Related papers: The Galactic sky through H.E.S.S. eyes

First ground based measurement of atmospheric Cherenkov light from cosmic rays

A recently proposed novel technique for the detection of cosmic rays with arrays of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes is applied to data from the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.). The method relies on the ground based…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 HESS Collaboration , F. A. Aharonian

A complementary view of the Galactic plane in TeV gamma rays by HAWC and H.E.S.S

The H.E.S.S. collaboration recently published its Galactic Plane Survey, which is a deep survey of half of the Milky Way in TeV gamma-rays, using almost 10 years of observations. It contains 78 sources, including 16 new sources. On the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-20 Armelle Jardin-Blicq , Vincent Marandon , François Brun

Discovery of the source HESS J1356-645 associated with the young and energetic PSR J1357-6429

Several newly discovered very-high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray sources in the Galaxy are thought to be associated with energetic pulsars. Among them, middle-aged (> 1E+4 yr) systems exhibit large centre-filled VHE nebulae, offset…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-30 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 , 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 , L. -M. Chounet , 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 , F. Dubois , 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. Katarzynski , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , D. Keogh , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , D. Klochkov , W. Kluzniak , 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 Ona Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , 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 , V. Sahakian , D. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. M. Schöck , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , M. Sikora , J. L. Skilton , H. Sol , G. Spengler , L. 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

H.E.S.S. discovery of VHE gamma-rays from the quasar PKS 1510-089

The quasar PKS 1510-089 (z=0.361) was observed with the H.E.S.S. array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes during high states in the optical and GeV bands, to search for very high energy (VHE, defined as E >= 0.1 TeV) emission. VHE…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-05-01 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , A. Abramowski , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , S. Balenderan , A. Balzer , A. Barnacka , Y. Becherini , J. Becker Tjus , B. Behera , K. Bernlöhr , E. Birsin , J. Biteau , A. Bochow , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , P. Bordas , J. Brucker , F. Brun , P. Brun , T. Bulik , S. Carrigan , S. Casanova , M. Cerruti , P. M. Chadwick , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Cheesebrough , S. Colafrancesco , G. Cologna , J. Conrad , C. Couturier , 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 , K. Egberts , P. Eger , P. Espigat , L. Fallon , 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 , H. Gast , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , B. Glück , D. Göring , M. -H. Grondin , M. Grudzińska , S. Häffner , J. D. Hague , J. Hahn , D. Hampf , J. Harris , M. Hauser , S. Heinz , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , A. Hillert , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , P. Hofverberg , M. Holler , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska , C. Jahn , M. Jamrozy , I. Jung , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzynski , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , B. Khélifi , S. Klepser , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , T. Kneiske , D. Kolitzus , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski , F. Krayzel , P. P. Krüger , H. Laffon , G. Lamanna , J. Lefaucheur , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , D. Lennarz , T. Lohse , A. Lopatin , C. -C. Lu , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , J. Masbou , G. Maurin , N. Maxted , M. Mayer , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Méhault , U. Menzler , R. Moderski , M. Mohamed , E. Moulin , C. L. Naumann , M. Naumann-Godo , M. de Naurois , D. Nedbal , N. Nguyen , J. Niemiec , S. J. Nolan , S. Ohm , E. de Ona 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 , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , S. Raab , M. Raue , 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 , V. Sahakian , D. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , 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 , C. Trichard , K. Valerius , C. van Eldik , G. Vasileiadis , C. Venter , A. Viana , P. Vincent , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , S. Vorobiov , M. Vorster , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , R. White , A. Wierzcholska , D. Wouters , M. Zacharias , A. Zajczyk , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , H. -S. Zechlin

Observations of Binary Systems with the H.E.S.S. Telescopes

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

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

The second H.E.S.S. gamma-ray burst catalogue: 15 years of observations with the H.E.S.S. telescopes

Recent observational efforts using imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) have led to firm detections of very-high-energy (VHE) signals from bright gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), often at moderate redshifts. This work presents 15 years…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-24 A. Acharyya , F. Aharonian , C. Arcaro , H. Ashkar , M. Backes , V. Barbosa Martins , R. Batzofin , Y. Becherini , D. Berge , K. Bernlöhr , M. Böttcher , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , J. Borowska , F. Brun , B. Bruno , C. Burger-Scheidlin , S. Casanova , J. Celic , M. Cerruti , S. Chandra , A. Chen , M. Chernyakova , J. O. Chibueze , O. Chibueze , T. Collins , B. Cornejo , G. Cotter , J. Damascene Mbarubucyeye , I. D. Davids , 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 , J. Djuvsland , A. Dmytriiev , K. Egberts , K. Egg , J. -P. Ernenwein , C. Escañuela Nieves , M. D. Filipovic , G. Fontaine , S. Funk , S. Gabici , Y. A. Gallant , M. Genaro , J. F. Glicenstein , J. Glombitza , M. -H. Grondin , L. Heckmann , B. Heß , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , T. L. Holch , M. Holler , D. Horns , Z. Huang , M. Jamrozy , F. Jankowsky , I. Jaroschewski , D. Jimeno Sanchez , I. Jung-Richardt , E. Kasai , K. Kasprzak , K. Katarzyński , D. Kerszberg , B. Khélifi , W. Kluzniak , N. Komin , K. Kosack , D. Kostunin , R. G. Lang , S. Lazarević , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , P. Liniewicz , A. Luashvili , J. Mackey , D. Malyshev , D. Malyshev , V. Marandon , M. Mayer , A. Mehta , A. Mikhno , A. M. W. Mitchell , R. Moderski , M. O. Moghadam , L. Mohrmann , A. Montanari , E. Moulin , J. Niemiec , P. O'Brien , L. Olivera-Nieto , S. Panny , M. Panter , R. D. Parsons , U. Pensec , P. Pichard , S. Pita , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , M. Regeard , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , I. Reis , H. Ren , B. Reville , F. Rieger , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , E. Ruiz-Velasco , K. Sabri , V. Sahakian , H. Salzmann , D. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , M. Sasaki , F. Schüssler , M. Senniappan , J. N. S. Shapopi , W. Si Said , H. Sol , S. Spencer , Ł. Stawarz , S. Steinmassl , T. Tanaka , A. M. Taylor , G. L. Taylor , R. Terrier , M. Tsirou , T. Unbehaun , C. van Eldik , M. Vecchi , C. Venter , J. Vink , T. Wach , S. J. Wagner , A. Wierzcholska , M. Zacharias , A. A. Zdziarski , W. Zhong , S. J. Zhu , A. Zech

Localising the H.E.S.S. Galactic Centre point source

Observations by the H.E.S.S. system of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes provide the most sensitive measurements of the Galactic Centre region in the energy range 150 GeV - 30 TeV. The vicinity of the kinetic centre of our galaxy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 C. van Eldik , O. Bolz , I. Braun , G. Hermann , J. Hinton , W. Hofmann

Status of Very High Energy gamma-ray Astronomy as of early 2008

Data obtained in the very high energy gamma-ray band with the new generation of imaging telescopes, in particular through the galactic plane survey undertaken by H.E.S.S., low threshold observations with MAGIC and more recently by operation…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Arache Djannati-Atai

HAWC: A Next Generation All-Sky VHE Gamma-Ray Telescope

The study of the universe at energies above 100 GeV is a relatively new and exciting field. The current generation of pointed instruments have detected TeV gamma rays from at least 10 sources and the next generation of detectors promises a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-09 G. Sinnis , A. Smith , J. E. McEnery

Pulsar Wind Nebula candidates recently discovered by H.E.S.S

H.E.S.S. is currently the most sensitive instrument in the very-high-energy gamma-ray domain and has revealed many new sources along the Galactic Plane, a significant fraction of which seems to be associated with energetic pulsars. HESS…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 M. Renaud , S. Hoppe , N. Komin , E. Moulin , V. Marandon , A. -C. Clapson

Observations of TeV binary systems with the H.E.S.S. telescope

Recent observations of binary systems obtained with the H.E.S.S. telescopes are providing crucial information on the physics of relativistic outflows and the engines powering them. We report here on new H.E.S.S. results on HESS J0632+057,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Pol Bordas , Hélène Laffon , Mathieu de Naurois , Stefan Ohm , Emma de Oña Wilhelmi , Iurii Sushch , Francesca Volpe , Víctor Zabalza

The upgraded Data Acquisition System of the H.E.S.S. telescope array

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) is an array of five Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes located in the Khomas Highland of Namibia. H.E.S.S. observes gamma rays above tens of GeV by detecting the Cherenkov light that is…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-06 Sylvia J. Zhu , Tim Lukas Holch , Thomas Murach , Stefan Ohm , Matthias Fuessling , Mathieu de Naurois , Fabian Krack , Klemens Mosshammer , Rico Lindemann

Discovery of Very High Energy gamma - ray emission from the extreme BL Lac object H2356-309 with H.E.S.S

The understanding of acceleration mechanisms in active galactic nuclei (AGN) jets and the measurement of the extragalactic-background-light (EBL) density are closely linked and require the detection of a large sample of very-high-energy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-15 S. Pita , W. Benbow , L. Costamante , A. Djannati-Ataï , D. Horns , M. Ouchrif , M. Tluczykont , the HESS Collaboration

Gamma-ray burst observations with H.E.S.S

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) consists of four Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) in Namibia for the detection of cosmic very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-rays. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are among the potential VHE…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Pak-Hin Tam , Paula Chadwick , Yves Gallant , Dieter Horns , Gerd Pühlhofer , Gavin Rowell , Stefan Wagner

A NECTAr-based upgrade for the Cherenkov cameras of the H.E.S.S. 12-meter telescopes

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) is one of the three arrays of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) currently in operation. It is composed of four 12-meter telescopes and a 28-meter one, and is sensitive to gamma…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-02-26 Terry Ashton , Michael Backes , Arnim Balzer , David Berge , Julien Bolmont , Simon Bonnefoy , Francois Brun , Thomas Chaminade , Eric Delagnes , Gerard Fontaine , Matthias Füßling , Gianluca Giavitto , Berrie Giebels , Jean-Francois Glicenstein , Tobias Gräber , Jim Hinton , Albert Jahnke , Stefan Klepser , Marko Kossatz , Axel Kretzschmann , Valentin Lefranc , Holger Leich , Jean-Philippe Lenain , Hartmut Lüdecke , Iryna Lypova , Pascal Manigot , Vincent Marandon , Emmanuel Moulin , Thomas Murach , Mathieu de Naurois , Patrick Nayman , Stefan Ohm , Marek Penno , Duncan Ross , David Salek , Markus Schade , Thomas Schwab , Kleopas Shiningayamwe , Christian Stegmann , Constantin Steppa , Jean-Paul Tavernet , Julian Thornhill , Francois Toussnel , Pascal Vincent

Discovery and follow-up studies of the extended, off-plane, VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1507-622

Context: The detection of gamma-rays in the very-high-energy (VHE) range (100 GeV-100 TeV) offers the possibility of studying the parent population of ultrarelativistic particles found in astrophysical sources, so it is useful for…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , U. Barres de Almeida , A. R. Bazer-Bachi , Y. Becherini , B. Behera , 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 , 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 , D. Emmanoulopoulos , P. Espigat , C. Farnier , 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. Glück16 , P. Goret , D. Göring , D. Hauser , M. Hauser , S. Heinz , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , J. A. Hinton , A. Hoffmann , W. Hofmann , M. Holleran , S. Hoppe , D. Horns , A. Jacholkowska , O. C. de Jager , C. Jahn , I. Jung , K. Katarzyński , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , M. Kerschhaggl , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , D. Keogh , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , T. Kneiske , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski , G. Lamanna , J. -P. Lenain , T. Lohse , V. Marandon , O. Martineau-Huynh , A. Marcowith , J. Masbou , D. Maurin , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Méhault , R. Moderski , 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 Oña Wilhelmi , K. J. Orford , M. Ostrowski , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas , G. Pedaletti , G. Pelletier , P. -O. Petrucci , S. Pita , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , B. C. Raubenheimer , M. Raue , S. M. Rayner , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , F. Rieger , J. Ripken , L. Rob , S. Rosier-Lees , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten , J. Ruppel , V. Sahakian , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. M. Schöck , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , A. Shalchi , 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 , M. Vivier , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech

Very-High Energy Gamma-Ray Flux Limits for Nearby Active Galactic Nuclei

Combining the results of targeted observations, H.E.S.S. has accumulated a large amount of extra-galactic exposure at TeV energies. Due to its large field of view a considerable part of the sky (0.6 sr) has been observed with high…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 T. Herr , W. Hofmann

Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy

We present a review of the current status of very high energy gamma-ray astronomy. The development of the atmospheric Cherenkov imaging technique for ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has led to a rapid growth in the number of observatories.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Michael Catanese , Trevor C. Weekes

Current Status of VHE Astronomy

Very-high-energy astronomy studies the Universe at energies between 30 GeV and 100 TeV. The past decade has seen enormous progress in this field. There are now at least seven known sources of VHE photons. By studying these objects in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-25 Gus Sinnis