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The Discovery of gamma-Ray Emission From The Blazar RGB J0710+591

The high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object RGB J0710+591 was observed in the very high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) wave band by the VERITAS array of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The observations, taken between 2008 December and 2009…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-18 V. A. Acciari , E. Aliu , T. Arlen , T. Aune , M. Bautista , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , M. Böttcher , D. Boltuch , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , K. Byrum , A. Cannon , A. Cesarini , L. Ciupik , W. Cui , R. Dickherber , C. Duke , A. Falcone , J. P. Finley , G. Finnegan , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , N. Galante , D. Gall , K. Gibbs , G. H. Gillanders , S. Godambe , J. Grube , R. Guenette , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , J. Holder , C. M. Hui , T. B. Humensky , A. Imran , P. Kaaret , N. Karlsson , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , A. Konopelko , H. Krawczynski , F. Krennrich , M. J. Lang , A. Lamerato , S. LeBohec , G. Maier , S. McArthur , A. McCann , M. McCutcheon , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , D. Pandel , J. S. Perkins , D. Petry , A. Pichel , M. Pohl , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , L. C. Reyes , P. T. Reynolds , E. Roache , H. J. Rose , P. Roustazadeh , M. Schroedter , G. H. Sembroski , G. Demet Senturk , A. W. Smith , D. Steele , S. P. Swordy , G. Tešić , 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 , D. A. Williams , S. Wissel , M. Wood , B. Zitzer , M. Ackermann , M. Ajello , E. Antolini , L. Baldini , J. Ballet , G. Barbiellini , D. Bastieri , K. Bechtol , R. Bellazzini , B. Berenji , R. D. Blandford , E. D. Bloom , E. Bonamente , A. W. Borgland , A. Bouvier , J. Bregeon , M. Brigida , P. Bruel , R. Buehler , S. Buson , G. A. Caliandro , R. A. Cameron , P. A. Caraveo , S. Carrigan , J. M. Casandjian , E. Cavazzuti , C. Cecchi , Ö. Çelik , E. Charles , A. Chekhtman , C. C. Cheung , J. Chiang , S. Ciprini , R. Claus , J. Cohen-Tanugi , J. Conrad , C. D. Dermer , F. de Palma , E. do Couto e Silva , P. S. Drell , R. Dubois , D. Dumora , C. Farnier , C. Favuzzi , S. J. Fegan , P. Fortin , M. Frailis , Y. Fukazawa , S. Funk , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , D. Gasparrini , N. Gehrels , S. Germani , B. Giebels , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , M. Giroletti , T. Glanzman , G. Godfrey , I. A. Grenier , J. E. Grove , S. Guiriec , E. Hays , D. Horan , R. E. Hughes , G. Jóhannesson , A. S. Johnson , W. N. Johnson , T. Kamae , H. Katagiri , J. Kataoka , J. Knödlseder , M. Kuss , J. Lande , L. Latronico , S. -H. Lee , M. Llena Garde , F. Longo , F. Loparco , B. Lott , M. N. Lovellette , P. Lubrano , A. Makeev , M. N. Mazziotta , P. F. Michelson , W. Mitthumsiri , T. Mizuno , A. A. Moiseev , C. Monte , M. E. Monzani , A. Morselli , I. V. Moskalenko , S. Murgia , P. L. Nolan , J. P. Norris , E. Nuss , M. Ohno , T. Ohsugi , N. Omodei , E. Orlando , J. F. Ormes , D. Paneque , J. H. Panetta , V. Pelassa , M. Pepe , M. Pesce-Rollins , F. Piron , T. A. Porter , S. Rainò , R. Rando , M. Razzano , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , J. Ripken , A. Y. Rodriguez , M. Roth , H. F. -W. Sadrozinski , D. Sanchez , A. Sander , J. D. Scargle , C. Sgrò , E. J. Siskind , P. D. Smith , G. Spandre , P. Spinelli , M. S. Strickman , D. J. Suson , H. Takahashi , T. Tanaka , J. B. Thayer , J. G. Thayer , D. J. Thompson , L. Tibaldo , D. F. Torres , G. Tosti , A. Tramacere , T. L. Usher , V. Vasileiou , N. Vilchez , V. Vitale , A. P. Waite , P. Wang , B. L. Winer , K. S. Wood , Z. Yang , T. Ylinen , M. Ziegler

Broad-Band High-Energy Emission of the Gamma-ray Binary System LS 5039: Spectral and Temporal Features using NuSTAR and Fermi Observations

We report on detailed analysis of the hard X-ray and GeV gamma-ray spectra of LS 5039, one of the brightest gamma-ray binary system in the Galaxy. The NuSTAR observation covering its entire orbit in 2016 allowed us for the first time to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-10-20 Hiroki Yoneda , Dmitry Khangulyan , Teruaki Enoto , Kazuo Makishima , Kairi Mine , Tsunefumi Mizuno , Tadayuki Takahashi

Very high energy follow-up observations of GRBs detected by Fermi and Swift

In many theoretical models of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and their afterglows, the emission of photons above 100 GeV is predicted. The Large Area Telescope (LAT) on-board the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has detected delayed, high-energy…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Taylor Aune

Recent VERITAS Results on VHE Gamma-ray Sources in Cygnus

The Cygnus region of the Galactic plane is a promising target for high-energy and very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray telescopes as it is home to many potential sources, such as supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, X-ray binaries and…

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

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

Decadal VERITAS Observation of LS I +61$^{\circ}$303 : Detection of TeV emission around the entire orbit

The TeV binary system \lsi has a compact object in an eccentric orbit around a Be star about 2 kpc from Earth. \lsi exhibits modulated gamma-ray emission around its 26.5 days orbit, mostly detectable at TeV energies around its apastron…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-08-18 Payel Kar , The VERITAS Collaboration

Modeling the high-energy radiation in gamma-ray binaries

Gamma-ray binaries are orbital modulated gamma-ray sources in the Galaxy detected both at GeV and TeV energies. The high-energy radiation may come from the interaction of energetic electrons injected by a young pulsar and photons from the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-12-21 B. Cerutti , G. Dubus , G. Henri

On the origin of correlated X-ray/VHE emission from LS I +61 303

The MAGIC collaboration has recently reported correlated X-ray and very high-energy gamma-ray emission from the gamma-ray binary LS I +61 303 during ~60% of one orbit. These observations suggest that the emission in these two bands has its…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-03-17 V. Zabalza , J. M. Paredes , V. Bosch-Ramon

The modulation of the gamma-ray emission from the binary LS 5039

Gamma-ray binaries, composed of a massive star and compact object, have been established as a new class of sources of very high energy (VHE) photons. The gamma-rays are produced by inverse Compton scattering of the stellar light by VHE…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 G. Dubus , B. Cerutti , G. Henri

Multi-wavelength Observations of Markarian 501

The very high energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray blazar Markarian 501 has a history of extreme spectral variability and is an excellent laboratory for studying the physical processes within the jets of active galactic nuclei. A short term…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Daniel Gall

Phenomenology of gamma-ray emitting binaries

Gamma-ray emitting binaries (GREBs) are complex systems. Its study became in the last years a major endeavour for the high-energy astrophysics community, both from an observational and a theoretical perspective. Whereas the accumulation of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-02-27 Josep Maria Paredes , Pol Bordas

Detection of new very-high-energy sources outside the galactic plane in the Fermi-LAT data

We present a search for spatio-temporal clusters in 16 years of Fermi-LAT very-high-energy (VHE; $E>100$~GeV) data using the DBSCAN algorithm, focusing on high Galactic latitude ($|b|>10^{\circ}$) clusters with $\geq5$ events and transient…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-10-24 M. S. Pshirkov , A. S. Kovankin

Rapid VHE variability in blazars

Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) are known to show significant variability over a wide frequency range. We review observational results on the variability characteristics of blazars in the very high energy (VHE) domain, focusing on recent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-04-21 Francesca Volpe , Frank M. Rieger

High-energy radiation from the massive binary system Eta Carinae

The most massive binary system Eta Carinae has been recently established as a gamma-ray source by the AGILE and Fermi-LAT detectors. The high energy spectrum of this gamma-ray source is very intriguing. It shows two clear components and a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 W. Bednarek , J. Pabich

H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT observations of PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 during its 2014 and 2017 periastron passages

PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 is a gamma-ray binary system consisting of a pulsar in an eccentric orbit around a bright Oe stellar-type companion star that features a dense circumstellar disc. The high- and very-high-energy (HE, VHE) gamma-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-22 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , H. Abdalla , R. Adam , F. Aharonian , F. Ait Benkhali , E. O. Angüner , M. Arakawa , C. Arcaro , C. Armand , H. Ashkar , M. Backes , V. Barbosa Martins , M. Barnard , Y. Becherini , D. Berge , K. Bernlöhr , R. Blackwell , M. Böttcher , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , S. Bonnefoy , J. Bregeon , M. Breuhaus , F. Brun , P. Brun , M. Bryan , M. Büchele , T. Bulik , T. Bylund , S. Caroff , A. Carosi , S. Casanova , M. Cerruti , T. Chand , S. Chandra , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Chen , S. Colafrancesco , M. Curyło , I. D. Davids , C. Deil , J. Devin , P. deWilt , L. Dirson , A. Djannati-Ataï , A. Dmytriiev , A. Donath , V. Doroshenko , J. Dyks , K. Egberts , G. Emery , J. -P. Ernenwein , S. Eschbach , K. Feijen , S. Fegan , A. Fiasson , G. Fontaine , S. Funk , M. Füßling , S. Gabici , Y. A. Gallant , F. Gaté , G. Giavitto , L. Giunti , D. Glawion , J. F. Glicenstein , D. Gottschall , M. -H. Grondin , J. Hahn , M. Haupt , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , C. Hoischen , T. L. Holch , M. Holler , D. Horns , D. Huber , H. Iwasaki , M. Jamrozy , D. Jankowsky , F. Jankowsky , A. Jardin-Blicq , I. Jung-Richardt , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzyński , M. Katsuragawa , U. Katz , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , J. King , S. Klepser , W. Kluźniak , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , D. Kostunin , M. Kreter , G. Lamanna , A. Lemière , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , E. Leser , C. Levy , T. Lohse , I. Lypova , J. Mackey , J. Majumdar , D. Malyshev , D. Malyshev , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , A. Mares , C. Mariaud , G. Martí-Devesa , R. Marx , G. Maurin , P. J. Meintjes , A. M. W. Mitchell , R. Moderski , M. Mohamed , L. Mohrmann , C. Moore , E. Moulin , J. Muller , T. Murach , S. Nakashima , M. de Naurois , H. Ndiyavala , F. Niederwanger , J. Niemiec , L. Oakes , P. O'Brien , H. Odaka , S. Ohm , E. de Ona Wilhelmi , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , M. Panter , R. D. Parsons , C. Perennes , P. -O. Petrucci , B. Peyaud , Q. Piel , S. Pita , V. Poireau , A. Priyana Noel , D. A. Prokhorov , H. Prokoph , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , S. Raab , R. Rauth , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , Q. Remy , M. Renaud , F. Rieger , L. Rinchiuso , C. Romoli , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , E. Ruiz-Velasco , V. Sahakian , S. Sailer , S. Saito , D. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , M. Sasaki , R. Schlickeiser , F. Schüssler , A. Schulz , H. M. Schutte , U. Schwanke , S. Schwemmer , M. Seglar-Arroyo , M. Senniappan , A. S. Seyffert , N. Shafi , K. Shiningayamwe , R. Simoni , A. Sinha , H. Sol , A. Specovius , M. Spir-Jacob , Ł. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , C. Steppa , T. Takahashi , T. Tavernier , A. M. Taylor , R. Terrier , D. Tiziani , M. Tluczykont , C. Trichard , M. Tsirou , N. Tsuji , R. Tuffs , Y. Uchiyama , D. J. van der Walt , C. van Eldik , C. van Rensburg , B. van Soelen , G. Vasileiadis , J. Veh , C. Venter , P. Vincent , J. Vink , H. J. Völk , T. Vuillaume , Z. Wadiasingh , S. J. Wagner , R. White , A. Wierzcholska , R. Yang , H. Yoneda , M. Zacharias , R. Zanin , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , J. Zorn , N. Żywucka , P. Bordas

Simultaneous H.E.S.S. and RXTE observations of the microquasars GRS 1915+105, Circinus X-1 and V4641 Sgr

Microquasars, Galactic binary systems showing extended and variable radio emission, are potential gamma-ray emitters. Indications of gamma-ray transient episodes have been reported in at least two systems, Cyg X-1 and Cyg X-3. The…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 F. Schüssler , P. Bordas , P. M. Chadwick , H. Dickinson , J. -P. Ernenwein

High Energy Astrophysics

The development of the atmospheric Cherenkov imaging technique has led to significant advances in gamma-ray detection sensitivity in the energy range from 200 GeV to 50 TeV. The Whipple Observatory 10m reflector has detected the first…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 T. C. Weekes

Discovery of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the blazar 1ES 0033+595 by the MAGIC telescopes

The number of known very high energy (VHE) blazars is $\sim\,50$, which is very small in comparison to the number of blazars detected in other frequencies. This situation is a handicap for population studies of blazars, which emit about…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 J. Aleksić , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , P. Antoranz , A. Babic , P. Bangale , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , K. Berger , E. Bernardini , A. Biland , O. Blanch , S. Bonnefoy , G. Bonnoli , F. Borracci , T. Bretz , E. Carmona , A. Carosi , D. Carreto Fidalgo , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , S. Covino , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , G. De Caneva , B. De Lotto , C. Delgado Mendez , M. Doert , A. Domínguez , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , S. Einecke , D. Eisenacher , D. Elsaesser , E. Farina , D. Ferenc , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , K. Frantzen , C. Fruck , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , D. Garrido Terrats , M. Gaug , N. Godinović , A. González Muñoz , S. R. Gozzini , D. Hadasch , M. Hayashida , J. Herrera , A. Herrero , D. Hildebrand , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , W. Idec , V. Kadenius , H. Kellermann , K. Kodani , Y. Konno , J. Krause , H. Kubo , J. Kushida , A. La Barbera , D. Lelas , N. Lewandowska , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , M. López , R. López-Coto , A. López-Oramas , E. Lorenz , I. Lozano , M. Makariev , K. Mallot , G. Maneva , N. Mankuzhiyil , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , B. Marcote , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , D. Mazin , U. Menzel , M. Meucci , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , A. Moralejo , P. Munar-Adrover , D. Nakajima , A. Niedzwiecki , K. Nilsson , K. Nishijima , K. Noda , N. Nowak , R. Orito , A. Overkemping , S. Paiano , M. Palatiello , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , X. Paredes-Fortuny , S. Partini , M. Persic , F. Prada , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , S. Preziuso , I. Puljak , R. Reinthal , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , J. Rodriguez Garcia , S. Rügamer , A. Saggion , T. Saito , K. Saito , K. Satalecka , V. Scalzotto , V. Scapin , C. Schultz , T. Schweizer , S. N. Shore , A. Sillanpää , J. Sitarek , I. Snidaric , D. Sobczynska , F. Spanier , V. Stamatescu , A. Stamerra , T. Steinbring , J. Storz , S. Sun , T. Surić , L. Takalo , H. Takami , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , J. Thaele , O. Tibolla , D. F. Torres , T. Toyama , A. Treves , M. Uellenbeck , P. Vogler , R. M. Wagner , F. Zandanel , R. Zanin , V. Tronconi , S. Buson

Discovery of Very High Energy gamma-rays from 1ES 1011+496 at z=0.212

We report on the discovery of Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object 1ES1011+496. The observation was triggered by an optical outburst in March 2007 and the source was observed with the MAGIC telescope from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 MAGIC Collaboration , J. Albert

Hunting for dark matter subhalos among the Fermi-LAT sources with VERITAS

The distribution of dark matter in the Galaxy, according to state-of-the-art simulations, shows not only a smooth halo component but also a rich substructure where a hierarchy of dark matter subhalos of different masses is found. We present…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Daniel Nieto