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Discovery of very-high-energy gamma-ray emission from the vicinity of PSR J1913+1011 with H.E.S.S
HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian
The H.E.S.S. experiment, an array of four Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes with high sensitivity and large field-of-view, has been used to search for emitters of very-high-…
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…
Observations of the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy by the H.E.S.S. experiment and search for a Dark Matter signal
HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian
Observations of the Sagittarius dwarf spheroidal (Sgr dSph) galaxy were carried out with the H.E.S.S. array of four imaging air Cherenkov telescopes in June 2006. A total of 11 hou…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Search for Pulsed VHE Gamma-Ray Emission from Young Pulsars with H.E.S.S
The HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian
We present the results of a search for pulsed very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from young pulsars using data taken with the H.E.S.S. imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescop…
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…
H.E.S.S. observations of the Galactic Center region and their possible dark matter interpretation
H. E. S. S. collaboration, :, F. A. Aharonian
The detection of gamma-rays from the source HESS J1745-290 in the Galactic Center (GC) region with the H.E.S.S. array of Cherenkov telescopes in 2004 is presented. After subtractio…
3.9 day orbital modulation in the TeV gamma-ray flux and spectrum from the X-ray binary LS 5039
The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, F. A. Aharonian
New observations of LS 5039, a High Mass X-ray Binary comprising a massive star and compact object, were carried out with the High Energy Stereoscopic System of Cherenkov Telescope…
Discovery of the two wings of the Kookaburra complex in VHE gamma -rays with H.E.S.S
The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, F. A. Aharonian
Aims. Search for Very High Energy gamma-ray emission in the Kookaburra complex through observations with the H.E.S.S. array. Methods. Stereoscopic imaging of Cherenkov light emissi…
A possible association of the new VHE gamma-ray source HESS J1825--137 with the pulsar wind nebula G18.0--0.7
HESS Collaboration, F. A. Aharonian
We report on a possible association of the recently discovered very high-energy -ray source HESS J1825--137 with the pulsar wind nebula (commonly referred to as G 18.0--0.7) of…
Discovery of very high energy gamma-rays associated with an X-ray binary
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, F. Aharonian
X-ray binaries are composed of a normal star in orbit around a neutron star or stellar-mass black hole. Radio and X-ray observations have led to the presumption that some X-ray bin…
A search for very high energy gamma-ray emission from the starburst galaxy NGC 253 with H.E.S.S
F. Aharonian et al.
We present the result of 28 hours of observations of the nearby starburst galaxy NGC 253 with the H.E.S.S. detector in 2003. We find no evidence for very high energy gamma-ray emis…
Observations of Mkn 421 in 2004 with H.E.S.S. at large zenith angles
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, F. Aharonian
Mkn 421 was observed during a high flux state for nine nights in April and May 2004 with the fully operational High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) in Namibia. The observatio…
Detection of TeV gamma-ray Emission from the Shell-Type Supernova Remnant RX J0852.0-4622 with H.E.S.S
H. E. S. S. collaboration, :, F. Aharonian
We report the detection of TeV gamma-rays from the shell-type supernova remnant RX J0852.0-4622 with data of 3.2 h of live time recorded with H.E.S.S. in February 2004. An excess o…
Upper limits to the SN1006 multi-TeV gamma-ray flux from H.E.S.S. observations
F. Aharonian
Observations of the shell-type supernova remnant SN1006 have been carried out with the H.E.S.S. system of Cherenkov telescopes during 2003 (18.2h with two operating telescopes) and…
High-energy particle acceleration in the shell of a supernova remnant
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, F. Aharonian
A significant fraction of the energy density of the interstellar medium is in the form of high-energy charged particles (cosmic rays). The origin of these particles remains uncerta…
Very high energy gamma rays from the direction of Sagittarius A*
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, F. Aharonian
We report the detection of a point-like source of very high energy (VHE) gamma-rays coincident within 1' of Sgr A*, obtained with the H.E.S.S. array of Cherenkov telescopes. The ga…
Calibration of cameras of the H.E.S.S. detector
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, F. Aharonian
H.E.S.S. - the High Energy Stereoscopic System- is a new system of large atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes for GeV/TeV astronomy. Each of the four telescopes of 107 m^2 mirror area…