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Spectro-Polarimetric Observations of TeV Sources (SPOTS): First results
J. Barnard, B. van Soelen, I. P. van der Westhuizen +5
Blazars are jetted active galactic nuclei, with the jet aligned along the observer's line of sight. Their spectral energy distributions are dominated by non-thermal emission, with…
A newly born spider system at the core of a radio shell: Evidence for a low-energy supernova
S. Lazarević, R. Brose, L. M. Oskinova +24
In a search for low surface brightness radio nebulae using the ASKAP-EMU survey, we discovered a faint radio shell, G289.6+5.8, and its central point radio source at the position o…
Multi-GeV Fermi-LAT Detection of PSR B1259-63
D. Malyshev, M. Chernyakova, A. Finn Gallagher +5
PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 is a classical gamma-ray binary detected from radio to TeV energies near periastron. Using over 17 years of Fermi-LAT observations, we report the first signifi…
Optical spectroscopy of blazars for the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory- IV
B. Rajput, P. Goldoni, W. Max-Moerbeck +17
Blazars, including BL Lacs and FSRQs, are the most luminous extragalactic γ-ray sources. They account for about 56% of the sources listed in the recent Fermi-LAT catalog (4FGL-DR4)…
INTEGRAL/ISGRI post 2024-periastron view of PSR B1259-63
A. Kuzin, D. Malyshev, M. Chernyakova +2
PSR B1259-63/LS 2883 is a well-studied gamma-ray binary hosting a pulsar in a 3.4-year eccentric orbit around a Be-type star. Its non-thermal emission spans from radio to TeV energ…
New insight into the orbital parameters of the gamma-ray binary HESS J0632+057
Natalie Matchett, Brian van Soelen
The gamma-ray binary HESS J0632+057 consists of a Be star and an undetected compact object in a 317 day orbit. The interpretation of the emission from this system is complica…
The optical spectropolarimetric behaviour of a selection of high-energy blazars
J. Barnard, B. van Soelen, S. Acharya +8
At optical/ultraviolet energies, blazars display an underlying thermal (unpolarized) contribution from the accretion disc, torus and line emitting regions, diluting the polarized e…
The NuSTAR Serendipitous Survey: the 80-month catalog and source properties of the high-energy emitting AGN and quasar population
Claire L. Greenwell, Lizelke Klindt, George B. Lansbury +32
We present a catalog of hard X-ray serendipitous sources detected in the first 80 months of observations by the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR). The NuSTAR serendipi…
NIR spectral classification of the companion in the gamma-ray binary HESS J1832-093 as an O6 V star
Brian van Soelen, Pol Bordas, Ignacio Negueruela +3
HESS J1832-093 is a member of the rare class of gamma-ray binaries, as recently confirmed by the detection of orbitally modulated X-ray and gamma-ray emission with a period of ~86…
Probing orbital parameters of gamma-ray binaries with TeV light curves
Iurii Sushch, Brian van Soelen
Gamma-ray binaries are binary systems where the energy flux peaks in the gamma-ray energy band. They harbour a compact object (a neutron star or a black hole) orbiting around a mas…
The radio to GeV picture of PSR B1259-63 during the 2021 periastron passage
M. Chernyakova, D. Malyshev, B. van Soelen +3
PSR B1259-63 is a gamma-ray binary system with a radio pulsar orbiting an O9.5Ve star, LS 2883, with a period of ~3.4 yr. Close to the periastron the system is detected at all wave…
Joint H.E.S.S. and Fermi-LAT analysis of the region around PSR J1813-1749
T. Wach, A. M. W. Mitchell, V. Joshi +1
HESS J1813-178 is one of the brightest sources detected during the first HESS Galactic Plane survey. The compact source, also detected by MAGIC, is believed to be a pulsar wind neb…
Modelling of highly extended Gamma-ray emission around the Geminga Pulsar as detected with H.E.S.S
A. M. W. Mitchell, S. Caroff
Geminga is an enigmatic radio-quiet gamma-ray pulsar located at a mere 250 pc distance from Earth. Extended very-high-energy gamma-ray emission around the pulsar has been detected…
A deep spectromorphological study of the -ray emission surrounding the young massive stellar cluster Westerlund 1
F. Aharonian, H. Ashkar, M. Backes +156
Young massive stellar clusters are extreme environments and potentially provide the means for efficient particle acceleration. Indeed, they are increasingly considered as being res…
Improved binary solution for the gamma-ray binary 1FGL J1018.6-5856
B. van Soelen, S. Mc Keague, D. Malyshev +4
The gamma-ray binary 1FGL J1018.6-5856 consists of an O6V((f)) type star and an unknown compact object, and shows orbitally modulated emission from radio to very high energy gamma…
Modeling the Spectral Energy Distributions and Spectropolarimetry of Blazars -- Application to 4C+01.02 in 2016-2017
Hester M. Schutte, Richard J. Britto, Markus Böttcher +7
The optical radiation emitted by blazars contains contributions from synchrotron radiation by relativistic electrons in the jets, as well as thermal radiation emitted mainly by the…
Searching for TeV gamma-ray emission from SGR\,1935+2154 during its 2020 X-ray and radio bursting phase
H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, H. Abdalla +251
Magnetar hyperflares are the most plausible explanation for fast radio bursts (FRB) -- enigmatic powerful radio pulses with durations of several milliseconds and high brightness te…
Observation of the gamma-ray binary HESS J0632+057 with the H.E.S.S., MAGIC, and VERITAS telescopes
C. B. Adams, W. Benbow, A. Brill +409
The results of gamma-ray observations of the binary system HESS J0632+057 collected during 450 hours over 15 years, between 2004 and 2019, are presented. Data taken with the atmosp…
Combined dark matter searches towards dwarf spheroidal galaxies with Fermi-LAT, HAWC, H.E.S.S., MAGIC, and VERITAS
Celine Armand, Eric Charles, Mattia di Mauro +13
Cosmological and astrophysical observations suggest that 85\% of the total matter of the Universe is made of Dark Matter (DM). However, its nature remains one of the most challengi…
The young massive stellar cluster Westerlund 1 in rays as seen with H.E.S.S
Lars Mohrmann, Andreas Specovius, Romed Rauth +2
Massive stellar clusters have recently been hypothesised as candidates for the acceleration of hadronic cosmic rays up to PeV energies. Previously, the H.E.S.S. Collaboration has r…
Science verification of the new FlashCam-based camera in the 28m telescope of H.E.S.S
Gerd Pühlhofer, Konrad Bernlöhr, Baiyang Bi +13
In October 2019 the central 28m telescope of the H.E.S.S. experiment has been upgraded with a new camera. The camera is based on the FlashCam design which has been developed in vie…
Detection of extended TeV emission around the Geminga pulsar with H.E.S.S
A. M. W. Mitchell, S. Caroff, J. Hinton +1
Highly extended gamma-ray emission around the Geminga pulsar was discovered by Milagro and verified by HAWC. Despite many observations with Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes…
Detection of new Extreme BL Lac objects with H.E.S.S. and Swift XRT
Mathieu de Bony de Lavergne, Tomas Bylund, Manuel Meyer +2
Extreme high synchrotron peaked blazars (EHBLs) are amongst the most powerful accelerators found in nature. Usually the synchrotron peak frequency of an EHBL is above Hz…
Astronomy outreach in Namibia: H.E.S.S. and beyond
Hannah Dalgleish, Heike Prokoph, Sylvia Zhu +6
Astronomy plays a major role in the scientific landscape of Namibia. Because of its excellent sky conditions, Namibia is home to ground-based observatories like the High Energy Spe…