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astro-ph2005★ 125 cited

The unidentified TeV source (TeVJ2032+4130) and surrounding field: Final HEGRA IACT-System results

HEGRA Collaboration, F. Aharonian

The unidentified TeV source in Cygnus is now confirmed by follow-up observations from 2002 with the HEGRA stereoscopic system of Cherenkov Telescopes. Using all data (1999 to 2002)…

astro-ph2004★ 280 cited

The Crab Nebula and Pulsar between 500 GeV and 80 TeV: Observations with the HEGRA stereoscopic air Cherenkov telescopes

F. Aharonian et al.

The Crab supernova remnant has been observed regularly with the stereoscopic system of 5 imaging air Cherenkov telescopes that was part of the High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy (HEGR…

astro-ph2004★ 70 cited

Observations of 54 Active Galactic Nuclei with the HEGRA System of Cherenkov Telescopes

The HEGRA Collaboration, F. Aharonian, A. Akhperjanian +1

A sample of 54 selected Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) has been observed with the HEGRA stereoscopic system of Cherenkov Telescopes between 1996 and 2002 in the TeV energy regime. Th…

astro-ph2003★ 67 cited

The optical system of the H.E.S.S. imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Part II: mirror alignment and point spread function

R. Cornils, S. Gillessen, I. Jung. +16

Mirror facets of the H.E.S.S. imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes are aligned using stars imaged onto the closed lid of the PMT camera, viewed by a CCD camera. The alignment p…

astro-ph2003★ 166 cited

The optical system of the H.E.S.S. imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Part I: layout and components of the system

K. Bernloehr, O. Carrol, R. Cornils +18

H.E.S.S. -- the High Energy Stereoscopic System -- is a new system of large imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, with about 100 m^2 mirror area for each of four telescopes, an…

astro-ph2003★ 60 cited

The Technical Performance of the HEGRA System of Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes

G. Puehlhofer, O. Bolz, N. Goetting +1

Between early 1997 and late 2002, the HEGRA collaboration operated a stereoscopic system of 4 (later 5) imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. In this paper we present the calib…