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astro-ph.HE2017★ 528 cited

Extended gamma-ray sources around pulsars constrain the origin of the positron flux at Earth

A. U. Abeysekara, A. Albert, R. Alfaro +113

The unexpectedly high flux of cosmic ray positrons detected at Earth may originate from nearby astrophysical sources, dark matter, or unknown processes of cosmic-ray secondary prod…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 1 cited

Simulation of Near Horizontal Muons and Muon Bundles for the HAWC Observatory with CORSIKA

Ahron S. Barber, David B. Kieda, R. Wayne Springer

The HAWC (High Altitude Water Cerenkov) gamma ray observatory observes muons with nearly-horizontal trajectories corresponding to zenith angles greater than . HAWC is locat…

astro-ph.HE2017

Detection of Near Horizontal Muons with the HAWC Observatory

Ahron S. Barber, David B. Kieda, R. Wayne Springer

The HAWC (High Altitude Water Cherenkov) gamma ray observatory is able to observe muons with nearly horizontal trajectories. HAWC is located at an altitude of 4100 meters a.s.l. on…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 1 cited

VERITAS contributions to the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference

A. U. Abeysekara, S. Archambault, A. Archer +63

Compilation of papers presented by the VERITAS Collaboration at the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC), held July 12 through July 20, 2017 in Busan, South Korea.

astro-ph.IM2017

Prototype 9.7 m Schwarzschild-Couder telescope for the Cherenkov Telescope Array: status of the optical system

D. Nieto, T. B. Humensky, P. Kaaret +8

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is an international project for a next-generation ground-based gamma ray observatory, aiming to improve on the sensitivity of current-generation…

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…