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Upgrade of the VERITAS Cherenkov Telescope Array

The VERITAS Cherenkov telescope array has been fully operational since Fall 2007 and has fulfilled or outperformed its design specifications. We are preparing an upgrade program with the goal to lower the energy threshold and improve the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-15 A. Nepomuk Otte

The VERITAS Survey of the Cygnus Region of the Galaxy

The Cygnus region is a very active region of our Galaxy with many sources of GeV and TeV gamma-ray emission, such as supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, and massive star clusters. A detailed study of the Cygnus region at these energies…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Alexis Popkow

VERITAS Blazar Observations - Recent Results

We present the discovery of very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object 1ES 0806+524 (z=0.138) and the intermediate-frequency-peaked BL Lac object W Comae (z=0.102) with VERITAS. VHE emission was…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 Peter Cogan

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

The VERITAS Trigger System

The VERITAS gamma-ray observatory, situated in southern Arizona, is an array of four 12m diameter imaging Cherenkov telescopes, each with a 499-pixel photomultiplier-tube camera. The instrument is designed to detect astrophysical gamma rays…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 A. Weinstein

Redshift measurement of Fermi Blazars for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Blazars are active galactic nuclei, and the most numerous High Energy (HE) and Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray emitters. Their optical emission is often dominated by non-thermal, and, in the case of BL Lacs, featureless continuum…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 P. Goldoni , S. Pita , C. Boisson , G. Cotter , D. A. Williams , E. Lindfors

Measurement of the Extragalactic Background Light with VERITAS

The extragalactic background light records the history of infrared, optical and ultraviolet light radiation including re-radiation since the epoch of reionization. While challenging to measure directly, it can be measured indirectly via its…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Elisa Pueschel

VERITAS long-term (2006-2014) observations of the BL Lac object 1ES 0806+524

The discovery of the high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object 1ES 0806+524 (z=0.138) as a source of very-high-energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma-ray photons was announced in 2008 by the VERITAS Collaboration, at a level of 1.8% of the Crab Nebula…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Matteo Cerruti

VERITAS Long-Term Observations of Hard Spectrum Blazars

The VERITAS collaboration has approved long-term observations on several distant, hard-spectrum blazars. We present first results from VERITAS long-term observations of 1ES1218+304, 1ES0229+200, and 1ES0414+009. Gamma-ray observations of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Arun S. Madhavan

An indirect search for dark matter with a combined analysis of dwarf spheroidal galaxies from VERITAS

Understanding the nature and identity of dark matter is a key goal in the physics community. In the case that TeV-scale dark matter particles decay or annihilate into standard model particles, very-high-energy (VHE) gamma rays (greater than…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-07 A. Acharyya , C. B. Adams , P. Bangale , J. T. Bartkoske , P. Batista , W. Benbow , J. L. Christiansen , A. J. Chromey , A. Duerr , M. Errando , A. Falcone , Q. Feng , G. M. Foote , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , W. Hanlon , D. Hanna , O. Hervet , C. E. Hinrichs , J. Holder , T. B. Humensky , W. Jin , M. N. Johnson , P. Kaaret , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , T. K. Kleiner , N. Korzoun , S. Kumar , M. J. Lang , M. Lundy , G. Maier , Conor E. McGrath , M. J. Millard , C. L. Mooney , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , W. Ning , S. O'Brien , R. A. Ong , N. Park , M. Pohl , E. Pueschel , J. Quinn , P. L. Rabinowitz , K. Ragan , P. T. Reynolds , D. Ribeiro , E. Roache , J. L. Ryan , I. Sadeh , L. Saha , G. H. Sembroski , R. Shang , M. Splettstoesser , Donggeun Tak , A. K. Talluri , J. V. Tucci , V. V. Vassiliev , A. Weinstein , D. A. Williams , S. L. Wong

VERITAS Observations of X-ray Binaries

X-ray binaries stand as the brightest X-ray sources in the galaxy, showing both variable X-ray emission and extreme flares. Some of these systems have been recently discovered to be TeV gamma-ray emitters, with the high energy emission…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 R. Guenette

Study of the long-term Very High Energy emission of the blazars 1ES 1215+3031 and VER J0521+211 with the HAWC gamma-ray observatory

Blazars are the most abundant type of extragalactic gamma-ray source, usually presenting high variability across the electromagnetic spectrum. Their Very High Energy (VHE, above 0.1 TeV) emission has been studied in detail using Air…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-10-05 Fernando Ureña-Mena , Alberto Carramiñana , Anna Lia Longinotti , Daniel Rosa-González , HAWC Collaboration

VERITAS discovery of very high energy gamma-ray emission from S3 1227+25 and multiwavelength observations

We report the detection of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the blazar S3 1227+25 (VER J1230+253) with the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS). VERITAS observations of the source were triggered by the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-06-21 Atreya Acharyya , Colin Adams , Avery Archer , Priyadarshini Bangale , Wystan Benbow , Aryeh Brill , Jodi Christiansen , Alisha Chromey , Manel Errando , Abe Falcone , Qi Feng , John Finley , Gregory Foote , Lucy Fortson , Amy Furniss , Greg Gallagher , William Hanlon , David Hanna , Olivier Hervet , Claire Hinrichs , John Hoang , Jamie Holder , Weidong Jin , Madalyn Johnson , Philip Kaaret , Mary P. Kertzman , David Kieda , Tobias Kleiner , Nikolas Korzoun , Frank Krennrich , Mark Lang , Matthew Lundy , Gernot Maier , Conor McGrath , Matthew Millard , John Millis , Connor Mooney , Patrick Moriarty , Reshmi Mukherjee , Stephan O'Brien , Rene A. Ong , Martin Pohl , Elisa Pueschel , John Quinn , Kenneth J. Ragan , Paul Reynolds , Deivid Ribeiro , Emmet Thomas Roache , Iftach Sadeh , Alberto Sadun , Lab Saha , Marcos Santander , Glenn Sembroski , Ruo Shang , Megan Splettstoesser , Anjana Talluri , James Tucci , Vladimir Vassiliev , David Williams , Sam Wong , Talvikki Hovatta , Svetlana Jorstad , Sebastian Kiehlmann , Anne Lahteenmaki , Ioannis Liodakis , Alan Marscher , Walter Max-Moerbeck , Anthony Readhead , Rodrigo Reeves , Paul S Smith , Merja Tornikoski

The luminosity function of TeV-emitting BL Lacs: observations of an HBL sample with VERITAS

High-frequency-peaked BL Lacs (HBLs) dominate the extragalactic TeV sky, with more than 50 objects detected by the current generation of TeV observatories. Still, the properties of TeV-emitting HBLs as a population are poorly understood due…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-21 Manel Errando , VERITAS Collaboration

VERITAS Observations of Mgro J1908+06/Hess J1908+063

The unidentified TeV gamma-ray source MGRO J1908+06/HESS J1908+063 was observed with the VERITAS Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Array during October 2007 and May-June 2008. This extended source is located on the galactic plane at a galactic…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 John E Ward

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

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

Recent Results from the VERITAS Collaboration

A decade after the discovery of TeV gamma-rays from the blazar Mrk 421 (Punch et al. 1992), the list of TeV blazars has increased to five BL Lac objects: Mrk 421 (Punch et al. 1992; Petry et al. 1996; Piron et al. 2001), Mrk 501 (Quinn et…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 F. Krennrich , I. H. Bond , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , D. A. Carter-Lewis , W. Cui , I. de la Calle Perez , A. Falcone , D. J. Fegan , S. J. Fegan , J. P. Finley , J. A. Gaidos , K. Gibbs , G. H. Gillanders , T. A. Hall , A. M. Hillas , J. Holder , D. Horan , M. Jordan , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , J. Kildea , J. Knapp , K. Kosack , M. J. Lang , S. LeBohec , P. Moriarty , D. Muller , R. A. Ong , R. Pallassini , D. Petry , J. Quinn , P. T. Reynolds , H. J. Rose , G. H. Sembroski , S. P. Swordy , V. V. Vassiliev , S. P. Wakely , T. C. Weekes

Multiwavelength Observations of the Previously Unidentified Blazar RX J0648.7+1516

We report on the VERITAS discovery of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma- ray emission above 200 GeV from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object RXJ0648.7+1516 (GBJ0648+1516), associated with 1FGLJ0648.8+1516. The photon spectrum above 200 GeV…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 E. Aliu , T. Aune , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , M. Böttcher , A. Bouvier , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , A. Cannon , A. Cesarini , L. Ciupik , M. P. Connolly , W. Cui , G. Decerprit , R. Dickherber , C. Duke , M. Errando , A. Falcone , Q. Feng , G. Finnegan , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , N. Galante , D. Gall , G. H. Gillanders , S. Godambe , S. Griffin , J. Grube , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , B. Hivick , J. Holder , H. Huan , G. Hughes , C. M. Hui , T. B. Humensky , P. Kaaret , N. Karlsson , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , H. Krawczynski , F. Krennrich , G. Maier , P. Majumdar , S. McArthur , A. McCann , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , T. Nelson , R. A. Ong , M. Orr , A. N. Otte , N. Park , J. S. Perkins , A. Pichel , M. Pohl , H. Prokoph , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , L. C. Reyes , P. T. Reynolds , E. Roache , H. J. Rose , J. Ruppel , D. B. Saxon , G. H. Sembroski , C. Skole , A. W. Smith , D. Staszak , G. Tesic , M. Theiling , S. Thibadeau , K. Tsurusaki , J. Tyler , A. Varlotta , V. V. Vassiliev , S. P. Wakely , T. C. Weekes , A. Weinstein , D. A. Williams , B. Zitzer , S. Ciprini , M. Fumagalli , K. Kaplan , D. Paneque , J. X. Prochaska

A Search for Pulsed Very High-Energy Gamma Rays from Thirteen Young Pulsars in Archival VERITAS Data

We conduct a search for periodic emission in the very high-energy gamma-ray band (VHE; E > 100 GeV) from a total of 13 pulsars in an archival VERITAS data set with a total exposure of over 450 hours. The set of pulsars includes many of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-05-15 A. Archer , W. Benbow , R. Bird , R. Brose , M. Buchovecky , J. H. Buckley , A. J. Chromey , W. Cui , A. Falcone , Q. Feng , J. P. Finley , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , A. Gent , O. Gueta , D. Hanna , T. Hassan , O. Hervet , J. Holder , G. Hughes , T. B. Humensky , C. A. Johnson , P. Kaaret , P. Kar , N. Kelley-Hoskins , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , F. Krennrich , S. Kumar , M. J. Lang , T. T. Y. Lin , A. McCann , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , S. O'Brien , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , D. Pandel , N. Park , A. Petrashyk , M. Pohl , E. Pueschel , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , G. T. Richards , E. Roache , I. Sadeh , M. Santander , S. S. Scott , G. H. Sembroski , K. Shahinyan , I. Sushch , J. Tyler , S. P. Wakely , A. Weinstein , R. M. Wells , P. Wilcox , A. Wilhelm , D. A. Williams , T. J Williamson , B. Zitzer