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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★ 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★ 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★ 2 cited

H.E.S.S. observations of the supernova remnant RCW 86

S. Hoppe, M. Lemoine-Goumard

The shell-type supernova remnant (SNR) RCW 86 - possibly associated with the historical supernova SN 185 - was observed during the past three years with the High Energy Stereoscopi…

astro-ph2007

Primary particle acceleration above 100 TeV in the shell-type Supernova Remnant RX J1713.7--3946 with deep H.E.S.S. observations

S Collaboration, D. Berge, F. Aharonian +5

The shell-type supernova remnant RX J1713.7--3946 was observed during three years with the H.E.S.S. Cherenkov telescope system. The first observation campaign in 2003 yielded the f…

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★ 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…

astro-ph2007★ 61 cited

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…

astro-ph2007★ 27 cited

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…

astro-ph2006★ 189 cited

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…

astro-ph2006★ 342 cited

Fast variability of TeV gamma-rays from the radio galaxy M 87

HESS Collaboration, F. A. Aharonian

The detection of fast variations of the TeV (10^12 eV) gamma-ray flux, on time-scales of days, from the nearby radio galaxy M 87 is reported. These variations are ~10 times faster…

astro-ph2006★ 328 cited

Primary particle acceleration above 100 TeV in the shell-type Supernova Remnant RX J1713.7-3946 with deep H.E.S.S. observations

The HESS Collaboration, F. Aharonian

We present deep H.E.S.S. observations of the supernova remnant (SNR) RX J1713.7-3946. Combining data of three years - from 2003 to 2005 - we obtain significantly increased statisti…

astro-ph2006★ 210 cited

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…

astro-ph2006★ 254 cited

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…

astro-ph2006★ 83 cited

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…

astro-ph2006★ 54 cited

Selection and 3D-Reconstruction of Gamma-Ray-induced Air Showers with a Stereoscopic System of Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes

M. Lemoine-Goumard, B. Degrange, M. Tluczykont

A simple 3D-reconstruction method for gamma-ray induced air showers is presented, which takes full advantage of the assets of a system of Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes combining…

astro-ph2005★ 81 cited

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…

astro-ph2005★ 338 cited

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…