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Discovery of very high energy gamma-ray emission from Centaurus A with H.E.S.S

We report the discovery of faint very high energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from the radio galaxy Centaurus A in observations performed with the H.E.S.S. experiment, an imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope array consisting of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-17 HESS Collaboration , F. Aharonian

Observation of Very High Energy Gamma Rays from HESS J1804-216 with CANGAROO-III Telescopes

We observed the unidentified TeV gamma-ray source HESS J1804-216 with the CANGAROO-III atmospheric Cerenkov telescopes from May to July in 2006. We detected very high energy gamma rays above 600 GeV at the 10 sigma level in an effective…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 Y. Higashi , H. Kubo , T. Yoshida , R. Enomoto , T. Tanimori , P. G. Edwards , T. Naito

Discovery of VHE gamma-rays from Centaurus A

We report the discovery of faint very high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from the radio galaxy Centaurus A in deep observations performed with the H.E.S.S. experiment. A signal with a statistical significance of 5.0 sigma is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 M. Raue , J. -P. Lenain , F. A. Aharonian , Y. Becherini , C. Boisson , A. -C. Clapson , L. Costamante , L. Gerard , C. Medina , M. de Naurois , M. Punch , F. Rieger , H. Sol , L. Stawarz , A. Zech

Time-dependent absorption of very high-energy gamma-rays from the Galactic center by pair-production

Very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays have been detected from the direction of the Galactic center. The H.E.S.S. Cherenkov telescopes have located this gamma-ray source with a preliminary position uncertainty of 8.5" per axis (6" statistic + 6"…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-12-13 Attila Abramowski , Dieter Horns , Stefan Gillessen , Joachim Ripken , Christopher van Eldik

Discovery of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the vicinity of PSR J1913+1011 with H.E.S.S

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

The very-high-energy gamma-ray view of the Galactic Centre as of early 2010

Progress in the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique has enabled first sensitive observations of the innermost few 100 pc of the Milky Way in Very High Energy (VHE; >100 GeV) gamma rays. Observations by the H.E.S.S. instrument deliver…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 Christopher van Eldik

Observation of Gamma Rays from the Galactic Center with the MAGIC Telescope

Recently, the Galactic Center has been reported to be a source of very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays by the VERITAS, CANGAROO and HESS experiments. The energy spectra as measured by these experiments show substantial differences. In this…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Albert , MAGIC collaboration

Very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from high-redshift blazars

We study the possible detection of and properties of very high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission (in the energy band above 100 GeV) from high redshift sources. We report on the detection of VHE gamma-ray flux from blazars with redshifts…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-08-20 A. Neronov , D. V. Semikoz , A. M. Taylor , Ie. Vovk

Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Observations with H.E.S.S

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

Discovery of VHE gamma-ray emission from 1ES1218+30.4

The MAGIC collaboration has studied the high peaked BL-Lac object 1ES1218+30.4 at a redshift z = 0.182, using the MAGIC imaging air Cherenkov telescope located on the Canary island of La Palma. A gamma-ray signal was observed with 6.4sigma…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-28 MAGIC collaboration , J. Albert , E. Aliu , H. Anderhub , P. Antoranz , A. Armada , M. Asensio , C. Baixeras , J. A. Barrio , M. Bartelt , H. Bartko , D. Bastieri , S. R. Bavikadi , W. Bednarek , K. Berger , C. Bigongiari , A. Biland , E. Bisesi , R. K. Bock , T. Bretz , I. Britvitch , M. Camara , A. Chilingarian , S. Ciprini , J. A. Coarasa , S. Commichau , J. L. Contreras , J. Cortina , V. Curtef , V. Danielyan , F. Dazzi , A. De Angelis , R. de los Reyes , B. De Lotto , E. Domingo-Santamaria , D. Dorner , M. Doro , M. Errando , M. Fagiolini , D. Ferenc , E. Fernandez , R. Firpo , J. Flix , M. V. Fonseca , L. Font , N. Galante , M. Garczarczyk , M. Gaug , M. Giller , F. Goebel , D. Hakobyan , M. Hayashida , T. Hengstebeck , D. Hoehne , J. Hose , P. Jacon , O. Kalekin , D. Kranich , A. Laille , T. Lenisa , P. Liebing , E. Lindfors

Discovery of Very High Energy gamma-rays from 1ES 1011+496 at z=0.212

We report on the discovery of Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object 1ES1011+496. The observation was triggered by an optical outburst in March 2007 and the source was observed with the MAGIC telescope from…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 MAGIC Collaboration , J. Albert

Discovery of very-high-energy emission from RGB J2243+203 and derivation of its redshift upper limit

Very-high-energy (VHE; $>$ 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from the blazar RGB J2243+203 was discovered with the VERITAS Cherenkov telescope array, during the period between 21 and 24 December 2014. The VERITAS energy spectrum from this source…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-11-15 A. U. Abeysekara , S. Archambault , A. Archer , W. Benbow , R. Bird , R. Brose , M. Buchovecky , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , M. Cerruti , M. P. Connolly , W. Cui , A. Falcone , Q. Feng , J. P. Finley , H. Fleischhack , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , G. H. Gillanders , S. Griffin , J. Grube , M. Hutten , D. Hanna , O. Hervet , J. Holder , T. B. Humensky , C. A. Johnson , P. Kaaret , P. Kar , N. Kelley-Hoskins , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , M. Krause , F. Krennrich , S. Kumar , M. J. Lang , G. Maier , S. McArthur , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , D. Nieto , S. OBrien , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , N. Park , A. Petrashyk , M. Poh , A. Popkow , E. Puesche , J. Quinn , K. Ragan , P. T. Reynolds , G. T. Richards , E. Roache , C. Rulten , I. Sadeh , M. Santander , G. H. Sembroski , K. Shahinyan , D. Staszak , I. Telezhinsky , J. Tyler , V. V. Vassiliev , S. P. Wakely , O. M. Weiner , A. Weinstein , P. Wilcox , A. Wilhelm , D. A. Williams , B. Zitzer

Searches for very high energy gamma rays from blazars with CANGAROO-III telescope in 2005-2009

We have searched for very high energy (VHE) gamma rays from four blazars using the CANGAROO-III imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope. We report the results of the observations of H 2356-309, PKS 2155-304, PKS 0537-441, and 3C 279,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-02-21 Y. Mizumura , J. Kushida , K. Nishijima , G. V. Bicknell , R. W. Clay , P. G. Edwards , S. Gunji , S. Hara , S. Hayashi , S. Kabuki , F. Kajino , A. Kawachi , T. Kifune , R. Kiuchi , K. Kodani , Y. Matsubara , T. Mizukami , Y. Mizumoto , M. Mori , H. Muraishi , T. Naito , M. Ohishi , V. Stamatescu , D. L. Swaby , T. Tanimori , G. Thornton , F. Tokanai , T. Toyama , S. Yanagita , T. Yoshida , T. Yoshikoshi

Discovery of VHE Gamma Radiation from IC443 with the MAGIC Telescope

We report the detection of a new source of very high energy (VHE, E_gamma >= 100GeV) gamma-ray emission located close to the Galactic Plane, MAGIC J0616+225, which is spatially coincident with SNR IC443. The observations were carried out…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-08-27 MAGIC Collaboration

CANGAROO-III observation of TeV gamma rays from the unidentified gamma-ray source HESS J1614-518

We report the detection, with the CANGAROO-III imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope array, of a very high energy gamma-ray signal from the unidentified gamma-ray source HESS J1614-518, which was discovered in the H.E.S.S. Galactic plane…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 T. Mizukami , H. Kubo , T. Yoshida , T. Nakamori , R. Enomoto , T. Tanimori , M. Akimoto , G. V. Bicknell , R. W. Clay , P. G. Edwards , S. Gunji , S. Hara , T. Hara , S. Hayashi , H. Ishioka , S. Kabuki , F. Kajino , H. Katagiri , A. Kawachi , T. Kifune , R. Kiuchi , T. Kunisawa , J. Kushida , T. Matoba , Y. Matsubara , I. Matsuzawa , Y. Mizumura , Y. Mizumoto , M. Mori , H. Muraishi , T. Naito , K. Nakayama , K. Nishijima , M. Ohishi , Y. Otake , S. Ryoki , K. Saito , Y. Sakamoto , V. Stamatescu , T. Suzuki , D. L. Swaby , G. Thornton , F. Tokanai , Y. Toyota , K. Tsuchiya , S. Yanagita , Y. Yokoe , T. Yoshikoshi , Y. Yukawa

First detection of VHE gamma-rays from SN 1006 by H.E.S.S

Recent theoretical predictions of the lowest very high energy (VHE) luminosity of SN 1006 are only a factor 5 below the previously published H.E.S.S. upper limit, thus motivating further in-depth observations of this source. Deep…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-10-12 HESS Collaboration , F. Acero , F. Aharonian , A. G. Akhperjanian , G. Anton , U. Barres de Almeida , A. R. Bazer-Bachi , Y. Becherini , B. Behera , M. Beilicke , 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 , J. Conrad , 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 , P. Eger , P. Espigat , L. Fallon , C. Farnier , S. Fegan , 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. Glück , P. Goret , D. Göring , D. Hauser , 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. Katarzy'nski , U. Katz , S. Kaufmann , M. Kerschhaggl , D. Khangulyan , B. Khélifi , D. Keogh , D. Klochkov , W. Klu'zniak , T. Kneiske , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , R. Kossakowski , G. Lamanna , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , T. Lohse , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , J. Masbou , D. Maurin , T. J. L. McComb , M. C. Medina , J. Méhault , 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 Ona Wilhelmi K. J. Orford , M. Ostrowski , M. Panter , M. Paz Arribas G. Pedaletti , G. Pelletier , P. -O. Petrucci , S. Pita , 12 G. Pühlhofer , 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. Schöck , A. Schönwald , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , A. Shalchi , I. Sushch , 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 , J. Vink , M. Vivier , H. J. Völk , F. Volpe , S. Vorobiov , S. J. Wagner , M. Ward , A. A. Zdziarski , A. Zech

Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Observations of the Galactic Centre Region

Recent progress in pushing the sensitivity of the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique into the 10 mCrab regime has enabled first sensitive observations of the innermost few 100 pc of the Milky Way in Very High Energy (VHE; >100 GeV)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Christopher van Eldik

MAGIC observations of very high energy gamma-rays from HESS J1813-178

Recently, the HESS collaboration has reported the detection of gamma-ray emission above a few hundred GeV from eight new sources located close to the Galactic Plane. The source HESS J1813-178 has sparked particular interest, as subsequent…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 J. Albert , MAGIC collaboration

Discovery of variable VHE gamma-ray emission from the binary system 1FGL J1018.6-5856

Re-observations with the H.E.S.S. telescope array of the very-high-energy (VHE) source HESS J1018-589 A coincident with the Fermi-LAT $\gamma$-ray binary 1FGL J1018.6-5856 have resulted in a source detection significance of more than…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-08 H. E. S. S. Collaboration , : , A. Abramowski , F. Aharonian , F. Ait Benkhali , A. G. Akhperjanian , E. O. Angüner , M. Backes , A. Balzer , Y. Becherini , J. Becker Tjus , D. Berge , S. Bernhard , K. Bernlöhr , E. Birsin , R. Blackwell , M. Böttcher , C. Boisson , J. Bolmont , P. Bordas , J. Bregeon , F. Brun , P. Brun , M. Bryan , T. Bulik , J. Carr , S. Casanova , N. Chakraborty , R. Chalme-Calvet , R. C. G. Chaves , A. Chen , M. Chrétien , S. Colafrancesco , G. Cologna , J. Conrad , C. Couturier , Y. Cui , I. D. Davids , B. Degrange , C. Deil , P. deWilt , A. Djannati-Ataï , W. Domainko , A. Donath , L. O'C. Drury , G. Dubus , K. Dutson , J. Dyks , M. Dyrda , T. Edwards , K. Egberts , P. Eger , J. -P. Ernenwein , P. Espigat , C. Farnier , S. Fegan , F. Feinstein , M. V. Fernandes , D. Fernandez , A. Fiasson , G. Fontaine , A. Förster , 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 , M. Grudzińska , D. Hadasch , S. Häffner , J. Hahn , J. Hawkes , G. Heinzelmann , G. Henri , G. Hermann , O. Hervet , A. Hillert , J. A. Hinton , W. Hofmann , P. Hofverberg , C. Hoischen , M. Holler , D. Horns , A. Ivascenko , A. Jacholkowska , C. Jahn , M. Jamrozy , M. Janiak , F. Jankowsky , I. Jung-Richardt , M. A. Kastendieck , K. Katarzyński , U. Katz , D. Kerszberg , B. Khélifi , M. Kieffer , S. Klepser , D. Klochkov , W. Kluźniak , D. Kolitzus , Nu. Komin , K. Kosack , S. Krakau , F. Krayzel , P. P. Krüger , H. Laffon , G. Lamanna , J. Lau , J. Lefaucheur , V. Lefranc , A. Lemière , M. Lemoine-Goumard , J. -P. Lenain , T. Lohse , A. Lopatin , C. -C. Lu , R. Lui , V. Marandon , A. Marcowith , C. Mariaud , R. Marx , G. Maurin , N. Maxted , M. Mayer , P. J. Meintjes , U. Menzler , M. Meyer , A. M. W. Mitchell , R. Moderski , M. Mohamed , K. Morå , E. Moulin , T. Murach , M. de Naurois , J. Niemiec , L. Oakes , H. Odaka , S. Öttl , S. Ohm , E. de Oña Wilhelmi , B. Opitz , M. Ostrowski , I. Oya , M. Panter , R. D. Parsons , M. Paz Arribas , N. W. Pekeur , G. Pelletier , P. -O. Petrucci , B. Peyaud , S. Pita , H. Poon , H. Prokoph , G. Pühlhofer , M. Punch , A. Quirrenbach , S. Raab , I. Reichardt , 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 , A. S. Seyffert , 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 , M. Tluczykont , C. Trichard , K. Valerius , 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 , S. J. Wagner , P. Wagner , R. M. Wagner , M. Weidinger , Q. Weitzel , 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 , N. Żywucka

Fermi LAT observations of Sagittarius A*: Imaging Analysis

Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) -- the supermassive black hole (SMBH) in the center of our galaxy -- has been observed in most of the electromagnetic spectrum, from radio to X-rays. Diffuse gamma-ray emission has been observed around Sgr A* and a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-08 Fabio Cafardo , Rodrigo Nemmen