Very high energy gamma rays from the direction of Sagittarius A*

Aharonian, F.; Akhperjanian, A.G.; Aye, K.-M.; Bazer-Bachi, A.R.; Beilicke, M.; Benbow, W.; Berge, D.; Berghaus, P.; Bernlöhr, K.; Bolz, O.; Boisson, C.; Borgmeier, C.; Breitling, F.; Brown, A.M.; Bussons, Gordo J.; Chadwick, P.M.; Chitnis, V.R.; Chounet, L.-M.; Cornils, R.; Costamante, L.; Degrange, B.; Djannati-Ataï, A.; Drury, L. O'C.; Ergin, T.; Espigat, P.; Feinstein, F.; Fleury, P.; Fontaine, G.; Funk, S.; Gallant, Y.A.; Giebels, B.; Gillessen, S.; Goret, P.; Guy, J.; Hadjichristidis, C.; Hauser, M.; Heinzelmann, G.; Henri, G.; Hermann, G.; Hinton, J.A.; Hofmann, W.; Holleran, M.; Horns, D.; de Jager, O.C.; Jung, I.; Khélifi, B.; Komin, N.; Konopelko, A.; Latham, I.J.; Le Gallou, R.; Lemoine, M.; Lemière, A.; Leroy, N.; Lohse, T.; Marcowith, A.; Masterson, C.; McComb, T.J.L.; de Naurois, M.; Nolan, S.J.; Noutsos, A.; Orford, K.J.; Osborne, J.L.; Ouchrif, M.; Panter, M.; Pelletier, G.; Pita, S.; Pohl, M.; Pühlhofer, G.; Punch, M.; Raubenheimer, B.C.; Raue, M.; Raux, J.; Rayner, S.M.; Redondo, I.; Reimer, A.; Reimer, O.; Ripken, J.; Rivoal, M.; Rob, L.; Rolland, L.; Rowell, G.; Sahakian, V.; Saugé, L.; Schlenker, S.; Schlickeiser, R.; Schuster, C.; Schwanke, U.; Siewert, M.; Sol, H.; Steenkamp, R.; Stegmann, C.; Tavernet, J.-P.; Théoret, C.G.; Tluczykont, M.; van der Walt, D.J.; Vasileiadis, G.; Vincent, P.; Visser, B.; Völk, H.J.; Wagner, S.

doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200400055

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High-energy particle acceleration in the shell of a supernova remnant (2004)
Journal Article
Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Aye, K., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., …Wagner, S. (2004). High-energy particle acceleration in the shell of a supernova remnant. Nature, 432(7013), 75-77. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02960

A significant fraction of the energy density of the interstellar medium is in the form of high-energy charged particles (cosmic rays)1. The origin of these particles remains uncertain. Although it is generally accepted that the only sources capable o... Read More about High-energy particle acceleration in the shell of a supernova remnant.

Calibration of cameras of the H.E.S.S. detector (2004)
Journal Article
Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Aye, K., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., …Wagner, S. (2004). Calibration of cameras of the H.E.S.S. detector. Astroparticle Physics, 22(2), 109-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.06.006

H.E.S.S.—the high energy stereoscopic system—is a new system of large atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes for GeV/TeV astronomy. Each of the four telescopes of 107 m2 mirror area is equipped with a 960-pixel photomultiplier-tube camera. This paper descr... Read More about Calibration of cameras of the H.E.S.S. detector.

Very high energy gamma rays from the direction of Sagittarius A* (2004)
Journal Article
Aharonian, F., Akhperjanian, A., Aye, K., Bazer-Bachi, A., Beilicke, M., Benbow, W., …Wagner, S. (2004). Very high energy gamma rays from the direction of Sagittarius A*. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 425(1), L13-L17. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%3A200400055

We report the detection of a point-like source of very high energy (VHE) -rays coincident within 1' of Sgr A *, obtained with the HESS array of Cherenkov telescopes. The -rays exhibit a power-law energy spectrum with a spectral index of and a flux ab... Read More about Very high energy gamma rays from the direction of Sagittarius A*.