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Discovery of TeV Gamma-ray Emission Toward Supernova Remnant SNR G78.2+2.1
E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +97
We report the discovery of an unidentified, extended source of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission, VER J2019+407, within the radio shell of the supernova remnant SNR G78.2+2…
Discovery of TeV Gamma-ray Emission from CTA 1 by VERITAS
E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +88
We report the discovery of TeV gamma-ray emission coincident with the shell-type radio supernova remnant (SNR) CTA 1 using the VERITAS gamma-ray observatory. The source, VER J0006+…
VERITAS Observations of Six Bright, Hard-Spectrum Fermi-LAT Blazars
E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +84
We report on VERITAS very-high-energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) observations of six blazars selected from the Fermi Large Area Telescope First Source Catalog (1FGL). The gamma-ray emission…
Search for a correlation between very-high-energy gamma rays and giant radio pulses in the Crab pulsar
E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +87
We present the results of a joint observational campaign between the Green Bank radio telescope and the VERITAS gamma-ray telescope, which searched for a correlation between the em…
Constraints on Cosmic Rays, Magnetic Fields, and Dark Matter from Gamma-Ray Observations of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies with VERITAS and Fermi
T. Arlen, T. Aune, M. Beilicke +81
Observations of radio halos and relics in galaxy clusters indicate efficient electron acceleration. Protons should likewise be accelerated, suggesting that clusters may also be sou…
Multiwavelength observations of the AGN 1ES 0414+009 with VERITAS, Fermi-LAT, Swift-XRT, and MDM
E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +85
We present observations of the BL Lac object 1ES 0414+009 in the >200 GeV gamma-ray band by the VERITAS array of Cherenkov telescopes. 1ES 0414+009 was observed by VERITAS between…
VERITAS Observations of the Nova in V407 Cygni
E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +92
We report on very high energy (E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray observations of V407 Cygni, a symbiotic binary that underwent a nova outburst producing 0.1-10 GeV gamma rays during 2010 Marc…
Discovery of High-energy and Very High Energy Gamma-ray Emission from the Blazar RBS 0413
VERITAS Collaboration, E. Aliu, S. Archambault +93
We report on the discovery of high-energy (HE; E > 0.1 GeV) and very high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object RBS 0413. VERITA…
VERITAS Deep Observations of the Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Segue 1
E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +90
The VERITAS array of Cherenkov telescopes has carried out a deep observational program on the nearby dwarf spheroidal galaxy Segue 1. We report on the results of nearly 48 hours of…
VERITAS Observations of day-scale flaring of M87 in 2010 April
E. Aliu, T. Arlen, T. Aune +88
VERITAS has been monitoring the very-high-energy (VHE; >100GeV) gamma-ray activity of the radio galaxy M87 since 2007. During 2008, flaring activity on a timescale of a few days wa…
VERITAS Collaboration Contributions to the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference
The VERITAS Collaboration, E. Aliu, T. Arlen +96
Compilation of papers contributed by the VERITAS Collaboration to the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, held 11-18 August 2011 in Beijing, China.
Multiwavelength Observations of the Previously Unidentified Blazar RX J0648.7+1516
E. Aliu, T. Aune, M. Beilicke +84
We report on the VERITAS discovery of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma- ray emission above 200 GeV from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object RXJ0648.7+1516 (GBJ0648+1516), associate…
The 2010 very high energy gamma-ray flare & 10 years of multi-wavelength observations of M 87
The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +442
Abridged: The giant radio galaxy M 87 with its proximity, famous jet, and very massive black hole provides a unique opportunity to investigate the origin of very high energy (VHE;…
VERITAS Observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected by Swift
VERITAS Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, E. Aliu +84
We present the results of sixteen Swift-triggered GRB follow-up observations taken with the VERITAS telescope array from January, 2007 to June, 2009. The median energy threshold an…
Detection of Pulsed Gamma Rays Above 100 GeV from the Crab Pulsar
VERITAS Collaboration, E. Aliu, T. Arlen +93
We report the detection of pulsed gamma rays from the Crab pulsar at energies above 100 Gigaelectronvolts (GeV) with the VERITAS array of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The dete…
VERITAS Observations of the Unusual Extragalactic Transient Swift J164449.3+573451
E. Aliu, T. Arlen, T. Aune +79
We report on very-high-energy (100 GeV) gamma-ray observations of Swift J164449.3+573451, an unusual transient object first detected by the {\it Swift} Observatory and later det…
TeV and Multi-wavelength Observations of Mrk 421 in 2006-2008
V. A. Acciari, E. Aliu, T. Arlen +103
We report on TeV gamma-ray observations of the blazar Mrk 421 (redshift of 0.031) with the VERITAS observatory and the Whipple 10m Cherenkov telescope. The excellent sensitivity of…
VERITAS Observations of the TeV Binary LS I +61 303 During 2008-2010
V. A. Acciari, E. Aliu, T. Arlen +83
We present the results of observations of the TeV binary LS I +61 303 with the VERITAS telescope array between 2008 and 2010, at energies above 300 GeV. In the past, both ground-ba…
Gamma-ray observations of the Be/pulsar binary 1A 0535+262 during a giant X-ray outburst
VERITAS collaboration, V. A. Acciari, E. Aliu +73
Giant X-ray outbursts, with luminosities of about erg s, are observed roughly every 5 years from the nearby Be/pulsar binary 1A 0535+262. In this article, we pres…
Discovery of TeV Gamma Ray Emission from Tycho's Supernova Remnant
V. A. Acciari, E. Aliu, T. Arlen +82
We report the discovery of TeV gamma-ray emission from the Type Ia supernova remnant (SNR) G120.1+1.4, known as Tycho's supernova remnant. Observations performed in the period 2008…
Spectral Energy Distribution of Markarian 501: Quiescent State vs. Extreme Outburst
The VERITAS Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, T. Arlen +225
The very high energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) blazar Markarian 501 has a well-studied history of extreme spectral variability and is an excellent laboratory for studying the physical pro…
Insights Into the High-Energy Gamma-ray Emission of Markarian 501 from Extensive Multifrequency Observations in the Fermi Era
LAT collaboration, A. A. Abdo et al., the MAGIC collaboration +6
We report on the gamma-ray activity of the blazar Mrk 501 during the first 480 days of Fermi operation. We find that the average LAT gamma-ray spectrum of Mrk 501 can be well descr…
Multi-wavelength Observations of the Flaring Gamma-ray Blazar 3C 66A in 2008 October
LAT collaboration, A. A. Abdo et al., the VERITAS collaboration +4
The BL Lacertae object 3C 66A was detected in a flaring state by the Fermi Large Area Telescope (LAT) and VERITAS in 2008 October. In addition to these gamma-ray observations, F-GA…
VERITAS Search for VHE Gamma-ray Emission from Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies
The VERITAS Collaboration, V. A. Acciari, T. Arlen +73
Indirect dark matter searches with ground-based gamma-ray observatories provide an alternative for identifying the particle nature of dark matter that is complementary to that of d…