Discovery of very high energy γ-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object H 2356-309 with the HESS Cherenkov telescopes

Aharonian, F; Akhperjanian, AG; Bazer-Bachi, AR; Beilicke, M; Benbow, W; Berge, D; Bernlohr, K; Boisson, C; Bolz, O; Borrel, V; Braun, I; Breitling, F; Brown, AM; Buhler, R; Busching, I; Carrigan, S; Chadwick, PM; Chounet, LM; Cornils, R; Costamante, L; Degrange, B; Dickinson, HJ; Djannati-Atai, A; Drury, LO; Dubus, G; Egberts, K; Emmanoulopoulos, D; Espigat, P; Feinstein, F; Ferrero, E; Fontaine, G; Funk, S; Gallant, YA; Giebels, B; Glicenstein, JF; Goret, P; Hadjichristidis, C; Hauser, D; Hauser, M; Heinzelmann, G; Henri, G; Hermann, G; Hinton, JA; Hofmann, W; Holleran, M; Horns, D; Jacholkowska, A; de Jager, OC; Khelifi, B; Komin, N; Konopelko, A; Latham, IJ; Le Gallou, R; Lemiere, A; Lemoine-Goumard, M; Lohse, T; Martin, JM; Martineau-Huynh, O; Marcowith, A; Masterson, C; McComb, TJL; de Naurois, M; Nedbal, D; Nolan, SJ; Noutsos, A; Orford, KJ; Osborne, JL; Ouchrif, M; Panter, M; Pelletier, G; Pita, S; Puhlhofer, G; Punch, M; Raubenheimer, BC; Raue, M; Rayner, SM; Reimer, A; Reimer, O; Ripken, J; Rob, L; Rolland, L; Rowell, G; Sahakian, V; Sauge, L; Schlenker, S; Schlickeiser, R; Schwanke, U; Sol, H; Spangler, D; Spanier, F; Steenkamp, R; Stegmann, C; Superina, G; Tavernet, JP; Terrier, R; Theoret, CG; Tluczykont, M; van Eldik, C; Vasileiadis, G; Venter, C; Vincent, P; Volk, HJ; Wagner, SJ; Ward, M

doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20054732

Simultaneous multi-wavelength campaign on PKS 2005-489 in a high state. (2011)
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Abramowski, A., Acero, F., Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Anton, G., Barnacka, A., …Ziegler, M. (2011). Simultaneous multi-wavelength campaign on PKS 2005-489 in a high state. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 533, Article A110. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201016170

HESS J1943+213: a candidate extreme BL Lacertae object (2011)
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Abramowski, A., Acero, F., Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Anton, G., Balzer, A., …Hill, A. (2011). HESS J1943+213: a candidate extreme BL Lacertae object. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 529, Article A49. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201116545

PKS2005-489 at VHE: four years of monitoring with HESS and simultaneous multi-wavelength observations (2010)
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Acero, F., Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Anton, G., Almeida, U. B. D., Bazer-Bachi, A., …Zech, A. (2010). PKS2005-489 at VHE: four years of monitoring with HESS and simultaneous multi-wavelength observations. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 511, Article A52. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200913073

Discovery of VHE gamma-rays from the BL Lacertae object PKS 0548-322 (2010)
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Aharonian, F. A., A.G. Anton, G. A., U. Barres de Bazer-Bachi, A. B., Y. Behera, B. B., W. Bernlöhr, K. B., A. Boisson, C. B., …A.A. Zech, A. (2010). Discovery of VHE gamma-rays from the BL Lacertae object PKS 0548-322. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 521, Article A69. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912363

VHE gamma-ray emission of PKS 2155-304: spectral and temporal variability (2010)
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Collaboration, H., Abramowski, A., Acero, F., Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Anton, G., …Zechlin, H. (2010). VHE gamma-ray emission of PKS 2155-304: spectral and temporal variability. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 520, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014484

Multi-wavelength observations of H 2356-309 (2010)
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Collaboration, H., Abramowski, A., Acero, F., Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Anton, G., …Zechlin, H. (2010). Multi-wavelength observations of H 2356-309. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 516, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014321

Detection of Gamma Rays from a Starburst Galaxy (2009)
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Acero, F., Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Anton, G., Barres de Almeida, U., Bazer-Bachi, A., …Zech, A. (2009). Detection of Gamma Rays from a Starburst Galaxy. Science, 326(5956), 1080-1082. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1178826

Simultaneous multiwavelength observations of the second exceptional gamma-ray flare of PKS 2155-304 in July 2006 (2009)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Anton, G., Barres de Almeida, U., Bazer-Bachi, A., Becherini, Y., …Zech, A. (2009). Simultaneous multiwavelength observations of the second exceptional gamma-ray flare of PKS 2155-304 in July 2006. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 502(3), 749-770. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/200912128

Discovery of Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from Centaurus A with H.E.S.S. (2009)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Anton, G., Barres de Almeida, U., Bazer-Bachi, A., Becherini, Y., …Zech, A. (2009). Discovery of Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Emission from Centaurus A with H.E.S.S. Astrophysical Journal, 695(1), L40-L44. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/695/1/l40

Discovery of VHE gamma-rays from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object RGB J0152+017 (2008)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Barres de Almeida, U., Bazer-Bachi, A., Behera, B., Beilicke, M., …Zech, A. (2008). Discovery of VHE gamma-rays from the high-frequency-peaked BL Lacertae object RGB J0152+017. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 481(3), L103-L107. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%3A200809603

Detection of extended very-high-energy gamma-ray emission towards the young stellar cluster Westerlund 2 (2007)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Berge, D., …Ward, M. (2007). Detection of extended very-high-energy gamma-ray emission towards the young stellar cluster Westerlund 2. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 467(3), 1075-1080. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%3A20066950

Aims. Results from $\gamma$-ray observations by the HESS telescope array in the direction of the young stellar cluster Westerlund 2 are presented. Methods. Stereoscopic imaging of Cherenkov light emission of $\gamma$-ray induced showers in the atmosp... Read More about Detection of extended very-high-energy gamma-ray emission towards the young stellar cluster Westerlund 2.

Search for pulsed VHE gamma-ray emission from young pulsars with HESS (2007)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Berge, D., …Ward, M. (2007). Search for pulsed VHE gamma-ray emission from young pulsars with HESS. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 466(2), 543-554

Primary particle acceleration above 100 TeV in the shell-type supernovaremnant RX J1713.7-3946 with deep HESS observations (2007)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Berge, D., …Ward, M. (2007). Primary particle acceleration above 100 TeV in the shell-type supernovaremnant RX J1713.7-3946 with deep HESS observations. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 464(1), 235-243

First ground-based measurement of atmospheric Cherenkov light from cosmic rays (2007)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Berge, D., …Ward, M. (2007). First ground-based measurement of atmospheric Cherenkov light from cosmic rays. Physical Review D, 75(4),

Energy dependent γ-ray morphology in the pulsar wind nebula HESS J1825-137 (2006)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Berge, D., …Ward, A. (2006). Energy dependent γ-ray morphology in the pulsar wind nebula HESS J1825-137. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 460(2), 365-374. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%3A20065546

HESS observations of the Galactic Center region and their possible darkmatter interpretation (2006)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Berge, D., …Ward, M. (2006). HESS observations of the Galactic Center region and their possible darkmatter interpretation. Physical Review Letters, 97(22),

Fast variability of tera-electron volt gamma rays from the radio galaxy M87 (2006)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Berge, D., …Ward, M. (2006). Fast variability of tera-electron volt gamma rays from the radio galaxy M87. Science, 314(5804), 1424-1427. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1134408

The detection of fast variations of the tera–electron volt (TeV) (1012 eV) -ray flux, on time scales of days, from the nearby radio galaxy M87 is reported. These variations are about 10 times as fast as those observed in any other wave band and imply... Read More about Fast variability of tera-electron volt gamma rays from the radio galaxy M87.

Observations of the crab nebula with HESS (2006)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Berge, D., …Ward, M. (2006). Observations of the crab nebula with HESS. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 457(3), 899-915

Discovery of the two “wings” of the Kookaburra complex in VHE γ-rays with HESS (2006)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Berge, D., …Ward, M. (2006). Discovery of the two “wings” of the Kookaburra complex in VHE γ-rays with HESS. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 456(1), 245-251. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%3A20065511

Aims.Search for Very High Energy $\gamma$-ray emission in the Kookaburra complex through observations with the HESS array. Methods.Stereoscopic imaging of Cherenkov light emission of the $\gamma$-ray showers in the atmosphere is used for the reconstr... Read More about Discovery of the two “wings” of the Kookaburra complex in VHE γ-rays with HESS.

Discovery of very high energy γ-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object H 2356-309 with the HESS Cherenkov telescopes (2006)
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Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., Berge, D., …Ward, M. (2006). Discovery of very high energy γ-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object H 2356-309 with the HESS Cherenkov telescopes. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 455(2), 461-466. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%3A20054732

The extreme synchrotron BL Lac object H 2356-309, located at a redshift of z = 0.165, was observed from June to December 2004 with a total exposure of $\approx$40 h live-time with the HESS (High Energy Stereoscopic System) array of atmospheric-Cheren... Read More about Discovery of very high energy γ-ray emission from the BL Lacertae object H 2356-309 with the HESS Cherenkov telescopes.

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