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most citedThe extreme HBL behaviour of Markarian 501 during 2012

84 citations · 585 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

astro-ph.HE2020★ 40 cited

A decade of multi-wavelength observations of the TeV blazar 1ES 1215+303: Extreme shift of the synchrotron peak frequency and long-term optical-gamma-ray flux increase

Janeth Valverde, Deirdre Horan, Denis Bernard +86

Blazars are known for their variability on a wide range of timescales at all wavelengths. Most studies of TeV gamma-ray blazars focus on short timescales, especially during flares.…

astro-ph.HE2020★ 46 cited

The Great Markarian 421 Flare of February 2010: Multiwavelength variability and correlation studies

A. U. Abeysekara, W. Benbow, R. Bird +256

We report on variability and correlation studies using multiwavelength observations of the blazar Mrk 421 during the month of February, 2010 when an extraordinary flare reaching a…

astro-ph.HE2019★ 41 cited

Measurement of the extragalactic background light spectral energy distribution with VERITAS

VERITAS collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, A. Archer +59

The extragalactic background light (EBL), a diffuse photon field in the optical and infrared range, is a record of radiative processes over the Universe's history. Spectral measure…

astro-ph.HE2019

VERITAS contributions to the 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference

A. U. Abeysekara, A. Archer, W. Benbow +65

Compilation of papers presented by the VERITAS Collaboration at the 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC), held July 24 through August 1, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin.

astro-ph.HE2019★ 8 cited

A Search for Pulsed Very High-Energy Gamma Rays from Thirteen Young Pulsars in Archival VERITAS Data

A. Archer, W. Benbow, R. Bird +58

We conduct a search for periodic emission in the very high-energy gamma-ray band (VHE; E > 100 GeV) from a total of 13 pulsars in an archival VERITAS data set with a total exposure…

astro-ph.SR2019★ 22 cited

Direct measurement of stellar angular diameters by the VERITAS Cherenkov Telescopes

W. Benbow, R. Bird, A. Brill +54

The angular size of a star is a critical factor in determining its basic properties. Direct measurement of stellar angular diameters is difficult: at interstellar distances stars a…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 71 cited

Periastron Observations of TeV Gamma-Ray Emission from a Binary System with a 50-year Period

The VERITAS Collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, W. Benbow +212

We report on observations of the pulsar / Be star binary system PSR J2032+4127 / MT91 213 in the energy range between 100 GeV and 20 TeV with the VERITAS and MAGIC imaging atmosphe…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 39 cited

VERITAS and Fermi-LAT observations of new HAWC sources

VERITAS Collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, A. Archer +280

The HAWC (High Altitude Water Cherenkov) collaboration recently published their 2HWC catalog, listing 39 very high energy (VHE; >100~GeV) gamma-ray sources based on 507 days of obs…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 60 cited

Measurement of Cosmic-ray Electrons at TeV Energies by VERITAS

VERITAS Collaboration, A. Archer, W. Benbow +58

Cosmic-ray electrons and positrons (CREs) at GeV-TeV energies are a unique probe of our local Galactic neighborhood. CREs lose energy rapidly via synchrotron radiation and inverse-…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 84 cited

The extreme HBL behaviour of Markarian 501 during 2012

M. L. Ahnen, S. Ansoldi, L. A. Antonelli +276

A multiwavelength campaign was organized to take place between March and July of 2012. Excellent temporal coverage was obtained with more than 25 instruments, including the MAGIC,…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 43 cited

VERITAS observations of the BL Lac object TXS 0506+056

A. U. Abeysekara, A. Archer, W. Benbow +57

On 2017 September 22, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory reported the detection of the high-energy neutrino event \icnu, of potential astrophysical origin. It was soon determined tha…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 19 cited

HESS J1943+213: An Extreme Blazar Shining Through The Galactic Plane

The VERITAS Collaboration, A. Archer, W. Benbow +60

HESS J1943+213 is a very-high-energy (VHE; 100 GeV) -ray source in the direction of the Galactic Plane. Studies exploring the classification of the source are converging towa…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 60 cited

A Very High Energy -Ray Survey towards the Cygnus Region of the Galaxy

The VERITAS Collaboration, A. U. Abeysekara, A. Archer +68

We present results from deep observations towards the Cygnus region using 300 hours of very-high-energy (VHE) -ray data taken with the VERITAS Cherenkov telescope array and over…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 9 cited

A strong limit on the very-high-energy emission from GRB 150323A

A. U. Abeysekara, A. Archer, W. Benbow +63

On 2015 March 23, VERITAS responded to a -BAT detection of a gamma-ray burst, with observations beginning 270 seconds after the onset of BAT emission, and only 135 seconds a…

astro-ph.HE2018★ 42 cited

Multiwavelength observations of the blazar BL Lacertae: a new fast TeV gamma-ray flare

A. U. Abeysekara, W. Benbow, R. Bird +74

Combined with very-long-baseline interferometry measurements, the observations of fast TeV gamma-ray flares probe the structure and emission mechanism of blazar jets. However, only…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 1 cited

VERITAS contributions to the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference

A. U. Abeysekara, S. Archambault, A. Archer +63

Compilation of papers presented by the VERITAS Collaboration at the 35th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC), held July 12 through July 20, 2017 in Busan, South Korea.

astro-ph.IM2017

Multi-TeV Energy Resolution Studies with VERITAS

Rita Wells

This work aims to investigate the systematic uncertainty in gamma-ray spectra arising from saturation effects from bright images reconstructed by VERITAS. The goal of the work is t…