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High-energy studies of the 3HWC J1954+286 region: likely Gamma-ray detection of the supernova remnant G65.1+0.6

We carry out high-energy studies of the region of the Galactic TeV source 3HWC J1954+286, whose location coincides with those of PSR~J1954+2836 and supernova remnant (SNR) G65.1+0.6. Analyzing the GeV $\gamma$-ray data obtained with the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-05-25 Y. Xing , D. Zheng , Z. Wang , X. Zhang , Y. Chen , G. Xiang

Evidence for TeV gamma ray emission from Cassiopeia A

232 hours of data were accumulated from 1997 to 1999, using the HEGRA Stereoscopic Cherenkov Telescope System to observe the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. TeV gamma ray emission was detected at the 5 sigma level, and a flux of (5.8 +-…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-05 HEGRA Collaboration , F. Aharonian

A newly discovered VHE gamma-ray PWN candidate around PSR J1459-60

Observations of the Galactic Plane performed by the H.E.S.S. telescope array have revealed a significant excess at very-high-energies (VHE; E>0.1 TeV) from the direction of PSR J1459-60, a rather old gamma-ray pulsar (64 kyr) with a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-14 R. de los Reyes , A. Zajczyk , R. C. G. Chaves

A Search for VHE Gamma Rays from AGNs Visible from the Southern Hemisphere

Observations have been made, using the University of Durham Mark 6 gamma ray telescope, of the very high energy gamma ray emission from a number of active galactic nuclei visible from the Southern hemisphere. Limits are presented to the VHE…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-23 P. M. Chadwick , K. Lyons , T. J. L. McComb , K. J. Orford , J. L. Osborne , S. M. Rayner , S. E. Shaw , K. E. Turver

Hard X-ray observations of PSR J1833-1034 and its associated pulsar wind nebula

PSR J1833-1034 and its associated Pulsar Wind Nebula (PWN) has been investigated in depth through X-ray observations ranging from 0.1 to 200 keV. The low energy X-ray data from Chandra reveal a complex morphology that is characterised by a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. De Rosa , P. Ubertini , R. Campana , A. Bazzano , A. J. Dean , L. Bassani

Detection of Very High Energy radiation from HESS J1908+063 confirms the Milagro unidentified source MGRO J1908+06

Detection of a gamma-ray source above 300 GeV is reported, confirming the unidentified source MGRO J1908+06, discovered by the Milagro collaboration at a median energy of 20 TeV. The source was observed during 27 h as part of the extension…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-13 F. Aharonian

Discovery of an Energetic 38.5 ms Pulsar Powering the Gamma-ray Source IGR J18490-0000/HESS J1849-000

We report the discovery of a 38.5 ms X-ray pulsar in observations of the soft gamma-ray source IGR J18490-0000 with the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). PSR J1849-0001 is spinning down rapidly with period derivative 1.42E-14 s/s,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-20 E. V. Gotthelf , J. P. Halpern , R. Terrier , F. Mattana

Discovery of the VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1641-463

A new TeV source, HESS J1641-463, has been serendipitously discovered in the Galactic plane by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) at a significance level of 8.6 standard deviations. The observations of HESS J1641-463 were…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-03-07 I. Oya , M. Dalton , B. Behera , P. Bordas , A. Djannati-Ataï , J. Hahn , V. Marandon , U. Schwanke , G. Spengler , H. E. S. S. Collaboration

The Ultra-High-Energy Source MGRO J1908+06

The TeV gamma-ray source MGRO J1908+06 is one of the highest-energy sources known, with observed emission by the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory extending well past 100 TeV. The source exhibits both energy-dependent…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-02 Kelly Malone , HAWC Collaboration

Observation of Pulsed Gamma-rays Above 25 GeV from the Crab Pulsar with MAGIC

One fundamental question about pulsars concerns the mechanism of their pulsed electromagnetic emission. Measuring the high-end region of a pulsar's spectrum would shed light on this question. By developing a new electronic trigger, we…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-04-08 The MAGIC Collaboration , E. Aliu

Discovery of hard-spectrum \gamma-ray emission from the BL Lac object 1ES 0414+009

1ES 0414+009 (z = 0.287) is a distant high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object, and has long been considered a likely emitter of very-high energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma-rays due to its high X-ray and radio flux. Observations in the VHE gamma-ray…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-03 The 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 , E. Birsin , J. Biteau , 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 , 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. Kluźniak , 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. A. Sanchez , A. Santangelo , R. Schlickeiser , F. M. Schöck , A. Schulz , U. Schwanke , S. Schwarzburg , S. Schwemmer , F. Sheidaei , 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 , L. Costamante , S. Fegan , M. Ajello

Gamma-ray binaries as non-accreting pulsar systems

The gamma-ray binaries LS 5039 and LS I +61 303 have been detected by Cerenkov telescopes at TeV energies, exhibiting periodic behavior correlated with the orbital period. These gamma-ray binary systems have also been recently detected by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-08-04 Diego F. Torres

Evidence of TeV gamma-ray emission from the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253

TeV gamma-rays were recently detected from the nearby normal spiral galaxy NGC 253 (Itoh et al., 2002). Observations to detect the Cherenkov light images initiated by gamma-rays from the direction of NGC 253 were carried out in 2000 and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 C. Itoh , R. Enomoto , S. Yanagita , T. Yoshida , T. Tanimori , K. Okumura , CANGAROO-II collaboration

Search for a TeV gamma-ray halo of Mkn 501

For distant extragalactic sources of gamma-rays in the PeV energy range, interactions of the gamma rays with intergalactic diffuse radiation fields will initiate a pair cascade. Depending on the magnetic fields in the vicinity of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 HEGRA Collaboration , F. Aharonian

Detection of Extended VHE Gamma Ray Emission from G106.3+2.7 with VERITAS

We report the detection of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from supernova remnant (SNR) G106.3+2.7. Observations performed in 2008 with the VERITAS atmospheric Cherenkov gamma-ray telescope resolve extended emission overlapping…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 VERITAS Collaboration , V. A. Acciari , E. Aliu , T. Arlen , T. Aune , M. Bautista , M. Beilicke , W. Benbow , D. Boltuch , S. M. Bradbury , J. H. Buckley , V. Bugaev , Y. Butt , K. Byrum , A. Cannon , A. Cesarini , Y. C. Chow , L. Ciupik , P. Cogan , W. Cui , R. Dickherber , T. Ergin , S. J. Fegan , J. P. Finley , P. Fortin , L. Fortson , A. Furniss , D. Gall , G. H. Gillanders , E. V. Gotthelf , J. Grube , R. Guenette , G. Gyuk , D. Hanna , J. Holder , D. Horan , C. M. Hui , T. B. Humensky , P. Kaaret , N. Karlsson , M. Kertzman , D. Kieda , A. Konopelko , H. Krawczynski , F. Krennrich , M. J. Lang , S. LeBohec , G. Maier , A. McCann , M. McCutcheon , J. Millis , P. Moriarty , R. Mukherjee , R. A. Ong , A. N. Otte , D. Pandel , 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 , S. P. Swordy , M. Theiling , J. A. Toner , V. V. Vassiliev , S. Vincent , R. G. Wagner , S. P. Wakely , J. E. Ward , T. C. Weekes , A. Weinstein , T. Weisgarber , D. A. Williams , S. Wissel , M. Wood , B. Zitzer

Ultra-high-energy $\gamma$-ray emission associated with the tail of a bow-shock pulsar wind nebula

In this study, we present a comprehensive analysis of an unidentified point-like ultra-high-energy (UHE) $\gamma$-ray source, designated as 1LHAASO J1740+0948u, situated in the vicinity of the middle-aged pulsar PSR J1740+1000. The…

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Observations of the supernova remnant W28 at TeV energies

The atmospheric Cerenkov imaging technique has been used to search for point-like and diffuse TeV gamma-ray emission from the southern supernova remnant, W28, and surrounding region. The search, made with the CANGAROO 3.8m telescope,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-17 G. P. Rowell , T. Naito , S. A. Dazeley , P. G. Edwards , S. Gunji , T. Hara , J. Holder , A. Kawachi , T. Kifune , Y. Matsubara , Y. Mizumoto , M. Mori , H. Muraishi , Y. Muraki , K. Nishijima , S. Ogio , J. R. Patterson , M. D. Roberts , T. Sako , K. Sakurazawa , R. Susukita , T. Tamura , T. Tanimori , G. J. Thornton , S. Yanagita , T. Yoshida , T. Yoshikoshi

Gamma-rays from binary system with energetic pulsar and Be star with aspherical wind: PSR B1259-63/SS2883

At least one massive binary system containing an energetic pulsar, PSR B1259-63/SS2883, has been recently detected in the TeV gamma-rays by the HESS telescopes. These gamma-rays are likely produced by particles accelerated in the vicinity…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Agnieszka Sierpowska-Bartosik , Wlodek Bednarek

X-ray and TeV gamma-ray emission from the 50-year period binary system PSR J2032+4127/MT91 213

We report on X-ray and TeV gamma-ray observations of the pulsar/Be star binary PSR J2032+4127/MT91 213. PSR J2032+4127 is a 143-ms gamma-ray pulsar which shares a long period (45-50 year) and highly eccentric orbit with the massive Be star…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-13 Tyler Williamson

Status of the GAMMA-400 Project

The preliminary design of the new space gamma-ray telescope GAMMA-400 for the energy range 100 MeV - 3 TeV is presented. The angular resolution of the instrument, 1-2{\deg} at E{\gamma} ~100 MeV and ~0.01^{\circ} at E{\gamma} > 100 GeV, its…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-03 A. M. Galper , O. Adriani , R. L. Aptekar , I. V. Arkhangelskaja , A. I. Arkhangelskiy , M. Boezio , V. Bonvicini , K. A. Boyarchuk , Yu. V. Gusakov , M. O. Farber , M. I. Fradkin , V. A. Kachanov , V. A. Kaplin , M. D. Kheymits , A. A. Leonov , F. Longo , P. Maestro , P. Marrocchesi , E. P. Mazets , E. Mocchiutti , A. A. Moiseev , N. Mori , I. Moskalenko , P. Yu. Naumov , P. Papini , P. Picozza , V. G. Rodin , M. F. Runtso , R. Sparvoli , P. Spillantini , S. I. Suchkov , M. Tavani , N. P. Topchiev , A. Vacchi , E. Vannuccini , Yu. T. Yurkin , N. Zampa , V. G. Zverev