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Multiband variability studies and novel broadband SED modeling of Mrk 501 in 2009
M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +290
We present an extensive study of the BL Lac object Mrk 501 based on a data set collected during the multi-instrument campaign spanning from 2009 March 15 to 2009 August 1 which inc…
Electron acceleration at pulsar wind termination shocks
Simone Giacchè, John G. Kirk
We study the acceleration of electrons and positrons at an electromagnetically modified, ultra-relativistic shock in the context of pulsar wind nebulae (PWNe). We simulate the outf…
On the energy distribution of relativistic electrons in the young supernova remnant G1.9+0.3
Rui-zhi Yang, Xiao-na Sun, Felix Aharonian
The broad-band X-ray observations of the youngest known galactic supernova remnant, G1.9+0.3, provide unique information about the particle acceleration at the early stages of evol…
Detection of diffuse gamma-ray emission near the young massive cluster NGC 3603
Rui-zhi Yang, Felix Aharonian
We report the Fermi Large Area Telescope's detection of extended gamma-ray emission towards the direction of the young massive star cluster NGC 3603. The emission shows a hard spec…
Gamma-ray blazar spectra with H.E.S.S. II mono analysis: the case of PKS 2155-304 and PG 1553+113
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, H. Abdalla +332
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 monosc…
Discovery of new TeV supernova remnant shells in the Galactic plane with H.E.S.S
D. Gottschall, M. Capasso, C. Deil +10
Supernova remnants (SNRs) are prime candidates for efficient particle acceleration up to the knee in the cosmic ray particle spectrum. In this work we present a new method for a sy…
The TeV supernova remnant shell HESS J1731-347 and its surroundings
M. Capasso, B. Condon, M. Coffaro +7
HESS J1731-347 is a shell-type supernova remnant emitting both TeV gamma rays and non-thermal X-ray photons, spatially coincident with the radio SNR G353.6-0.7. Hadronic and lepton…
First limits on the very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emission of a fast radio burst: H.E.S.S. observations of FRB 150418
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, H. Abdalla +265
Aims: Following the detection of the fast radio burst FRB150418 by the SUPERB project at the Parkes radio telescope, we aim to search for very-high energy gamma-ray afterglow emiss…
Observations of Sagittarius A* during the pericenter passage of the G2 object with MAGIC
M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +153
Context. We present the results of a multi-year monitoring campaign of the Galactic Center (GC) with the MAGIC telescopes. These observations were primarily motivated by reports th…
Shear Acceleration in Expanding Flows
F. M. Rieger, P. Duffy
Shear flows are naturally expected to occur in astrophysical environments and potential sites of continuous non-thermal Fermi-type particle acceleration. Here we investigate the ef…
The Exceptional Flare of Mrk 501 in 2014: Combined Observations with H.E.S.S. and FACT
Gabriele Cologna, Nachiketa Chakraborty, Agnieszka Jacholkowska +8
The BL Lac type object Mrk 501 was observed at very high energies (E > 100 GeV) in 2014 with the upgraded H.E.S.S. (High Energy Stereoscopic System) phase 2 array. The data collect…
Gamma-Rays from Non-Blazar AGN
Frank M. Rieger
Non-blazar Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) have emerged as a new gamma-ray emitting source class on the extragalactic sky and started to deepen our understanding of the physical proce…
The Complex VHE And Multiwavelength Flaring Activity Of The FSRQ PKS 1510-089 In May 2015
Michael Zacharias, Markus Böttcher, Nachiketa Chakraborty +8
The blazar PKS 1510-089 was the first of the flat spectrum radio quasar type, which had been detected simultaneously by a ground based Cherenkov telescope (H.E.S.S.) and the LAT in…
Deeper H.E.S.S. observations of Vela Junior (RX J0852.04622): Morphology studies and resolved spectroscopy
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, H. Abdalla, A. Abramowski +260
Aims. We study gamma-ray emission from the shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) RX J0852.04622 to better characterize its spectral properties and its distribution over the SNR. Me…
Detailed VHE Studies of the Pulsar Wind Nebula HESS J1825-137
A. M. W. Mitchell, C. Mariaud, P. Eger +5
The pulsar wind nebula (PWN) HESS~J1825-137, known to exhibit strong energy dependent morphology, was discovered by HESS in 2005. Powered by the pulsar PSR~B1823-13, the TeV gamma-…
Observations of Binary Systems with the H.E.S.S. Telescopes
P. Bordas, G. Dubus, P. Eger +8
Observations of binary systems obtained recently with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S) of Cherenkov telescopes are reported. The outcomes of a detailed observation cam…
Target of Opportunity observations of blazars with H.E.S.S.
M. Cerruti, M. Böttcher, N. Chakraborty +10
The very high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) sky is dominated by blazars, radio-loud active galactic nuclei whose relativistic jet is closely aligned with the line of sight. Blazars are…
Interstellar gas towards the TeV gamma-ray sources HESS J1640-465 and HESS J1641-463
J. C. Lau, G. Rowell, M. G. Burton +6
We present a detailed analysis of the interstellar medium towards the TeV -ray sources HESS J1640465 and HESS J1641463 using results from the Mopra Southern Galactic Plane…
Pulsed VHE emission from the Crab Pulsar in the context of magnetocentrifugal particle acceleration
Z. Osmanov, F. M. Rieger
The Crab Pulsar has been recently detected at very high energies (VHE) with its pulsed VHE emission reaching up to TeV. The VHE peaks appear synchronised with the peaks at Ge…
Characterizing the gamma-ray long-term variability of PKS 2155-304 with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, H. Abdalla, A. Abramowski +244
Studying the temporal variability of BL Lac objects at the highest energies provides unique insights into the extreme physical processes occurring in relativistic jets and in the v…
Large-Scale Cosmic-Ray Anisotropy as a Probe of Interstellar Turbulence
Gwenael Giacinti, John G. Kirk
We calculate the large-scale cosmic-ray (CR) anisotropies predicted for a range of Goldreich-Sridhar (GS) and isotropic models of interstellar turbulence, and compare them with Ice…
H.E.S.S. limits on line-like dark matter signatures in the 100 GeV to 2 TeV energy range close to the Galactic Centre
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, H. Abdalla, A. Abramowski +246
A search for dark matter line-like signals was performed in the vicinity of the Galactic Centre by the H.E.S.S. experiment on observational data taken in 2014. An unbinned likeliho…
Detection of very high energy gamma-ray emission from the gravitationally-lensed blazar QSO B0218+357 with the MAGIC telescopes
MAGIC Collaboration, M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi +151
Context. QSO B0218+357 is a gravitationally lensed blazar located at a redshift of 0.944. The gravitational lensing splits the emitted radiation into two components, spatially indi…
The supernova remnant W49B as seen with H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, H. Abdalla, A. Abramowski +253
The supernova remnant (SNR) W49B originated from a core-collapse supernova that occurred between one and four thousand years ago, and subsequently evolved into a mixed-morphology r…