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High zenith angle observations of PKS 2155-304 with the MAGIC-I telescope

The high frequency peaked BL Lac PKS 2155-304 with a redshift of z=0.116 was discovered in 1997 in the very high energy (VHE, E >100GeV) gamma-ray range by the University of Durham Mark VI gamma-ray Cherenkov telescope in Australia with a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-05 The MAGIC Collaboration , J. Aleksić , L. A. Antonelli , P. Antoranz , M. Asensio , U. Barres de Almeida , J. A. Barrio , J. Becerra González , W. Bednarek , K. Berger , E. Bernardini , A. Biland , O. Blanch , R. K. Bock , A. Boller , G. Bonnoli , D. Borla Tridon , T. Bretz , E. Carmona , A. Carosi , P. Colin , E. Colombo , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , L. Cossio , S. Covino , P. Da Vela , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , G. De Caneva , E. De Cea del Pozo , B. De Lotto , C. Delgado Mendez , A. Diago Ortega , M. Doert , D. Dominis Prester , D. Dorner , M. Doro , D. Eisenacher , D. Elsaesser , D. Ferenc , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , C. Fruck , R. J. García López , M. Garczarczyk , D. Garrido Terrats , M. Gaug , G. Giavitto , N. Godinović , A. González Muñoz , S. R. Gozzini , A. Hadamek , D. Hadasch , D. Häfner , A. Herrero , J. Hose , D. Hrupec , B. Huber , F. Jankowski , T. Jogler , V. Kadenius , S. Klepser , M. L. Knoetig , T. Krähenbühl , J. Krause , J. Kushida , A. La Barbera , D. Lelas , E. Leonardo , N. Lewandowska , E. Lindfors , S. Lombardi , M. López , R. López-Coto , A. López-Oramas , E. Lorenz , M. Makariev , G. Maneva , N. Mankuzhiyil , K. Mannheim , L. Maraschi , B. Marcote , M. Mariotti , M. Martínez , D. Mazin , M. Meucci , J. M. Miranda , R. Mirzoyan , J. Moldón , A. Moralejo , P. Munar-Adrover , A. Niedzwiecki , D. Nieto , K. Nilsson , N. Nowak , R. Orito , S. Paiano , M. Palatiello , D. Paneque , R. Paoletti , J. M. Paredes , S. Partini , M. Persic , M. Pilia , J. Pochon , F. Prada , P. G. Prada Moroni , E. Prandini , I. Puljak , I. Reichardt , R. Reinthal , W. Rhode , M. Ribó , J. Rico , S. Rügamer , A. Saggion , K. Saito , T. Y. Saito , M. Salvati , K. Satalecka , V. Scalzotto , V. Scapin , C. Schultz , T. Schweizer , S. N. Shore , A. Sillanpää , J. Sitarek , I. Snidaric , D. Sobczynska , F. Spanier , S. Spiro , V. Stamatescu , A. Stamerra , B. Steinke , J. Storz , S. Sun , T. Surić , L. Takalo , H. Takami , F. Tavecchio , P. Temnikov , T. Terzić , D. Tescaro , M. Teshima , O. Tibolla , D. F. Torres , T. Toyama , A. Treves , M. Uellenbeck , P. Vogler , R. M. Wagner , Q. Weitzel , V. Zabalza , F. Zandanel , R. Zanin

Multi-wavelength observations of PKS 2155-304 with H.E.S.S

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

Long term variability of the blazar PKS 2155-304

Time variability of the photon flux is a known feature of active galactic nuclei (AGN) and in particular of blazars. The high frequency peaked BL Lac (HBL) object PKS 2155-304 is one of the brightest sources in the TeV band and has been…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Jill Chevalier , Max Anton Kastendieck , Frank Rieger , Gilles Maurin , Jean-Philippe Lenain , Giovanni Lamanna

H.E.S.S. Observations of PKS 2155-304

The high-frequency peaked BL Lac PKS 2155-304 at redshift z=0.117 has been detected with high significance (~45 sigma) at energies greater than 160 GeV, using the H.E.S.S. stereoscopic array of imaging air-Cherenkov telescopes in Namibia. A…

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

High zenith angle observations of PKS 2155-304 with the MAGIC telescope

The high frequency peaked BL Lac PKS 2155-304 with a redshift z=0.116 was discovered 1997 in the VHE range by the University of Durham Mark 6 gamma-ray telescope in Australia with a flux corresponding to approx. 0.2 times the Crab Nebula…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-13 D. Hadasch , T. Bretz , D. Mazin

A Spectacular VHE Gamma-Ray Outburst from PKS 2155-304 in 2006

Since 2002 the VHE (>100 GeV) gamma-ray flux of the high-frequency peaked BL Lac PKS 2155-304 has been monitored with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS). An extreme gamma-ray outburst was detected in the early hours of July 28, 2006…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-10-01 W. Benbow , C. Boisson , L. Costamante , O. de Jager , G. Dubus , D. Emmanoulopoulos , B. Giebels , S. Pita , M. Punch , C. Raubenheimer , M. Raue , H. Sol , S. Wagner

An Exceptional VHE Gamma-Ray Flare of PKS 2155-304

The high-frequency peaked BL Lac PKS 2155-304 at redshift z=0.116 is a well-known VHE (>100 GeV) gamma-ray emitter. Since 2002 its VHE flux has been monitored using the H.E.S.S. stereoscopic array of imaging atmospheric-Cherenkov telescopes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-10 F. Aharonian

Gamma-ray blazar spectra with H.E.S.S. II mono analysis: the case of PKS 2155-304 and PG 1553+113

The addition of a 28 m Cherenkov telescope (CT5) to the H.E.S.S. array extended the experiment's sensitivity to lower energies. The lowest energy threshold is obtained using monoscopic analysis of data taken with CT5, providing access to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-04-12 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , H. Abdalla , A. Abramowski , F. Aharonian , F. Ait Benkhali , A. G. Akhperjanian , T. Andersson , E. O. Angüner , M. Arrieta , P. Aubert , M. Backes , A. Balzer , M. Barnard , Y. Becherini , J. Becker Tjus , D. Berge , S. Bernhard , K. Bernlöhr , R. Blackwell , M. Böttcher , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , P. Bordas , F. Brun , P. Brun , M. Bryan , T. Bulik , M. Capasso , J. Carr , S. Casanova , M. Cerruti , N. Chakraborty , R. Chalme-Calvet , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Chen , J. Chevalier , M. Chrétien , S. Colafrancesco , G. Cologna , B. Condon , J. Conrad , C. Couturier , Y. Cui , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange , C. Deil , J. Devin , P. deWilt , L. Dirson , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , A. Donath , L. O'C. Drury , G. Dubus , K. Dutson , J. Dyks , T. Edwards , K. Egberts , P. Eger , J. -P. Ernenwein , S. Eschbach , C. Farnier , S. Fegan , M. V. Fern , A. Fiasson , G. Fontaine , A. Förster , S. Funk , M. Füßling , S. Gabici , M. Gajdus , Y. A. Gallant , T. Garrigoux , G. Giavitto , B. Giebels , J. F. Glicenstein , D. Gottschall , A. Goyal , M. -H. Grondin , D. Hadasch , J. Hahn , M. Haupt , J. Hawkes , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , O. Hervet , A. Hillert , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , C. Hoischen , M. Holler , D. Horns , A. Ivascenko , A. Jacholkowska , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , D. Jankowsky , F. Jankowsky , M. Jingo , T. Jogler , L. Jouvin , I. Jung-Richardt , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzyński , U. Katz , D. Kerszberg , B. Khélifi , M. Kieffer , J. King , S. Klepser , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , D. Kolitzus , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , S. Krakau , M. Kraus , F. Krayzel , P. P. Krüger , H. Laffon , G. Lamanna , J. Lau , J. -P. Lees , J. Lefaucheur , V. Lefranc , A. Lemière , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , E. Leser , T. Lohse , M. Lorentz , R. Liu , R. López-Coto , I. Lypova , V. Mar , A. Marcowith , C. Mariaud , R. Marx , G. Maurin , N. Maxted , M. Mayer , P. J. Meintjes , M. Meyer , A. M. W. Mitchell , R. Moderski , M. Mohamed , L. Mohrmann , K. Morå , E. Moulin , T. Murach , M. de Naurois , F. Niederwanger , J. Niemiec , L. Oakes , P. O'Brien , H. Odaka , S. Öttl , S. Ohm , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , M. Padovani , M. Panter , R. D. Parsons , M. Paz Arribas , N. W. Pekeur , G. Pelletier , C. Perennes , P. -O. Petrucci , B. Peyaud , S. Pita , H. Poon , D. Prokhorov , H. Prokoph , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , S. Raab , A. Reimer , O. Reimer , M. Renaud , R. de los Reyes , F. Rieger , C. Romoli , S. Rosier-Lees , G. Rowell , B. Rudak , C. B. Rulten , V. Sahakian , D. Salek , D. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , M. Sasaki , R. Schlickeiser , F. Schüssler , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwemmer , M. Settimo , A. S. Seyffert , N. Shafi , I. Shilon , R. Simoni , H. Sol , F. Spanier , G. Spengler , F. Spies , Ł. Stawarz , R. Steenkamp , C. Stegmann , F. Stinzing , K. Stycz , I. Sushch , J. -P. Tavernet , T. Tavernier , A. M. Taylor , R. Terrier , L. Tibaldo , D. Tiziani , M. Tluczykont , C. Trichard , R. Tuffs , Y. Uchiyama , D. J. van der Walt , C. van Eldik , B. van Soelen , G. Vasileiadis , J. Veh , C. Venter , A. Viana , P. Vincent , J. Vink , F. Voisin , H. J. Völk , T. Vuillaume , Z. Wadiasingh , S. J. Wagner , P. Wagner , R. M. Wagner , R. White , A. Wierzcholska , P. Willmann , A. Wörnlein , D. Wouters , R. Yang , V. Zabalza , D. Zaborov , M. Zacharias , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech , F. Zefi , A. Ziegler , N. Żywucka , LAT Collaboration , : , M. Ackermann , M. Ajello , L. Baldini , G. Barbiellini , R. Bellazzini , R. D. Bl , R. Bonino , J. Bregeon , P. Bruel , R. Buehler , G. A. Cali , R. A. Cameron , M. Caragiulo , P. A. Caraveo , E. Cavazzuti , C. Cecchi , J. Chiang , G. Chiaro , S. Ciprini , J. Cohen-Tanugi , F. Costanza , S. Cutini , F. D'Amm , F. de Palma , R. Desiante , N. Di Lalla , M. Di Mauro , L. Di Venere , B. Donaggio , C. Favuzzi , W. B. Focke , P. Fusco , F. Gargano , D. Gasparrini , N. Giglietto , F. Giordano , M. Giroletti , L. Guillemot , S. Guiriec , D. Horan , G. Jóhannesson , T. Kamae , S. Kensei , D. Kocevski , S. Larsson , J. Li , F. Longo , F. Loparco , M. N. Lovellette , P. Lubrano , S. Maldera , A. Manfreda , M. N. Mazziotta , P. F. Michelson , T. Mizuno , M. E. Monzani , A. Morselli , M. Negro , E. Nuss , M. Orienti , E. Orl , D. Paneque , J. S. Perkins , M. Pesce-Rollins , F. Piron , G. Pivato , T. A. Porter , G. Principe , S. Rainò , M. Razzano , D. Simone , E. J. Siskind , F. Spada , P. Spinelli , J. B. Thayer , D. F. Torres , E. Torresi , E. Troja , G. Vianello , K. S. Wood

Unraveling The Complex Nature Of The Very High-Energy $\gamma$-Ray Blazar PKS 2155-304

PKS 2155-304 is a blazar located in the Southern Hemisphere, monitored with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) at very high energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) $\gamma$ rays every year since 2002. Thanks to the large data set collected in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-12-05 Alicja Wierzcholska , Michael Zacharias , Felix Jankowsky , Stefan Wagner , H. E. S. S. Collaboration

STACEE Observations of 1ES 1218+304

We present the analysis and results of recent high-energy gamma-ray observations of the high energy-peaked BL Lac (HBL) object 1ES 1218+304 with the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment (STACEE). 1ES 1218+304 is an X-ray…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-10-24 STACEE Collaboration , R. Mukherjee , N. Akhter , J. Ball , J. E. Carson , C. E. Covault , D. D. Driscoll , P. Fortin , D. M. Gingrich , D. S. Hanna , A. Jarvis , J. Kildea , T. Lindner , C. Mueller , R. A. Ong , K. Ragan , D. A. Williams , J. Zweerink

REM near-IR and optical multiband observations of PKS2155-304 in 2005

Spectral variability is the main tool for constraining emission models of BL Lac objects. By means of systematic observations of the BL Lac prototype PKS 2155-304 in the infrared-optical band, we explore variability on the scales of months,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-16 A. Dolcini , F. Farfanelli , S. Ciprini , A. Treves , S. Covino , G. Tosti , E. Pian , B. Sbarufatti , E. Molinari , G. Chincarini , F. M. Zerbi , G. Malaspina , P. Conconi , L. Nicastro , E. Palazzi , V. Testa , F. Vitali , L. A. Antonelli , J. Danziger , G. Tagliaferri , E. Meurs , S. Vergani , A. Fernandez-Soto , E. Distefano , G. Cutispoto , F. D'Alessio

Optical Monitoring of PKS 2155-304 during August-September 2004 with the KVA telescope

The southern gamma-ray blazar PKS 2155-304 is one of the brightest and most intensively studied prototypes of BL Lac object. PKS 2155-304 has recently aroused the interest of Cherenkov telescope projects like HESS and MAGIC, the former…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Ciprini , E. Lindfors , K. Nilsson , L. Ostorero

Gamma-ray blazar spectra with H.E.S.S. II mono analysis: the case of PKS 2155-304 and PG 1553+113

The addition of a 28 m Cherenkov telescope (CT5) to the H.E.S.S. array extended the experiment's sensitivity to lower energies, providing new opportunities for studies of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) with soft intrinsic spectra and at high…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 D. Zaborov , A. M. Taylor , D. A. Sanchez , J. -P. Lenain , C. Romoli

Search for Short Timescale Variability in PG1553+113 with LST-1 of CTAO

PG 1553+113 is a high-frequency peaked BL Lac object (HBL), with redshift 0.433, detected with the current generation of IACTs (Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes) up to $\sim$ 1 TeV. Interestingly, the continuous $\gamma$-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-07-16 Arshia Ruina , Helena Luciani , Elisa Prandini

Simultaneous observations of PKS 2155-304 with H.E.S.S., Fermi, RXTE and ATOM: spectral energy distributions and variability in a low state

We report on the first simultaneous observations that cover the optical, X-ray, and high energy gamma-ray bands of the BL Lac object PKS 2155-304. The gamma-ray bands were observed for 11 days, between 25 August and 6 September 2008,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2009-07-22 H. E. S. S. , Fermi-LAT collaborations

VHE gamma-ray emission of PKS 2155-304: spectral and temporal variability

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

Very high-energy observations of the two high-frequency peaked BL Lac objects 1ES 1218+304 and H 1426+428

We present results of very-high-energy gamma-ray observations (E > 160 GeV) of two high-frequency-peaked BL Lac (HBL) objects, 1ES 1218+304 and H 1426+428, with the Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment (STACEE). Both sources…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-07-28 C. Mueller , N. Akhter , J. Ball , D. A. Bramel , J. Carson , C. E. Covault , D. Driscoll , P. Fortin , D. M. Gingrich , D. S. Hanna , A. Jarvis , J. Kildea , T. Lindner , R. Mukherjee , R. A. Ong , K. Ragan , R. A. Scalzo , D. A. Williams , J. Zweerink

Variability studies and modeling of the blazar PKS 2155-304 in the light of a decade of multi-wavelength observations

The variability of the high-frequency peaked BL Lac object PKS 2155-304 is studied using almost 10 years of optical, X-ray and gamma-rays data. Publicly available data have been gathered and analyzed with the aim to characterize the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-01-16 J. Chevalier , D. A. Sanchez , P. D. Serpico , J. -P. Lenain , G. Maurin

The Complex 0.1-100 keV X-Ray Spectrum of PKS2155-304

A long ($>100,000$ seconds) observation of the bright BL Lac object PKS 2155-304 has been carried out with the Narrow Field Instruments of the BeppoSAX satellite as part of the Science Verification Phase. The source was detected between 0.1…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. Giommi et al

Simultaneous multiwavelength observations of the second exceptional gamma-ray flare of PKS 2155-304 in July 2006

Simultaneous HESS/CHANDRA/optical observations were performed on the BL Lac object PKS 2155-304 in the night of July 29-30 2006, when the source underwent its second major gamma-ray outburst in Summer 2006. This event took place about 44…

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