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astro-ph.HE2018★ 71 cited

Periastron Observations of TeV Gamma-Ray Emission from a Binary System with a 50-year Period

The VERITAS Collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, W. Benbow +212

We report on observations of the pulsar / Be star binary system PSR J2032+4127 / MT91 213 in the energy range between 100 GeV and 20 TeV with the VERITAS and MAGIC imaging atmosphe…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 39 cited

VERITAS and Fermi-LAT observations of new HAWC sources

VERITAS Collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, A. Archer +280

The HAWC (High Altitude Water Cherenkov) collaboration recently published their 2HWC catalog, listing 39 very high energy (VHE; >100~GeV) gamma-ray sources based on 507 days of obs…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 60 cited

Measurement of Cosmic-ray Electrons at TeV Energies by VERITAS

VERITAS Collaboration, A. Archer, W. Benbow +58

Cosmic-ray electrons and positrons (CREs) at GeV-TeV energies are a unique probe of our local Galactic neighborhood. CREs lose energy rapidly via synchrotron radiation and inverse-…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 84 cited

The extreme HBL behaviour of Markarian 501 during 2012

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +276

A multiwavelength campaign was organized to take place between March and July of 2012. Excellent temporal coverage was obtained with more than 25 instruments, including the MAGIC,…

physics.ins-det2018

The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report, Volume 3: Dual-Phase Module

DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1092

The DUNE IDR describes the proposed physics program and technical designs of the DUNE far detector modules in preparation for the full TDR to be published in 2019. It is intended a…

physics.ins-det2018

The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report Volume 1: Physics, Technology and Strategies

DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1092

The DUNE IDR describes the proposed physics program and technical designs of the DUNE Far Detector modules in preparation for the full TDR to be published in 2019. It is intended a…

physics.ins-det2018

The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report, Volume 2: Single-Phase Module

DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1092

The DUNE IDR describes the proposed physics program and technical designs of the DUNE far detector modules in preparation for the full TDR to be published in 2019. It is intended a…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 20 cited

Measurement of the Iron Spectrum in Cosmic Rays by VERITAS

The VERITAS collaboration, A. Archer, W. Benbow +55

We present a new measurement of the energy spectrum of iron nuclei in cosmic rays from 20 to 500 TeV. The measurement makes use of a template-based analysis method, which, for the…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 43 cited

VERITAS observations of the BL Lac object TXS 0506+056

A. U. Abeysekara, A. Archer, W. Benbow +57

On 2017 September 22, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory reported the detection of the high-energy neutrino event \icnu, of potential astrophysical origin. It was soon determined tha…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 19 cited

HESS J1943+213: An Extreme Blazar Shining Through The Galactic Plane

The VERITAS Collaboration, A. Archer, W. Benbow +60

HESS J1943+213 is a very-high-energy (VHE; 100 GeV) -ray source in the direction of the Galactic Plane. Studies exploring the classification of the source are converging towa…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 9 cited

A strong limit on the very-high-energy emission from GRB 150323A

A. U. Abeysekara, A. Archer, W. Benbow +63

On 2015 March 23, VERITAS responded to a -BAT detection of a gamma-ray burst, with observations beginning 270 seconds after the onset of BAT emission, and only 135 seconds a…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 42 cited

Multiwavelength observations of the blazar BL Lacertae: a new fast TeV gamma-ray flare

A. U. Abeysekara, W. Benbow, R. Bird +74

Combined with very-long-baseline interferometry measurements, the observations of fast TeV gamma-ray flares probe the structure and emission mechanism of blazar jets. However, only…

astro-ph.IM2018★ 2 cited

An image-based array trigger for Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope Arrays

Hugh Dickinson, Frank Krennrich, Amanda Weinstein +4

It is anticipated that forthcoming, next generation, atmospheric Cherenkov telescope arrays will include a number of medium-sized telescopes that are constructed using a dual-mirro…