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20022012
most citedAn Exceptional VHE Gamma-Ray Flare of PKS 2155-304

816 citations · 2.6k across the 19 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

astro-ph.IM2012★ 31 cited

The relative and absolute timing accuracy of the EPIC-pn camera on XMM-Newton, from X-ray pulsations of the Crab and other pulsars

A. Martin-Carrillo, M. G. F. Kirsch, I. Caballero +13

Reliable timing calibration is essential for the accurate comparison of XMM-Newton light curves with those from other observatories, to ultimately use them to derive precise physic…

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.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★ 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…

astro-ph2008★ 45 cited

A search for a dark matter annihilation signal towards the Canis Major overdensity with H.E.S.S

HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian

A search for a dark matter (DM) annihilation signal into -rays toward the direction of the Canis Major (CMa) overdensity is presented. The nature of CMa is still controversial a…

astro-ph2008★ 34 cited

H.E.S.S. Observations of the Prompt and Afterglow Phases of GRB 060602B

HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian

We report on the first completely simultaneous observation of a gamma-ray burst (GRB) using an array of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes which is sensitive to photons in th…

astro-ph2008★ 33 cited

H.E.S.S. upper limits for Kepler's supernova remnant

HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian

Observations of Kepler's supernova remnant (G4.5+6.8) with the H.E.S.S. telescope array in 2004 and 2005 with a total live time of 13 h are presented. Stereoscopic imaging of Chere…

astro-ph2008★ 66 cited

Discovery of a VHE gamma-ray source coincident with the supernova remnant CTB 37A

HESS Collaboration, F Aharonian

The supernova remnant (SNR) complex CTB 37 is an interesting candidate for observations with Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray telescopes such as H.E.S.S. In this region, three SNRs…

astro-ph2008★ 279 cited

Discovery of very high energy gamma-ray emission coincident with molecular clouds in the W28 (G6.4-0.1) field

HESS Collaboration, F Aharonian

We observed the W28 field (for ~40 h) at Very High Energy (VHE) gamma-ray energies (E>0.1 TeV) with the H.E.S.S. Cherenkov telescopes. A reanalysis of EGRET E>100 MeV data was also…

astro-ph2007★ 187 cited

HESS Observations and VLT Spectroscopy of PG 1553+113

HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian

AIMS: The properties of the very high energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from the high-frequency peaked BL Lac PG 1553+113 are investigated. An attempt is made to measure t…

astro-ph2007

H.E.S.S. observations of the supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, M. Lemoine-Goumard +4

The shell-type supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622 was detected in 2004 and re-observed between December 2004 and May 2005 with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), an arr…

astro-ph2007★ 816 cited

An Exceptional VHE Gamma-Ray Flare of PKS 2155-304

F. Aharonian

The high-frequency peaked BL Lac PKS 2155-304 at redshift z=0.116 is a well-known VHE (>100 GeV) gamma-ray emitter. Since 2002 its VHE flux has been monitored using the H.E.S.S. st…

astro-ph2007★ 136 cited

Detection of VHE gamma-ray emission from the distant blazar 1ES 1101-232 with H.E.S.S. and broadband characterisation

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

The blazar 1ES 1101-232 was observed with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) of Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (ACT) in 2004 and 2005, for a live time of 43 hours. VH…

astro-ph2007★ 61 cited

Discovery of two candidate pulsar wind nebulae in very-high-energy gamma rays

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

We present the discovery of two very-high-energy gamma-ray sources in an ongoing systematic search for emission above 100 GeV from pulsar wind nebulae in survey data from the H.E.S…

astro-ph2006★ 189 cited

H.E.S.S. observations of the supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622: shell-type morphology and spectrum of a widely extended VHE gamma-ray source

HESS Collaboration, F. A. Aharonian

The shell-type supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622 was observed with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) of Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes between December 2004 and May…

astro-ph2004★ 39 cited

Studies of orbital parameters and pulse profile of the accreting millisecond pulsar XTE J1807-294

M. G. F. Kirsch, K. Mukerjee, M. G. Breitfellner +4

The accreting millisecond pulsar XTE J1807-294 was observed by XMM-Newton on March 22, 2003 after its discovery on February 21, 2003 by RXTE. The source was detected in its bright…

astro-ph2002★ 39 cited

XMM-Newton Spectroscopy of the Accretion-Driven Millisecond X-ray Pulsar XTE J1751-305 in Outburst

J. M. Miller, R. Wijnands, M. Mendez +6

We present an analysis of the first high-resolution spectra measured from an accretion-driven millisecond X-ray pulsar in outburst. We observed XTE J1751-305 with XMM-Newton on 200…