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astro-ph.HE2026

Chasing Gamma-Ray Signals from Binary Neutron Star Coalescences with the Cherenkov Telescope Array: Prospects and Observing Strategies

S. Abe, J. Abhir, A. Abhishek +457

The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) from a binary neutron star (BNS) merger by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo (GW170817), together with its electromagnetic counterpart, th…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 7 cited

Galactic transient sources with the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory

Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory Consortium

A wide variety of Galactic sources show transient emission at soft and hard X-ray energies: low- and high-mass X-ray binaries containing compact objects, isolated neutron stars exh…

astro-ph.HE2023

Chasing Gravitational Waves with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Jarred Gershon Green, Alessandro Carosi, Lara Nava +563

The detection of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star merger by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo (GW170817), along with the discovery of the electromagnetic counterparts…

astro-ph.HE2023

Variability studies of active galactic nuclei from the long-term monitoring program with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Guillaume Grolleron, Josefa Becerra González, Jonathan Biteau +13

Blazars are active galactic nuclei (AGN) with a relativistic jet oriented toward the observer. This jet is composed of accelerated particles which can display emission over the ent…

astro-ph.HE2023

Dark matter searches in dwarf spheroidal galaxies with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Francesco Gabriele Saturni, Michele Doro, Aldo Morselli +1

Dark matter (DM) is one of the major components in the Universe. However, at present its existence is still only inferred through indirect astronomical observations. DM particles c…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 9 cited

Prospects for -ray observations of the Perseus galaxy cluster with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium, :, K. Abe +564

Galaxy clusters are expected to be dark matter (DM) reservoirs and storage rooms for the cosmic-ray protons (CRp) that accumulate along the cluster's formation history. Accordingly…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 77 cited

Sensitivity of the Cherenkov Telescope Array for probing cosmology and fundamental physics with gamma-ray propagation

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium, :, H. Abdalla +496

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the new-generation ground-based observatory for -ray astronomy, provides unique capabilities to address significant open questions in astrop…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 60 cited

A Very High Energy -Ray Survey towards the Cygnus Region of the Galaxy

The VERITAS Collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, A. Archer +68

We present results from deep observations towards the Cygnus region using 300 hours of very-high-energy (VHE) -ray data taken with the VERITAS Cherenkov telescope array and over…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 3 cited

Cherenkov Telescope Array Contributions to the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2017)

F. Acero, B. S. Acharya, V. Acín Portella +1137

List of contributions from the Cherenkov Telescope Array Consortium presented at the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference, July 12-20 2017, Busan, Korea.

astro-ph.HE2017★ 4 cited

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

A. U. Abeysekara, S. Archambault, A. Archer +67

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…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 20 cited

Very-High-Energy -Ray Observations of the Blazar 1ES 2344+514 with VERITAS

C. Allen, S. Archambault, A. Archer +79

We present very-high-energy -ray observations of the BL Lac object 1ES 2344+514 taken by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) between 2007 and 2…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 120 cited

Dark Matter Constraints from a Joint Analysis of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Observations with VERITAS

VERITAS Collaboration, S. Archambault, A. Archer +69

We present constraints on the annihilation cross section of WIMP dark matter based on the joint statistical analysis of four dwarf galaxies with VERITAS. These results are derived…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 51 cited

Multiwavelength follow-up of a rare IceCube neutrino multiplet

M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +501

On February 17 2016, the IceCube real-time neutrino search identified, for the first time, three muon neutrino candidates arriving within 100 s of one another, consistent with comi…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 25 cited

A luminous and isolated gamma-ray flare from the blazar B2 1215+30

VERITAS Collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, S. Archambault +84

B2 1215+30 is a BL Lac-type blazar that was first detected at TeV energies by the MAGIC atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, and subsequently confirmed by the VERITAS observatory with…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 67 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 1 cited

Contributions of the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) to the 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma 2016)

The CTA Consortium, :, A. Abchiche +1387

List of contributions from the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) Consortium presented at the 6th International Symposium on High-Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Gamma 2016), July 11-15,…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 9 cited

A Search for Very High-Energy Gamma Rays from the Missing Link Binary Pulsar J1023+0038 with VERITAS

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, A. Archer +82

The binary millisecond radio pulsar PSR J1023+0038 exhibits many characteristics similar to the gamma-ray binary system PSR B1259--63/LS 2883, making it an ideal candidate for the…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 4 cited

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

A. Archer, W. Benbow, R. Bird +62

Transient X-ray binaries produce major outbursts in which the X-ray flux can increase over the quiescent level by factors as large as . The low-mass X-ray binary V 404 Cyg an…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 15 cited

Discovery of Very High Energy Gamma Rays from 1ES 1440+122

VERITAS Collaboration, S. Archambault, A. Archer +87

The BL Lacertae object 1ES 1440+122 was observed in the energy range from 85 GeV to 30 TeV by the VERITAS array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The observations, taken…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 33 cited

Very High Energy outburst of Markarian 501 in May 2009

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, A. Archer +108

The very high energy (VHE; E 100 GeV) blazar Markarian 501 was observed between April 17 and May 5 (MJD 54938--54956), 2009, as part of an extensive multi-wavelength campaign f…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 18 cited

VERITAS and Multiwavelength Observations of the BL Lacertae Object 1ES 1741+196

VERITAS Collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, S. Archambault +85

We present results from multiwavelength observations of the BL Lacertae object 1ES 1741+196, including results in the very-high-energy -ray regime using the Very Energetic Radia…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 38 cited

Upper limits from five years of blazar observations with the VERITAS Cherenkov telescopes

S. Archambault, A. Archer, W. Benbow +78

Between the beginning of its full-scale scientific operations in 2007 and 2012, the VERITAS Cherenkov telescope array observed more than 130 blazars; of these, 26 were detected as…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 40 cited

TeV Gamma-ray Observations of The Galactic Center Ridge By VERITAS

A. Archer, W. Benbow, R. Bird +73

The Galactic Center Ridge has been observed extensively in the past by both GeV and TeV gamma-ray instruments revealing a wealth of structure, including a diffuse component as well…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 25 cited

Exceptionally bright TeV flares from the binary LS I +61 303

VERITAS Collaboration, S. Archambault, A. Archer +86

The TeV binary system LS I +61 303 is known for its regular, non-thermal emission pattern which traces the orbital period of the compact object in its 26.5 day orbit around…