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Observations of binary systems obtained recently with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S) of Cherenkov telescopes are reported. The outcomes of a detailed observation campaign on PSR B1259-63 during its periastron passage in 2014…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 P. Bordas , G. Dubus , P. Eger , J. -P. Ernenwein , H. Laffon , C. Mariaud , T. Murach , M. de Naurois , C. Romoli , F. Schüssler , R. Zanin

HESS J0632+057 is an unidentified gamma-ray source located in the Monoceros region, probably associated with the massive Be star MWC 148. H.E.S.S. and VERITAS observations in the very high energy (VHE) range combined with Swift X-ray data…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-15 Gernot Maier , Joanna Skilton

The gamma-ray binary HESS J0632+057 consists of a Be star and an undetected compact object in a $\sim$317 day orbit. The interpretation of the emission from this system is complicated by the lack of a clear orbital solution, as two…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-11-28 Natalie Matchett , Brian van Soelen

At the center of our Galaxy lies the bright {\gamma}-ray point-like source HESS J1745-290, which is compatible in position with Sgr A star, although an association between the two remains uncertain. Using data obtained between 2004 and 2019…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-12 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , A. Acharyya , F. Aharonian , M. Backes , R. Batzofin , D. Berge , K. Bernlöhr , M. Böttcher , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , F. Brun , B. Bruno , C. Burger-Scheidlin , T. Bylund , J. Celic , M. Cerruti , A. Chen , M. Chernyakova , J. O. Chibueze , O. Chibueze , B. Cornejo , G. Cotter , J. Damascene Mbarubucyeye , J. de Assis Scarpin , M. de Bony de Lavergne , M. de Naurois , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , A. G. Delgado Giler , J. Devin , A. Djannati-Ataï , A. Dmytriiev , K. Egg , J. -P. Ernenwein , C. Escanuela Nieves , P. Fauverge , K. Feijen , M. D. Filipovic , G. Fontaine , S. Funk , S. Gabici , J. F. Glicenstein , J. Glombitza , P. Goswami , L. Heckmann , B. Hess , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , T. L. Holch , M. Holler , D. Horns , M. Jamrozy , F. Jankowsky , I. Jaroschewski , I. Jung-Richardt , D. Kerszberg , B. Khélifi , N. Komin , K. Kosack , D. Kostunin , R. G. Lang , S. Lazarevic , A. Lemière , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , P. Liniewicz , J. Mackey , D. Malyshev , V. Marandon , M. G. F. Mayer , A. Mehta , A. M. W. Mitchell , R. Moderski , L. Mohrmann , A. Montanari , J. Niemiec , L. Olivera-Nieto , M. O. Moghadam , S. Panny , R. D. Parsons8 , U. Pensec , P. Pichard , T. Preis , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , I. Reis , H. X. Ren , B. Reville , F. Rieger , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , K. Sabri , V. Sahakian , A. Santangelo , M. Sasaki , F. Schüssler , W. Si Said , H. Sol , L. Stawarz , T. Tanaka , G. L. Taylor , R. Terrier , M. Tsirou , T. Unbehaun , C. van Eldik , M. Vecchi , C. Venter , J. Vink , V. Voitsekhovskyi , T. Wach , S. J. Wagner , A. Wierzcholska , M. Zacharias , A. Zech , W. Zhong , S. Zouari

The gamma-ray binary LS I+61 303 has been widely monitored at different wavelengths since its discovery more than sixty years ago. However, the nature of the compact object and the peculiar behavior of the system are still largely debated.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-06-14 J. Lopez-Miralles , Sara E. Motta , S. Migliari , F. Jaron

Gamma-ray binaries allow us to study physical processes such as particle acceleration up to very-high energies and gamma-ray emission and absorption with changing geometrical configurations on a periodic basis. They produce outflows of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-11 J. Moldón , M. Ribó , J. M. Paredes

We report on monitoring observations of the TeV gamma-ray binary HESS J0632+057, which were carried out to constrain the interaction between the Be circumstellar disk and the compact object of unknown nature, and provide for the first time…

Classical Be stars, regardless of spectral subtype, display multiperiodic light modulations in the frequency range 0.1-12 d$^{-1}$, when observed with high-cadence and long duration. This behaviour is attributed to non-radial pulsations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-02 P. Reig , J. Fabregat

Using 15 years of data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope (Fermi-LAT), we performed a comprehensive analysis on the gamma-ray binary HESS J0632+057. Its spectrum in 0.1-300 GeV band is well described by a power law model with an index of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-04-24 Yanlv Yang , Dengke Zhou , Zihao Zhao , Jian Li , Diego F. Torres , Pei Wang

Gamma-ray binaries allow us to study physical processes such as particle acceleration up to very-high energies and gamma-ray emission and absorption with changing geometrical configurations on a periodic basis. These sources produce…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-06-13 Javier Moldón , Marc Ribó , Josep M. Paredes

Several binary systems, composed of a star and a compact object, have been detected in the GeV-TeV range. Several systems have been observed but only a handful of sources have shown emission at those energies. Here, we present the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 A. López-Oramas , O. Blanch Bigas , J. Cortina , D. Hadasch , A. Herrero , B. Marcote , P. Munar-Adrover , J. Moldón , J. M. Paredes , I. Ribas , M. Ribó , D. Torres , R. Zanin

The Galactic plane survey conducted by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) has revealed numerous teraelectronvolt (TeV) sources, many of which remain unidentified. HESS~J1832$-$085 is a point-like TeV source lacking a confirmed…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-18 Agnibha De Sarkar , Tanuman Ghosh

A detailed study of the spectrum and variability of the source HESS J1745-290 in the Galactic Center (GC) region using new data from the H.E.S.S. array of Cherenkov telescopes is presented. Flaring activity and Quasi Periodic Oscillations…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2012-08-27 H. E. S. S. collaboration , : , F. Aharonian

Observations of very high energy gamma-rays from blazars provide information about acceleration mechanisms occurring in their innermost regions. Studies of variability in these objects allow a better understanding of the mechanisms at play.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-19 HESS Collaboration , A. Abramowski , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , U. Barres de Almeida , A. R. Bazer-Bachi , Y. Becherini , B. Behera , W. Benbow , K. Bernlohr , A. Bochow , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , V. Borrel , J. Brucker , F. Brun , P. Brun , R. Buhler , T. Bulik , I. Busching , T. Boutelier , P. M. Chadwick , A. Charbonnier , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , J. Conrad , L. -M. Chounet , A. C. Clapson , G. Coignet , L. Costamante , M. Dalton , M. K. Daniel , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange , C. Deil , H. J. Dickinson , A. Djannati-Atai , 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 , A. Foerster , G. Fontaine , M. Fussling , S. Gabici , Y. A. Gallant , L. Gerard , D. Gerbig , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , B. Glueck , P. Goret , D. Goering , D. Hampf , 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. Katarzynski , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , M. Kerschhaggl , D. Khangulyan , B. Khelifi , D. Keogh , D. Klochkov , W. Kluzniak , T. Kneiske , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski , G. Lamanna , J. -P. Lenain , T. Lohse , C. -C. Lu , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , J. Masbou , D. Maurin , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Mehault , R. Moderski , E. Moulin , M. Naumann-Godo , M. de Naurois , D. Nedbal , D. Nekrassov , N. Nguyen , B. Nicholas , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , S. Ohm , J-F. Olive , E. de Ona Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , K. J. Orford , M. Ostrowski , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas , G. Pedaletti , G. Pelletier , P. -O. Petrucci , S. Pita , G. Puehlhofer , 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. Schoeck , A. Schoenwald , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , A. Shalchi , I. Sushch , M. Sikora , J. L. Skilton , H. Sol , L. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , G. Superina , A. Szostek , P. H. Tam , J. -P. Tavernet , R. Terrier , O. Tibolla , M. Tluczykont , K. Valerius , C. van Eldik , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , L. Venter , J. P. Vialle , A. Viana , P. Vincent , M. Vivier , H. J. Voelk , F. Volpe , S. Vorobiov , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , H. -S. Zechlin

We report on VERITAS observations at energies above 200 GeV of known or potential galactic gamma-ray sources. The observed objects comprise pulsars, pulsar wind nebulae, high-mass X-ray binaries and gamma-ray sources with unknown…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 G. Maier

Among active galactic nuclei, blazars show extreme variability properties. We here investigate the case of the BL Lac object S4 0954+65 with data acquired in 2019-2020 by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and by the Whole…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-05-12 C. M. Raiteri , M. Villata , V. M. Larionov , S. G. Jorstad , A. P. Marscher , Z. R. Weaver

We have studied the variability of \object{S5 0716+714} at radio 15 GHz and $\gamma$-ray band using three different methods. A possible periodicity of $P_{15 GHz}=266.0\pm11.5$ and $P_{\gamma}=344.0\pm16.4$ days are obtained for radio 15…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-03-14 H. Z. Li , Y. G. Jiang , T. F. Yi , D. F. Guo , X. Chen , H. M. Zhang , Q. G. Gao , F. W. Lu , J. Y. Ren

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

Long observation (1972 - 2009) of the powerful discrete source in Galaxy Cygnus X-3 discovered its main properties and let to develop a real model of this unique object. It is short binary system with 4.8 hour orbital period including…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-05-07 A. M. Galper , B. I. Luchkov , Yu. T. Yurkin

From the analysis of a ~100 ks Chandra observation of the dwarf starburst galaxy NGC 1569, we have found that the X-ray point sources, CXOU 043048.1+645050 and CXOU 043048.6+645058, showed significant time variability. During this…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 K. Heike , H. Awaki , Y. Misao , K. Hayashida , K. A. Weaver