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most citedAn Exceptional VHE Gamma-Ray Flare of PKS 2155-304

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35 papers

physics.data-an2019★ 15 cited

Effects of hidden nodes on the reconstruction of bidirectional networks

Emily S. C. Ching, P. H. Tam

Much research effort has been devoted to developing methods for reconstructing the links of a network from dynamics of its nodes. Many current methods require the measurements of t…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 29 cited

Simultaneous multi-wavelength campaign on PKS 2005-489 in a high state

The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, the Fermi LAT Collaboration, : +345

The high-frequency peaked BL Lac object PKS 2005-489 was the target of a multi-wavelength campaign with simultaneous observations in the TeV gamma-ray (H.E.S.S.), GeV gamma-ray (Fe…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 24 cited

Detection of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the vicinity of PSR B1706-44 and G343.1-2.3 with H.E.S.S

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +198

The gamma-ray pulsar PSR B1706-44 and the adjacent supernova remnant (SNR) candidate G343.1-2.3 were observed by H.E.S.S. during a dedicated observation campaign in 2007. As a resu…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 27 cited

Discovery and follow-up studies of the extended, off-plane, VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1507-622

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, F. Acero, F. Aharonian +167

Context: The detection of gamma-rays in the very-high-energy (VHE) range (100 GeV-100 TeV) offers the possibility of studying the parent population of ultrarelativistic particles f…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 78 cited

Revisiting the Westerlund 2 Field with the H.E.S.S. Telescope Array

The HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +194

Aims. Previous observations with the H.E.S.S. telescope array revealed the existence of extended very-high-energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) γ-ray emission, HESS J1023-575, coincident with t…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 36 cited

Discovery of VHE gamma-rays from the BL Lac object PKS 0548-322

H. E. S. S. collaboration, :, F. Aharonian +168

PKS 0548-322 (z=0.069) is a ``high-frequency-peaked'' BL Lac object and a candidate very high energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma-ray emitter, due to its high X-ray and radio flux. Obser…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 126 cited

VHE gamma-ray emission of PKS 2155-304: spectral and temporal variability

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +185

Observations of very high energy gamma-rays from blazars provide information about acceleration mechanisms occurring in their innermost regions. Studies of variability in these obj…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 46 cited

Multi-wavelength Observations of H 2356-309

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +184

AIMS: The properties of the broad-band emission from the high-frequency peaked BL Lac H 2356-309 (z=0.165) are investigated. METHODS: Very High Energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) observatio…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 171 cited

First detection of VHE gamma-rays from SN 1006 by H.E.S.S

HESS Collaboration, F. Acero, F. Aharonian +175

Recent theoretical predictions of the lowest very high energy (VHE) luminosity of SN 1006 are only a factor 5 below the previously published H.E.S.S. upper limit, thus motivating f…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 47 cited

PKS 2005-489 at VHE: Four Years of Monitoring with HESS and Simultaneous Multi-wavelength Observations

The HESS Collaboration, F. Acero

VHE observations of PKS 2005-489 were made with HESS from 2004 through 2007, together with three simultaneous multi-wavelength campaigns performed with XMM-Newton and RXTE in 2004…

astro-ph.GA2009★ 72 cited

Localising the VHE gamma-ray source at the Galactic Centre

The HESS Collaboration, F. Acero

The inner 10 pc of our galaxy contains many counterpart candidates of the very high energy (VHE; > 100 GeV) gamma-ray point source HESS J1745-290. Within the point spread function…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 243 cited

Radio Imaging of the Very-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission Region in the Central Engine of a Radio Galaxy

The VERITAS Collaboration, the VLBA 43 GHz M 87 Monitoring Team, the H. E. S. S. Collaboration +1

The accretion of matter onto a massive black hole is believed to feed the relativistic plasma jets found in many active galactic nuclei (AGN). Although some AGN accelerate particle…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 18 cited

Very High Energy Gamma-ray Afterglow Emission of Nearby Gamma-ray Bursts

R. R. Xue, P. H. Tam, S. J. Wagner +3

The synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) emission from Gamma-ray Burst (GRB) forward shock can extend to the very-high-energy (VHE; 100 GeV) range. Such high energy photons are ra…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 80 cited

Constraints on the multi-TeV particle population in the Coma Galaxy Cluster with H.E.S.S. observations

The HESS Collaboration, F. A. Aharonian

The H.E.S.S. (High Energy Stereoscopic System) telescopes observed Coma for ~8hr in a search for gamma-ray emission at energies >1TeV. The large 3.5deg FWHM field of view of H.E.S.…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 130 cited

Simultaneous multiwavelength observations of the second exceptional gamma-ray flare of PKS 2155-304 in July 2006

HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian

Simultaneous HESS/CHANDRA/optical observations were performed on the BL Lac object PKS 2155-304 in the night of July 29-30 2006, when the source underwent its second major gamma-ra…

astro-ph.GA2009★ 132 cited

Spectrum and variability of the Galactic Center VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1745-290

H. E. S. S. collaboration, :, F. Aharonian

A detailed study of the spectrum and variability of the source HESS J1745-290 in the Galactic Center (GC) region using new data from the H.E.S.S. array of Cherenkov telescopes is p…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 505 cited

Probing the ATIC peak in the cosmic-ray electron spectrum with H.E.S.S

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, F. Aharonian

The measurement of an excess in the cosmic-ray electron spectrum between 300 and 800 GeV by the ATIC experiment has - together with the PAMELA detection of a rise in the positron f…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 68 cited

Detection of Very High Energy radiation from HESS J1908+063 confirms the Milagro unidentified source MGRO J1908+06

F. Aharonian

Detection of a gamma-ray source above 300 GeV is reported, confirming the unidentified source MGRO J1908+06, discovered by the Milagro collaboration at a median energy of 20 TeV. T…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 28 cited

H.E.S.S. upper limit on the very high energy gamma-ray emission from the globular cluster 47 Tucanae

HESS collaboration, F. Aharonian

Observations of the globular cluster 47 Tucanae (NGC 104), which contains at least 23 millisecond pulsars, were performed with the H.E.S.S. telescope system. The observations lead…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 220 cited

Discovery of very high energy gamma-ray emission from Centaurus A with H.E.S.S

HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian

We report the discovery of faint very high energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from the radio galaxy Centaurus A in observations performed with the H.E.S.S. experiment, an i…

astro-ph2008★ 62 cited

Very high energy gamma-ray observations of the galaxy clusters Abell 496 and Abell 85 with H.E.S.S

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, F. Aharonian

Aims: The nearby galaxy clusters Abell 496 and Abell 85 are studied in the very high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) band to investigate VHE cosmic rays (CRs) in this class of objects wh…

astro-ph2008★ 638 cited

The energy spectrum of cosmic-ray electrons at TeV energies

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, F. Aharonian

The very large collection area of ground-based gamma-ray telescopes gives them a substantial advantage over balloon/satellite based instruments in the detection of very-high-energy…

astro-ph2008

VHE Gamma-ray Afterglow Emission from Nearby GRBs

P. H. Tam, R. R. Xue, S. J. Wagner +3

Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) are among the potential extragalactic sources of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-rays. We discuss the prospects of detecting VHE gamma-rays with current ground…

astro-ph2008★ 112 cited

Discovery of gamma-ray emission from the shell-type supernova remnant RCW 86 with H.E.S.S

HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian

The shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) RCW 86, possibly associated with the historical supernova SN 185, with its relatively large size (about 40' in diameter) and the presence of…