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astro-ph2008★ 62 cited

Very high energy gamma-ray observations of the galaxy clusters Abell 496 and Abell 85 with H.E.S.S

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

Aims: The nearby galaxy clusters Abell 496 and Abell 85 are studied in the very high energy (VHE, E > 100 GeV) band to investigate VHE cosmic rays (CRs) in this class of objects wh…

astro-ph2008★ 638 cited

The energy spectrum of cosmic-ray electrons at TeV energies

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

The very large collection area of ground-based gamma-ray telescopes gives them a substantial advantage over balloon/satellite based instruments in the detection of very-high-energy…

astro-ph2008★ 113 cited

Limits on an Energy Dependence of the Speed of Light from a Flare of the Active Galaxy PKS 2155-304

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

In the past few decades, several models have predicted an energy-dependence of the speed of light in the context of quantum gravity. For cosmological sources such as active galaxie…

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★ 4 cited

AGN accretion disks as spatially resolved by polarimetry

Makoto Kishimoto, Robert Antonucci, Omer Blaes +4

A crucial difficulty in understanding the nature of the putative accretion disk in AGNs is that some of its key intrinsic spectral signatures cannot be observed directly. The stron…

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★ 30 cited

Modelling rapid TeV variability of PKS 2155-304

K. Katarzynski, J-P. Lenain, A. Zech +2

We present theoretical modelling for the very rapid TeV variability of PKS 2155--304 observed recently by the H.E.S.S. experiment. To explain the light-curve, where at least five f…

astro-ph2008★ 146 cited

The characteristic blue spectra of accretion disks in quasars as uncovered in the infrared

Makoto Kishimoto, Robert Antonucci, Omer Blaes +4

Quasars are thought to be powered by supermassive black holes accreting surrounding gas. Central to this picture is a putative accretion disk which is believed to be the source of…

astro-ph2008

SSC scenario for VHE emission from 2 radiogalaxies: M 87 and Cen A

Jean-Philippe Lenain, Catherine Boisson, Hélène Sol

M 87 is the first extragalactic source detected in the Very High Energy (VHE; E > 100 GeV) gamma-ray domain that is not a blazar, its large scale jet not being aligned to the line…

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★ 46 cited

Chandra and H.E.S.S. observations of the Supernova Remnant CTB 37B

HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian

The >100 GeV gamma-ray source, HESS J1713-381, apparently associated with the shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) CTB 37B, was discovered using H.E.S.S. in 2006. X-ray follow-up obs…

astro-ph2008★ 24 cited

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-…

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★ 1 cited

SSC scenario for TeV emission from non-blazar AGNs

J. -P. Lenain, C. Boisson, H. Sol

M87 is the first extragalactic source detected in the TeV gamma-ray domain that is not a blazar, its large scale jet not being aligned to the line of sight. We present here a multi…

astro-ph2007★ 98 cited

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…

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★ 86 cited

A synchrotron self-Compton scenario for the very high energy gamma-ray emission of the radiogalaxy M87

Jean-Philippe Lenain, Catherine Boisson, Hélène Sol +1

M87 is the first extragalactic source detected in the TeV range that is not a blazar. With the increasing performances of ground-based Cherenkov telescopes, we can now probe the va…

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★ 3 cited

A Spectacular VHE Gamma-Ray Outburst from PKS 2155-304 in 2006

W. Benbow, C. Boisson, L. Costamante +10

Since 2002 the VHE (>100 GeV) gamma-ray flux of the high-frequency peaked BL Lac PKS 2155-304 has been monitored with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS). An extreme gamma-r…

astro-ph2007

Multi-wavelength Observations of PG 1553+113 with HESS

HESS Collaboration, W. Benbow, C. Boisson +2

Very high energy (VHE; >100 GeV) gamma-ray observations of PG 1553+113 were made with the High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) in 2005 and 2006. A strong signal, ~10 standard dev…

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…