activity
20072012
most citedThe energy spectrum of cosmic-ray electrons at TeV energies

638 citations · 4.8k across the 44 of their papers we have counts for

collaborators

44 papers

astro-ph.HE2012★ 34 cited

Discovery of VHE γ-ray emission and multi-wavelength observations of the BL Lac object 1RXS J101015.9-311909

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +191

1RXS J101015.9-311909 is a galaxy located at a redshift of z=0.14 hosting an active nucleus belonging to the class of bright BL Lac objects. Observations at high (HE, E > 100 MeV)…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 39 cited

Discovery of VHE emission towards the Carina arm region with the H.E.S.S. telescope array: HESS J1018-589

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +195

The observational coverage with HESS of the Carina region in VHE gamma-rays benefits from deep exposure (40 h) of the neighboring open cluster Westerlund 2. The observations have r…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 85 cited

Search for Dark Matter Annihilation Signals from the Fornax Galaxy Cluster with H.E.S.S

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +195

The Fornax galaxy cluster was observed with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) for a total live time of 14.5 hours, searching for very-high-energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamm…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 69 cited

A multiwavelength view of the flaring state of PKS 2155-304 in 2006

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +208

Multiwavelength (MWL) observations of the blazar PKS 2155-304 during two weeks in July and August 2006, the period when two exceptional flares at very high energies (VHE, E>= 100 G…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 55 cited

Discovery of hard-spectrum γ-ray emission from the BL Lac object 1ES 0414+009

The HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +199

1ES 0414+009 (z = 0.287) is a distant high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object, and has long been considered a likely emitter of very-high energy (VHE, E>100 GeV) gamma-rays due to its…

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★ 116 cited

Discovery of extended VHE γ-ray emission from the vicinity of the young massive stellar cluster Westerlund 1

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +198

Results obtained in very-high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) γ-ray observations performed with the H.E.S.S. telescope array are used to investigate particle acceleration processes in th…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 188 cited

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;…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 41 cited

Discovery of the source HESS J1356-645 associated with the young and energetic PSR J1357-6429

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +195

Several newly discovered very-high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray sources in the Galaxy are thought to be associated with energetic pulsars. Among them, middle-aged (> 1E+4 yr…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 54 cited

Very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the direction of the Galactic globular cluster Terzan 5

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

The H.E.S.S. very-high-energy (VHE, E > 0.1 TeV) gamma-ray telescope system has discovered a new source, HESS J1747-248. The measured integral flux is (1.2 +/- 0.3) \times 10^-12 c…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 83 cited

A new SNR with TeV shell-type morphology: HESS J1731-347

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +195

The recent discovery of the radio shell-type supernova remnant (SNR), G353.6-0.7, in spatial coincidence with the unidentified TeV source HESS J1731-347 has motivated further obser…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 47 cited

H.E.S.S. observations of the globular clusters NGC 6388 and M 15 and search for a Dark Matter signal

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +195

Observations of the globular clusters NGC 6388 and M 15 were carried out by the H.E.S.S. array of Cherenkov telescopes for a live time of 27.2 and 15.2 hours respectively. No gamma…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 270 cited

Search for a Dark Matter annihilation signal from the Galactic Center halo with H.E.S.S

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +193

A search for a very-high-energy (VHE; >= 100 GeV) gamma-ray signal from self-annihilating particle Dark Matter (DM) is performed towards a region of projected distance r ~ 45-150 p…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 39 cited

HESS J1943+213: a candidate extreme BL Lacertae object

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, A. Abramowski +200

We report on a newly detected point-like source, HESS J1943+213 located in the Galactic plane. This source coincides with an unidentified hard X-ray source IGR J19443+2117, which w…

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.HE2011★ 133 cited

Search for Lorentz Invariance breaking with a likelihood fit of the PKS 2155-304 flare data taken on MJD 53944

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +193

Several models of Quantum Gravity predict Lorentz Symmetry breaking at energy scales approaching the Planck scale (10^{19} GeV). With present photon data from the observations of d…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 102 cited

H.E.S.S. constraints on Dark Matter annihilations towards the Sculptor and Carina Dwarf Galaxies

HESS Collaboration, A. Abramowski, F. Acero +192

The Sculptor and Carina Dwarf spheroidal galaxies were observed with the H.E.S.S. Cherenkov telescope array between January 2008 and December 2009. The data sets consist of a total…

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…