , T. J. L. McComb , J. Méhault , P. J. Meintjes , U. Menzler , M. Meyer , R. Moderski , M. Mohamed , E. Moulin , T. Murach , C. L. Naumann , M. de Naurois , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , L. Oakes , H. Odaka , S. Ohm , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , M. Panter , R. D. Parsons , M. Paz Arribas , N. W. Pekeur , G. Pelletier , J. Perez , P. -O. Petrucci , B. Peyaud , S. Pita , H. Poon , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , S. Raab , M. Raue , I. Reichardt , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , R. de los Reyes , F. Rieger , L. Rob , C. Romoli , S. Rosier-Lees , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten , V. Sahakian , D. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. Schüssler , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , H. Sol , G. Spengler , F. Spies , Ł. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , K. Stycz , I. Sushch , J. -P. Tavernet , T. Tavernier , A. M. Taylor , R. Terrier , M. Tluczykont , C. Trichard , K. Valerius , C. van Eldik , B. van Soelen , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , A. Viana , P. Vincent , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , M. Vorster , T. Vuillaume , S. J. Wagner , P. Wagner , R. M. Wagner , M. Ward , M. Weidinger , Q. Weitzel , R. White , A. Wierzcholska , P. Willmann , A. Wörnlein , D. Wouters , R. Yang , V. Zabalza , M. Zacharias , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , H. -S. Zechlin , Fermi-LAT Collaboration , F. Acero , J. M. Casandjian , J. Cohen-Tanugi , F. Giordano , L. Guillemot , J. Lande , H. Pletsch , Y. Uchiyama