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most citedDesign Concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

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astro-ph.HE2013★ 7 cited

CTA contributions to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013)

The CTA Consortium, :, O. Abril +1102

Compilation of CTA contributions to the proceedings of the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013), which took place in 2-9 July, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

astro-ph.HE2013★ 55 cited

Discovery of TeV Gamma-ray Emission Toward Supernova Remnant SNR G78.2+2.1

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +97

We report the discovery of an unidentified, extended source of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission, VER J2019+407, within the radio shell of the supernova remnant SNR G78.2+2…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 9 cited

VERITAS Observations of Six Bright, Hard-Spectrum Fermi-LAT Blazars

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +84

We report on VERITAS very-high-energy (VHE; E>100 GeV) observations of six blazars selected from the Fermi Large Area Telescope First Source Catalog (1FGL). The gamma-ray emission…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 17 cited

Search for a correlation between very-high-energy gamma rays and giant radio pulses in the Crab pulsar

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +87

We present the results of a joint observational campaign between the Green Bank radio telescope and the VERITAS gamma-ray telescope, which searched for a correlation between the em…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 113 cited

Constraints on Cosmic Rays, Magnetic Fields, and Dark Matter from Gamma-Ray Observations of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies with VERITAS and Fermi

T. Arlen, T. Aune, M. Beilicke +81

Observations of radio halos and relics in galaxy clusters indicate efficient electron acceleration. Protons should likewise be accelerated, suggesting that clusters may also be sou…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 37 cited

Multiwavelength observations of the AGN 1ES 0414+009 with VERITAS, Fermi-LAT, Swift-XRT, and MDM

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +85

We present observations of the BL Lac object 1ES 0414+009 in the >200 GeV gamma-ray band by the VERITAS array of Cherenkov telescopes. 1ES 0414+009 was observed by VERITAS between…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 32 cited

VERITAS Observations of the Nova in V407 Cygni

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +92

We report on very high energy (E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray observations of V407 Cygni, a symbiotic binary that underwent a nova outburst producing 0.1-10 GeV gamma rays during 2010 Marc…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 44 cited

Discovery of High-energy and Very High Energy Gamma-ray Emission from the Blazar RBS 0413

VERITAS Collaboration, E. Aliu, S. Archambault +93

We report on the discovery of high-energy (HE; E > 0.1 GeV) and very high-energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray emission from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object RBS 0413. VERITA…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 102 cited

VERITAS Deep Observations of the Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Segue 1

E. Aliu, S. Archambault, T. Arlen +90

The VERITAS array of Cherenkov telescopes has carried out a deep observational program on the nearby dwarf spheroidal galaxy Segue 1. We report on the results of nearly 48 hours of…

astro-ph.CO2011★ 68 cited

VERITAS Observations of day-scale flaring of M87 in 2010 April

E. Aliu, T. Arlen, T. Aune +88

VERITAS has been monitoring the very-high-energy (VHE; >100GeV) gamma-ray activity of the radio galaxy M87 since 2007. During 2008, flaring activity on a timescale of a few days wa…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 5 cited

VERITAS Collaboration Contributions to the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference

The VERITAS Collaboration, E. Aliu, T. Arlen +96

Compilation of papers contributed by the VERITAS Collaboration to the 32nd International Cosmic Ray Conference, held 11-18 August 2011 in Beijing, China.

astro-ph.HE2011★ 40 cited

Multiwavelength Observations of the Previously Unidentified Blazar RX J0648.7+1516

E. Aliu, T. Aune, M. Beilicke +84

We report on the VERITAS discovery of very-high-energy (VHE) gamma- ray emission above 200 GeV from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lac object RXJ0648.7+1516 (GBJ0648+1516), associate…

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★ 2 cited

Semi-Analytic Model for Intergalactic Gamma-Ray Cascades in Extragalactic Magnetic Fields

H. Huan, T. Weisgarber

Primary gamma rays emitted by extragalactic sources, such as blazars, will generate electromagnetic cascades in intergalactic space. These cascades proceed via electron-positron pa…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 197 cited

Detection of Pulsed Gamma Rays Above 100 GeV from the Crab Pulsar

VERITAS Collaboration, E. Aliu, T. Arlen +93

We report the detection of pulsed gamma rays from the Crab pulsar at energies above 100 Gigaelectronvolts (GeV) with the VERITAS array of atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. The dete…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 13 cited

VERITAS Observations of the Unusual Extragalactic Transient Swift J164449.3+573451

E. Aliu, T. Arlen, T. Aune +79

We report on very-high-energy (100 GeV) gamma-ray observations of Swift J164449.3+573451, an unusual transient object first detected by the {\it Swift} Observatory and later det…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 31 cited

A New Model for Gamma-Ray Cascades in Extragalactic Magnetic Fields

H. Huan, T. Weisgarber, T. Arlen +1

Very-high-energy (VHE, E \gtrsim 100 GeV) gamma rays emitted by extragalactic sources, such as blazars, initiate electromagnetic cascades in the intergalactic medium. The cascade p…

astro-ph.IM2010★ 902 cited

Design Concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

The CTA Consortium

Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy has had a major breakthrough with the impressive results obtained using systems of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes. Ground-based gamma-ray…