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The Great Markarian 421 Flare of February 2010: Multiwavelength variability and correlation studies
A. U. Abeysekara, W. Benbow, R. Bird +256
We report on variability and correlation studies using multiwavelength observations of the blazar Mrk 421 during the month of February, 2010 when an extraordinary flare reaching a…
A Search for Pulsed Very High-Energy Gamma Rays from Thirteen Young Pulsars in Archival VERITAS Data
A. Archer, W. Benbow, R. Bird +58
We conduct a search for periodic emission in the very high-energy gamma-ray band (VHE; E > 100 GeV) from a total of 13 pulsars in an archival VERITAS data set with a total exposure…
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…
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…
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-…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
A Very High Energy -Ray Survey towards the Cygnus Region of the Galaxy
The VERITAS Collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, A. Archer +68
We present results from deep observations towards the Cygnus region using 300 hours of very-high-energy (VHE) -ray data taken with the VERITAS Cherenkov telescope array and over…
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…
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.
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…
Very-High-Energy -Ray Observations of the Blazar 1ES 2344+514 with VERITAS
C. Allen, S. Archambault, A. Archer +79
We present very-high-energy -ray observations of the BL Lac object 1ES 2344+514 taken by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) between 2007 and 2…
Dark Matter Constraints from a Joint Analysis of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Observations with VERITAS
VERITAS Collaboration, S. Archambault, A. Archer +69
We present constraints on the annihilation cross section of WIMP dark matter based on the joint statistical analysis of four dwarf galaxies with VERITAS. These results are derived…
Multiwavelength follow-up of a rare IceCube neutrino multiplet
M. G. Aartsen, M. Ackermann, J. Adams +501
On February 17 2016, the IceCube real-time neutrino search identified, for the first time, three muon neutrino candidates arriving within 100 s of one another, consistent with comi…
Gamma-ray observations of Tycho's SNR with VERITAS and Fermi
VERITAS Collaboration, S. Archambault, A. Archer +64
High-energy gamma-ray emission from supernova remnants (SNRs) has provided a unique perspective for studies of Galactic cosmic-ray acceleration. Tycho's SNR is a particularly good…
A luminous and isolated gamma-ray flare from the blazar B2 1215+30
VERITAS Collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, S. Archambault +84
B2 1215+30 is a BL Lac-type blazar that was first detected at TeV energies by the MAGIC atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, and subsequently confirmed by the VERITAS observatory with…
Search for Magnetically Broadened Cascade Emission From Blazars with VERITAS
VERITAS Collaboration, S. Archambault, A. Archer +53
We present a search for magnetically broadened gamma-ray emission around active galactic nuclei (AGN), using VERITAS observations of seven hard-spectrum blazars. A cascade process…
Multiband variability studies and novel broadband SED modeling of Mrk 501 in 2009
M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +290
We present an extensive study of the BL Lac object Mrk 501 based on a data set collected during the multi-instrument campaign spanning from 2009 March 15 to 2009 August 1 which inc…
A search for spectral hysteresis and energy-dependent time lags from X-ray and TeV gamma-ray observations of Mrk 421
A. U. Abeysekara, S. Archambault, A. Archer +220
Blazars are variable emitters across all wavelengths over a wide range of timescales, from months down to minutes. It is therefore essential to observe blazars simultaneously at di…
A Search for Very High-Energy Gamma Rays from the Missing Link Binary Pulsar J1023+0038 with VERITAS
E. Aliu, S. Archambault, A. Archer +82
The binary millisecond radio pulsar PSR J1023+0038 exhibits many characteristics similar to the gamma-ray binary system PSR B1259--63/LS 2883, making it an ideal candidate for the…
Very-high-energy observations of the binaries V 404 Cyg and 4U 0115+634 during giant X-ray outbursts
A. Archer, W. Benbow, R. Bird +62
Transient X-ray binaries produce major outbursts in which the X-ray flux can increase over the quiescent level by factors as large as . The low-mass X-ray binary V 404 Cyg an…
Discovery of Very High Energy Gamma Rays from 1ES 1440+122
VERITAS Collaboration, S. Archambault, A. Archer +87
The BL Lacertae object 1ES 1440+122 was observed in the energy range from 85 GeV to 30 TeV by the VERITAS array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The observations, taken…