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The binary system PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 is well sampled in radio, X-rays, and TeV gamma-rays, and shows orbital phase-dependent variability in these frequencies. The first detection of GeV gamma-rays from the system was made around the 2010…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-23 P. H. T. Tam , K. L. Li , J. Takata , A. T. Okazaki , C. Y. Hui , A. K. H. Kong

We present here, follow-up observations of four Binary black hole BBH events performed with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) in the Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray domain during the second and third LIGO/Virgo observation…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-09 Halim Ashkar , Francois Brun , Clemens Hoischen , Ruslan Konno , Stefan Ohm , Heike Prokoph , Fabian Schüssler , Monica Seglar Arroyo , Sylvia J Zhu

The results of gamma-ray observations of the binary system HESS J0632+057 collected during 450 hours over 15 years, between 2004 and 2019, are presented. Data taken with the atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes H.E.S.S., MAGIC, and VERITAS at…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-01-05 C. B. Adams , W. Benbow , A. Brill , J. H. Buckley , M. Capasso , A. J. Chromey , M. Errando , A. Falcone , K. A. Farrell , Q. Feng , J P. Finley , G. Foote , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , A. Gent , G. H. Gillanders , C. Giuri , O. Gueta , D. Hanna , T. Hassan , O. Hervet , J. Holder , B. Hona , T. B. Humensky , W. Jin , P. Kaaret , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , T. K. Kleiner , F. Krennrich , S. Kumar , M. J. Lang , M. Lundy , G. Maier , C. E. McGrath , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , D. Nieto , M. Nievas-Rosillo , S. O'Brien , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , N. Park , S. Patel , K. Pfrang , A. Pichel , M. Pohl , R. R. Prado , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , P. T. Reynolds , D. Ribeiro , E. Roache , A. C. Rovero , J. L. Ryan , M. Santander , S. Schlenstedt , G. H. Sembroski , R. Shang , D. Tak , V. V. Vassiliev , A. Weinstein , D. A. Williams , T. J. Williamson , V. A. Acciari , S. Ansoldi , L. A. Antonelli , A. Arbet Engels , M. Artero , K. Asano , D. 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Prokoph , G. Puehlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , P. Reichherzer , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , F. Rieger , C. Romoli , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , H. Rueda Ricarte , E. Ruiz Velasco , V. Sahakian , S. Sailer , H. Salzmann , D. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , M. Sasaki , F. Schuessler , H. Schutte , U. Schwanke , M. Senniappan , J. Shapopi , R. Simoni , H. Sol , A. Specovius , S. Spencer , R. Steenkamp , S. Steinmassl , L. Sun , T. Takahashi , T. Tanaka , R. Terrier , N. Tsuji , Y. Uchiyama , C. van Eldik , B. van Soelen , J. Veh , C. Venter , J. Vink , S. Wagner , R. White , A. Wierzcholska , Y. W. Wong , M. Zacharias , D. Zargaryan , A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , S. Zhu , S. Zouari , N. Zywucka , Y. Moritani , D. F. Torres

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) is an array of five imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. Since 2003 it has been operating in the configuration of four 12 m telescopes complemented in 2012 by a much bigger 28 m telescope…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 I. Sushch

The high-energy gamma-ray emission discovered using the H.E.S.S. telescopes from the binary system PSR B1259 -63, is modelled using an extension of the approach that successfully predicted it. We find that the simultaneous INTEGRAL and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-30 J. G. Kirk , Lewis Ball , S. Johnston

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) is an array of five imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) to study gamma-ray emission from astrophysical objects in the Southern hemisphere. It is the only hybrid array of IACTs,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-19 S. Ohm , S. Wagner

HESS J0632+057 has been recently identified as a new gamma-ray binary system. The source, located in the Monoceros region and associated with the massive Be star MWC 148, shows variability from radio to very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-12 Pol Bordas , Gernot Maier

We report on the results of the extensive multi-wavelength campaign from optical to GeV gamma-rays of the 2014 periastron passage of PSR B1259-63, which is a unique high-mass gamma-ray emitting binary system with a young pulsar companion.…

The gamma-ray binary HESS J0632+057 has been observed at very-high energies (E $>$ 100 GeV) for more than ten years by the major systems of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. We present a summary of results obtained with the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 G. Maier , O. Blanch , D. Hadasch , A. López-Oramas , N. Komin , M. Lundy , D. Malyshev , J. Moepi , S. Ohm , G. Pühlhofer , R. Prado , S. Schlenstedt , D. F. Torres , B. Zitzer

The H.E.S.S. Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope Array is currently the most sensitive instrument for Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray observations in the energy range of about 0.1-10 TeV. During more than two years of operation with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Christopher van Eldik

The H.E.S.S. Cherenkov telescope array, located on the southern hemisphere in Namibia, studies very high energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from astrophysical objects. During its successful operations since 2002 more than 80…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Martin Raue

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) has observed the high-frequency peaked BL Lac object PKS2155-304 in 2003 between October 19 and November 26 in Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-rays (E>160 GeV for these observations). Observations…

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

The H.E.S.S. (High Energy Stereoscopic System) phase I is comprised of four Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, for observation of galactic and cosmic sources of very high energy gamma rays. Its installation in the Khomas highlands,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 M. Punch , the HESS Collaboration

We examine changes of the $\gamma$-ray intensity observed from the direction of the binary system PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 during campaigns around its three periastron passages. A simple and straightforward method is applied to the published…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-12-16 Stanislav Stefanik , Dalibor Nosek

Flat-spectrum radio-quasars (FSRQs) are rarely detected at very-high-energies (VHE; E>100 GeV) due to their low-frequency-peaked SEDs. At present, only 6 FSRQs are known to emit VHE photons, representing only 7% of the VHE extragalactic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-29 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 , M. Capasso , S. Caroff , A. Carosi , S. Casanova , M. Cerruti , T. Chand , S. Chandra , A. Chen , S. Colafrancesco , M. Curylo , I. D. Davids , C. Deil , J. Devin , P. deWilt , L. Dirson , A. Djannati-Ataï , A. Dmytriiev , A. Donath , V. Doroshenko , L. O'C. Drury , 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 , 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. Katarzynski , M. Katsuragawa , U. Katz , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , J. King , S. Klepser , W. Kluzniak , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , D. Kostunin , M. Kraus , G. Lamanna , J. Lau , A. Lemière , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , E. Leser , C. Levy , T. Lohse , I. Lypova , J. Mackey , J. Majumdar , 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 , J. Muller , C. Moore , E. Moulin , T. Murach , S. Nakashima , M. de Naurois , H. Ndiyavala , F. Niederwanger , J. Niemiec , L. Oakes , P. O'Brien , H. Odaka , S. Ohm , E. de Oña 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. Saito , D. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , M. Sasaki , R. Schlickeiser , F. Schüssler , A. Schulz , H. 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 , L. 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 , F. Voisin , 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 , A. Ziegler , J. Zorn , N. Zywucka , P. S. Smith

PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 is a classical gamma-ray binary detected from radio to TeV energies near periastron. Using over 17 years of Fermi-LAT observations, we report the first significant detection ($8\sigma$ in likelihood analysis) of the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-12-18 D. Malyshev , M. Chernyakova , A. Finn Gallagher , A. Kuzin , N. Matchett , A. Santangelo , Iu. Shebalkova , B. van Soelen

With the installation of a new 28-m diameter imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope in the middle of the array, the H.E.S.S. instrument has entered since 2012 into its Phase II. The fifth large-size telescope is particularly important to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Matteo Cerruti , Jean-Philippe Lenain , Heike Prokoph

The H.E.S.S. experiment (High Energy Stereoscopic System) is a new generation atmospheric Cherenkov detector measuring high-energy (>100 GeV) gamma radiation from the Universe. This paper briefly explains the imaging Cherenkov technique and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 U. Schwanke

Since the commissioning of the array in Spring 2007, the VERITAS array (sensitive in the 0.1-50 TeV energy range) has acquired over 300 hours of observations investigating the TeV emission from X-ray binary star systems, in particular…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Andrew W. Smith

The H.E.S.S. experiment, an array of four Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes with high sensitivity and large field-of-view, has been used to search for emitters of very-high-energy (VHE, >100 GeV) gamma-rays along the Galactic plane,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 HESS Collaboration , F. Aharonian