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astro-ph.HE2026

A Multiwavelength Study of a Long-Duration VHE Flare from BL Lacertae with VERITAS

Atreya Acharyya, Avery Archer, Priyadarshini Bangale +72

We report the first observations of a long-duration very-high-energy (VHE; GeV) flare from BL Lacertae (VER J2202+422), taken with the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Te…

astro-ph.HE2026

A Multiwavelength Interpretation of HESS J1857+026 Emission Using the Fermi-LAT, VERITAS, and HAWC Observatories

Jordan Eagle, Yu Chen, Ramiro Torres-Escobedo +2

We present a new study on the MeV-TeV gamma-ray origin of HESS J1857+026 using data collected from the Fermi-LAT, VERITAS, and HAWC observatories. A spatial and spectral study of H…

astro-ph.HE2026

Investigation of the Microquasar SS 433 with VERITAS

The VERITAS Collaboration, A. Archer, P. Bangale +57

Microquasars such as SS 433 are considered potential contributors to cosmic rays up to the knee of the cosmic ray energy spectrum (), where a transition in the…

astro-ph.HE2026★ 1 cited

VERITAS Observations Contemporaneous with the LHAASO Detection of NGC 4278

The VERITAS Collaboration, A. Archer, P. Bangale +66

Significant gamma-ray emission between 1 TeV and 20 TeV from a point source, 1LHAASO J1219+2915, consistent with the location of the LINER/LLAGN galaxy NGC 4278 was recently report…

astro-ph.HE2026

VERITAS contributions to the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference

A. Archer, P. Bangale, J. T. Bartkoske +55

Compilation of papers presented by the VERITAS Collaboration at the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC), held July 14 through July 24, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Prompt Searches for Very-High-Energy γ-Ray Counterparts to IceCube Astrophysical Neutrino Alerts

J. Abhir, A. Biland, K. Brand +817

The search for sources of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos can be significantly advanced through a multi-messenger approach, which seeks to detect the gamma rays that accompany…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

Constraints on Axion-Like Particles from VERITAS Observations of a Flaring Radio Galaxy in the Perseus Cluster

C. B. Adams, A. Archer, P. Bangale +62

Background: Axion-like particles (ALPs) are hypothetical particles that emerge in numerous theoretical extensions to the Standard Model. Their coupling to electromagnetic field imp…

astro-ph.HE2025

HAWC, VERITAS, Fermi-LAT and XMM-Newton follow-up observations of the unidentified ultra-high-energy gamma-ray source LHAASO J2108+5157

The VERITAS collaboration, C. B. Adams, P. Bangale +142

We report observations of the ultra-high-energy gamma-ray source LHAASO J21085157, utilizing VERITAS, HAWC, Fermi-LAT, and XMM-Newton. VERITAS has collected 40 hours of d…

astro-ph.HE2025

Multi-wavelength Study of HESS J0632+057: New Insights into Pulsar-Disk Interaction

Jaegeun Park, Hongjun An, Chanho Kim +60

We present an analysis of new multi-wavelength observations of the TeV gamma-ray binary HESS J0632+057, conducted using SALT, Swift, NuSTAR, and VERITAS in 2023--2024. By combining…

astro-ph.HE2025

Multiwavelength observation of a candidate pulsar halo LHAASO J0621+3755 and the first X-ray detection of PSR J0622+3749

C. B. Adams, A. Archer, P. Bangale +71

Pulsar halos are regions around middle-aged pulsars extending out to tens of parsecs. The large extent of the halos and well-defined central cosmic-ray accelerators make this new c…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Multidisciplinary Science in the Multimessenger Era

Eric Burns, Christopher L. Fryer, Ivan Agullo +82

Astrophysical observations of the cosmos allow us to probe extreme physics and answer foundational questions on our universe. Modern astronomy is increasingly operating under a hol…

astro-ph.HE2025

Constraints on the X-ray and Very High Energy -ray Flux from Supernova Remnant W44

A. Archer, P. Bangale, J. T. Bartkoske +55

Observations of GeV gamma-ray emission from the well-studied mixed-morphology supernova remnant (SNR) W44 by Fermi-LAT and AGILE imply that it is a site of significant cosmic ray a…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 4 cited

VERITAS and multiwavelength observations of the Blazar B3 2247+381 in response to an IceCube neutrino alert

Atreya Acharyya, Colin B. Adams, Priyadarshini Bangale +494

While the sources of the diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux detected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory are still largely unknown, one of the promising methods used towards under…

astro-ph.HE2025

An in-depth study of Gamma rays from the Starburst Galaxy M 82 with VERITAS

Atreya Acharyya, Colin B. Adams, Priyadarshini Bangale +60

Assuming Galactic cosmic rays originate in supernovae and the winds of massive stars, starburst galaxies should produce very-high-energy (VHE; E100 GeV) gamma-ray emission via t…

astro-ph.HE2024

Spectrum and location of ongoing extreme particle acceleration in Cassiopeia A

Jooyun Woo, Kaya Mori, Charles J. Hailey +8

Young supernova remnants (SNRs) are believed to be the origin of energetic cosmic rays (CRs) below the "knee" of their spectrum at petaelectronvolt (PeV, eV). Nev…

astro-ph.HE2024

A multi-wavelength study to decipher the 2017 flare of the blazar OJ 287

A. Acharyya, C. B. Adams, A. Archer +71

In February 2017, the blazar OJ~287 underwent a period of intense multiwavelength activity. It reached a new historic peak in the soft X-ray (0.3-10 keV) band, as measured by Swift…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 5 cited

Multiwavelength Investigation of -ray Source MGRO J1908+06 Emission Using Fermi-LAT, VERITAS, and HAWC

The VERITAS collaboration, The HAWC collaboration, LAT collaboration

This paper investigates the origin of the -ray emission from MGRO J1908+06 in the GeV-TeV energy band. By analyzing the data collected by {\it Fermi}-LAT, VERITAS, and HAWC, wit…

astro-ph.HE2024

An indirect search for dark matter with a combined analysis of dwarf spheroidal galaxies from VERITAS

A. Acharyya, C. B. Adams, P. Bangale +59

Understanding the nature and identity of dark matter is a key goal in the physics community. In the case that TeV-scale dark matter particles decay or annihilate into standard mode…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 3 cited

Testing the Molecular Cloud Paradigm for Ultra-High-Energy Gamma Ray Emission from the Direction of SNR G106.3+2.7

R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, J. C. Arteaga-Velázquez +87

Supernova remnants (SNRs) are believed to be capable of accelerating cosmic rays (CRs) to PeV energies. SNR G106.3+2.7 is a prime PeVatron candidate. It is formed by a head region,…

astro-ph.HE2024

Observation of the Galactic Center PeVatron Beyond 100 TeV with HAWC

A. Albert, R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez +99

We report an observation of ultra-high energy (UHE) gamma rays from the Galactic Center region, using seven years of data collected by the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Obse…

astro-ph.HE2023

VERITAS contributions to the 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference

A. Acharyya, C. B. Adams, A. Archer +61

Compilation of papers presented by the VERITAS Collaboration at the 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC), held July 26 through August 3, 2023 in Nagoya, Japan.

astro-ph.HE2023

A multi-wavelength investigation of PSR J2229+6114 and its pulsar wind nebula in the radio, X-ray, and gamma-ray bands

I. Pope, K. Mori, M. Abdelmaguid +57

G106.32.7, commonly considered a composite supernova remnant (SNR), is characterized by a boomerang-shaped pulsar wind nebula (PWN) and two distinct ("head" & "tail") regions in…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 4 cited

HAWC Study of Very-High-Energy -ray Spectrum of HAWC J1844-034

HAWC Collaboration, A. Albert, C. Alvarez +74

Recently, the region surrounding eHWC J1842-035 has been studied extensively by gamma-ray observatories due to its extended emission reaching up to a few hundred TeV and potential…

astro-ph.HE2023

Multiwavelength Observations of the Blazar PKS~0735+178 in Spatial and Temporal Coincidence with an Astrophysical Neutrino Candidate IceCube-211208A

M. Pohl, K. Mori

We report on multiwavelength target-of-opportunity observations of the blazar PKS 0735+178, located 2.2 degrees away from the best-fit position of the IceCube neutrino event 211208…