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Very-high-energy observations of the binaries V 404 Cyg and 4U 0115+634 during giant X-ray outbursts

Transient X-ray binaries produce major outbursts in which the X-ray flux can increase over the quiescent level by factors as large as $10^7$. The low-mass X-ray binary V 404 Cyg and the high-mass system 4U 0115+634 underwent such major…

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VERITAS Discovery of Very High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from RGB J2243+203

RGB J2243+203 is a blazar at an estimated redshift of greater than 0.39 that has been classified both as an intermediate-frequency-peaked BL Lac object and as a high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object. This source has been detected by VERITAS…

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The TeV binary HESS J0632+057 in the low and high X-ray state

We report on a 40ks Chandra observation of the TeV emitting high mass X-ray binary HESS J0632+057 performed in February 2011 during a high-state of X-ray and TeV activity. We have used the ACIS-S camera in Continuos Clocking mode to search…

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Orbital Modulation of Gamma-Rays Beyond 100 TeV from LS 5039

Gamma-ray binaries are systems composed of a compact object orbiting a massive companion star. The interaction between these two objects can drive relativistic outflows, either jets or winds, in which particles can be accelerated to…

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Observation of LS I +61 303 with VERITAS

The high mass X-ray binary LS I +61 303 has been observed over several months in 2006 and 2007 with the VERITAS array of imaging air-Cherenkov telescopes. A signal of high energy gamma rays with energies above 350 GeV is detected in several…

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Observations of Pulsar Wind Nebulae with the VERITAS Array of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes

Many of the recently discovered galactic very high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray sources are associated with Pulsar Wind Nebulae, which is the most populous Galactic source category at TeV energies. The extended synchrotron nebulae of these…

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Sizing up the population of gamma-ray binaries

Gamma-ray binaries are thought to be composed of a young pulsar in orbit around a massive O or Be star, with their gamma-ray emission powered by pulsar spindown. The number of such systems in our Galaxy is not known. We aim to estimate the…

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VERITAS Observations Contemporaneous with the LHAASO Detection of NGC 4278

Significant gamma-ray emission between 1 TeV and 20 TeV from a point source, 1LHAASO J1219+2915, consistent with the location of the LINER/LLAGN galaxy NGC 4278 was recently reported by the LHAASO collaboration. These data were later split…

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VERITAS Observations of Blazars

The VERITAS array of four 12-m diameter imaging atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes in southern Arizona is used to study very high energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from astrophysical objects. VERITAS is currently the most sensitive…

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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…

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Recent Highlights from the VERITAS AGN Discovery Program

VERITAS began full-scale operations in 2007 and it remains one of the world's most sensitive very-high-energy (VHE; E >100 GeV) gamma-ray observatories. More than 8,300 hours (~50%) of its good-weather data were targeted on active galactic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-03-17 Wystan Benbow , Jodi Christiansen , Julia Francescutti , Garrett Kunkler , Will Root , Phoebe Zyla

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

The VERITAS Extragalactic non-Blazar Program

VERITAS is an array of four 12-m diameter imaging atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes located in southern Arizona. Its aim is to study the very high energy (VHE: E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from astrophysical objects. In addition to the…

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Multiwavelength Observations of LS I +61 303 with VERITAS, Swift and RXTE

We present results from a long-term monitoring campaign on the TeV binary LSI +61 303 with VERITAS at energies above 500 GeV, and in the 2-10 keV hard X-ray bands with RXTE and Swift, sampling nine 26.5 day orbital cycles between September…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 VERITAS Collaboration , V. A. Acciari , E. Aliu , T. Arlen , M. Bautista , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , M. Bottcher , S. M. Bradbury , V. Bugaev , Y. Butt , Y. Butt , K. Byrum0 , A. Cannon , A. Cesarini , Y. C. Chow , L. Ciupik , P. Cogan , P. Colin , W. Cui , M. Daniel , R. Dickherber , T. Ergin , A. Falcone , S. J. Fegan , J. P. Finley , P. Fortin , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , D. Gall , G. H. Gillanders , J. Grube , R. Guenette , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , E. Hays , J. Holder , D. Horan , C. M. Hui , T. B. Humensky , P. Kaaret , N. Karlsson , 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 , J. S. Perkins , 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 , M. Stroh , S. Swordy , M. Theiling , J. A. Toner , A. Varlotta , V. V. Vassiliev , R. G. Wagner , S. P. Wakely , J. E. Ward , T. C. Weekes , A. Weinsteiny , R. J. White , D. A. Williams , S. Wissely , M. Woody , B. Zitzer

Discovery of the Binary Pulsar PSR B1259-63 in Very-High-Energy Gamma Rays around Periastron with H.E.S.S

We report the discovery of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission of the binary system PSR B1259-63/SS 2883 of a radio pulsar orbiting a massive, luminous Be star in a highly eccentric orbit. The observations around the 2004 periastron…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 F. Aharonian

Highlight Talk: Recent Results from VERITAS

VERITAS is a state-of-the-art ground-based gamma-ray observatory that operates in the very high-energy (VHE) region of 100 GeV to 50 TeV. The observatory consists of an array of four 12m-diameter imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes…

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Gamma rays from compact binary system

Some of the very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray sources detected with the modern generation of Cherenkov telescopes have been identified with previously known X-ray binary systems. These detections demonstrate the richness of non-thermal…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Josep M. Paredes

Revealing Gamma-Ray Binaries

Recent ground based and space telescopes that detect high energy photons from a few up to hundreds of gigaelectron volts (GeV) have opened a new window on the universe. However, because of the relatively poor angular resolution of these…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 I. F. Mirabel