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most citedAcceleration of petaelectronvolt protons in the Galactic Centre

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110 papers

astro-ph.HE2026

Constraints on the VHE counterpart of two binary black hole mergers observed by the MAGIC and CTAO LST-1 telescopes

K. Abe, S. Abe, J. Abhir +358

We present very-high-energy gamma-ray observations of two binary black hole merger candidates, GW240615_113620 and GW241125_010116, performed with the Major Atmospheric Gamma Imagi…

astro-ph.HE2026

Detection of the distant quasar OP 313 with the first Large-Sized Telescope of CTAO

K. Abe, S. Abe, J. Abhir +412

In December 2023, the Large-Sized Telescope prototype (LST-1) detected for the first time VHE -ray emission from the FSRQ OP~313 becoming the furthest blazar ever observed at VH…

astro-ph.HE2026

Chasing Gamma-Ray Signals from Binary Neutron Star Coalescences with the Cherenkov Telescope Array: Prospects and Observing Strategies

S. Abe, J. Abhir, A. Abhishek +457

The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) from a binary neutron star (BNS) merger by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo (GW170817), together with its electromagnetic counterpart, th…

astro-ph.HE2026

Extreme Blazars Observed with MAGIC: Second Catalog Release

K. Abe, S. Abe, J. Abhir +353

Extremely high-peaked BL Lac objects - also named extreme blazars - are among the most energetic and persistent extragalactic accelerators in the Universe, defined by a synchrotron…

astro-ph.IM2026

Prospects for the detection of gamma rays using Cherenkov telescopes enhanced by a ground array observatory

C. Alispach, A. Araudo, A. Bakalová +67

We study through detailed simulated data and their optimized analysis the expected performance of the Single-Mirror Small-Size imaging atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (SST-1M) pot…

astro-ph.HE2025

CTAO LST-1 observations of magnetar SGR 1935+2154: Deep limits on sub-second bursts and persistent tera-electronvolt emission

K. Abe, S. Abe, A. Abhishek +333

The Galactic magnetar SGR 1935+2154 has exhibited prolific high-energy (HE) bursting activity in recent years. Investigating its potential tera-electronvolt counterpart could provi…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 2 cited

VHE -ray observations of bright BL Lacs with the Large-Sized Telescope prototype (LST-1) of the CTAO

The CTAO-LST Project, :, K. Abe +331

Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) is the next-generation ground-based gamma-ray observatory operating in the energy range from 20 GeV up to 300 TeV, with two sites in La…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 5 cited

Combined dark matter search towards dwarf spheroidal galaxies with Fermi-LAT, HAWC, H.E.S.S., MAGIC, and VERITAS

LAT Collaboration, S. Abdollahi, L. Baldini +586

Dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) are excellent targets for indirect dark matter (DM) searches using gamma-ray telescopes because they are thought to have high DM content and a low…

astro-ph.IM2025

Calibration and Performance Validation of the SST-1M Telescopes Using Crab Nebula Observations

Thomas Tavernier, Jakub Juryšek, Vladimir Novotny

SST-1M is a prototype single mirror Small Sized Cherenkov Telescope designed for very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray astronomy. With a 4 meter primary mirror and a 5.6 meter focal len…

astro-ph.HE2025

Observation of Astrophysical Sources with SST-1M Telescopes -- First Results

Jakub Juryšek, Thomas Tavernier, Vladimír Novotný

The Single-Mirror Small Size Cherenkov Telescope (SST-1M) was developed by a consortium of institutes in Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic. The SST-1M design is based on…

astro-ph.HE2025

Stereo performance of SST-1M at different altitudes

Patrik Čechvala, Vladimír Novotný, Jiří Blažek +3

The SST-1M telescopes are a pair of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) that have been operating at the Ondřejov Observatory (510 m a.s.l.) in the Czech Republic since…

astro-ph.IM2025

The SST-1M stereoscopic system

C. Alispach, A. Araudo, M. Balbo +63

The Single-Mirror Small-Size Telescope (SST-1M) is an Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope designed for detecting very high-energy gamma rays. With a compact design achieved thr…

astro-ph.HE2025

Observation of VER J2019+368 with the SST-1M stereoscopic system

Jakub Juryšek, Thomas Tavernier, Ana Laura Müller

The Single-Mirror Small Size Telescope (SST-1M) is a small Cherenkov telescope designed to detect gamma rays with energies more than about 1 TeV. The optical design of the SST-1M f…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 1 cited

Observation of the Crab Nebula with the Single-Mirror Small-Size Telescope stereoscopic system at low altitude

C. Alispach, A. Araudo, M. Balbo +63

The Single-Mirror Small-Size Telescope (SST-1M) stereoscopic system is composed of two Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) designed for optimal performance for gamma-r…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 3 cited

GRB 221009A: Observations with LST-1 of CTAO and Implications for Structured Jets in Long Gamma-Ray Bursts

LST Collaboration, K. Abe, S. Abe +328

GRB 221009A is the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) observed to date. Extensive observations of its afterglow emission across the electromagnetic spectrum were performed, providing…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 1 cited

Detection of the Geminga pulsar at energies down to 20 GeV with the LST-1 of CTAO

The CTAO-LST Project, :, K. Abe +331

Geminga is the third gamma-ray pulsar firmly detected by imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) after the Crab and the Vela pulsars. Most of its emission is expected at t…

astro-ph.HE2025★ 13 cited

Detection of RS Oph with LST-1 and modelling of its HE/VHE gamma-ray emission

CTA-LST Project, :, K. Abe +316

The recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi (RS Oph) underwent a thermonuclear eruption in August 2021. In this event, RS Oph was detected by the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), the…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 2 cited

A new method of reconstructing images of gamma-ray telescopes applied to the LST-1 of CTAO

CTA-LST Project, :, K. Abe +305

Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) are used to observe very high-energy photons from the ground. Gamma rays are indirectly detected through the Cherenkov light emitte…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 1 cited

Analysis of commissioning data from SST-1M : A Prototype of Single-Mirror Small Size Telescope

Thomas Tavernier, Jakub Jurysek, Vladimir Novotný +52

SST-1M is a prototype of a single-mirror Small Size Telescope developed by a consortium of institutes from Poland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. With a wide field of view of…

astro-ph.IM2024

SST-1M : Commissioning and Preliminary Observation Results

Thomas Tavernier, SST-1M Collaboration

SST-1M is a single-mirror small size Cherenkov telescope prototype developed by a consortium among institutes in Switzerland, Poland, and the Czech Republic. With a 9.42 m mult…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 5 cited

The SST-1M imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope for gamma-ray astrophysics

C. Alispach, A. Araudo, M. Balbo +63

The SST-1M is a Small-Sized Telescope (SST) designed to provide a cost-effective and high-performance solution for gamma-ray astrophysics, particularly for energies beyond a few Te…

astro-ph.HE2024

A detailed study of the very-high-energy Crab pulsar emission with the LST-1

CTA-LST Project, :, K. Abe +294

Context: There are currently three pulsars firmly detected by imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs), two of them reaching TeV energies, challenging models of very-high-e…

hep-ph2024★ 18 cited

Dark Matter Line Searches with the Cherenkov Telescope Array

S. Abe, J. Abhir, A. Abhishek +562

Monochromatic gamma-ray signals constitute a potential smoking gun signature for annihilating or decaying dark matter particles that could relatively easily be distinguished from a…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 31 cited

Discovery of a Radiation Component from the Vela Pulsar Reaching 20 Teraelectronvolts

The H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, F. Aharonian +178

Gamma-ray observations have established energetic isolated pulsars as outstanding particle accelerators and antimatter factories in the Galaxy. There is, however, no consensus rega…